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Len Deighton Berlin Game
HarperCollins Distribution Services 0586074007 / 9780586074008 PAPERBACK Good
0586074007 From Library Journal nThe smoothness with which narrator Robert Whitfield handles the wide array of foreign accents adds an international flavor to this suspenseful espionage thriller. One of Britain's most valued and productive spies wants to defect to the West after decades of service. He has requested that Bernard Samson, a veteran British intelligence agent who now enjoys the safety of his senior level desk job, help him escape. Samson is obliged to undertake the project since the spy saved his life when he was a field agent in East Berlin long ago. When Samson discovers evidence that the KGB has infiltrated British intelligence, he knows he must move quickly to return to Cold War-era East Berlin before his colleague's identity is exposed. Deighton's (Spy Sinker, Audio Reviews, LJ 4/15/95) dignified narrative style gives the program a properness that is characteristic of high-level government proceedings. A worthwhile purchase for most public libraries.?Mark P. Tierney, Charles Cty. Pub. Schs., Waldorf, MD nCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition. n nFrom AudioFile nIn the first of Len Deighton's espionage sextet, he introduces his enduring spy hero, Bernard Samson. Not only is Deighton setting up characters who go through the entire series, but Daneman must also set a vocal style for each of Samson's Berlin friends and English co-patriots. Daneman succeeds masterfully. His lively characterizations of the elegant Silas Gaunt, irritating Dicky Cruyer and mercurial Werner Volkmann are a delight. The dialogue is lively with each character's voice wholly distinct. As often happens at the end, one wants more time with these characters--and there is. R.F.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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Len Deighton Berlin Game (Panther Books)
Grafton 0586058206 / 9780586058206 PAPERBACK Good
0586058206 Editorial Reviews nFrom Library Journal nThe smoothness with which narrator Robert Whitfield handles the wide array of foreign accents adds an international flavor to this suspenseful espionage thriller. One of Britain's most valued and productive spies wants to defect to the West after decades of service. He has requested that Bernard Samson, a veteran British intelligence agent who now enjoys the safety of his senior level desk job, help him escape. Samson is obliged to undertake the project since the spy saved his life when he was a field agent in East Berlin long ago. When Samson discovers evidence that the KGB has infiltrated British intelligence, he knows he must move quickly to return to Cold War-era East Berlin before his colleague's identity is exposed. Deighton's (Spy Sinker, Audio Reviews, LJ 4/15/95) dignified narrative style gives the program a properness that is characteristic of high-level government proceedings. A worthwhile purchase for most public libraries.?Mark P. Tierney, Charles Cty. Pub. Schs., Waldorf, MD nCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition. Review n'Deighton's best novel to date - sharp, witty and sour, like Raymond Chandler adapted to British gloom and the multiple betrayals of the private spy' Observer 'Sheer consistent rightness page after page after page' The Times 'Virtuoso top level performance' Guardian 'A masterly performance, much the best thing Deighton has done since SS-GB' Sunday Times
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Len Deighton Billion Dollar Brain
Harpercollins Pb 0586044280 / 9780586044285 PAPERBACK Very Good
0586044280 Editorial Reviews n nProduct Description nThe classic spy thriller of lethal computer-age intrigue and a maniac's private cold war, featuring the same anonymous narrator and milieu of The IPCRESS File. n nThe fourth of Deighton's novels to be narrated by the unnamed employee of WOOC(P) is the thrilling story of an anti-communist espionage network owned by a Texan billionaire, General Midwinter, run from a vast computer complex known as the Brain.After having been recruited by Harvey Newbegin, the narrator travels from the bone-freezing winter of Helsinki, Riga and Leningrad, to the stifling heat of Texas, and soon finds himself tangling with enemies on both sides of the Iron Curtain. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition. n nFrom AudioFile nLen Deighton's latest spy story has a totally implausible plot full of anti-communist fanatics, double agents and a computer which gives the operatives their instructions. It thankfully contains a large measure of wry humor and skepticism which help the listener appreciate the spoof. Paul Daneman takes on the international cast of British, Russian and American characters like old friends. His wide range of accents identify each speaker though the women and children sound a bit silly with squeaky voices. Daneman's pace follows the action and he performs with a polished smoothness and professionalism. R.F.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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Len Deighton Bomber
HarperCollins Publishers 0586045449 / 9780586045442 MASS MARKET PAPERBACK Very Good
0586045449 Editorial Reviews n nReview n'A massively different novel... the effect is -- quite literally -- devastating' Sunday Times 'A massive and superbly mobilised tragedy of the machines which men create to destroy themselves... masterly and by far Mr Deighton's best'. Douglas Hurd, The Spectator 'A magnificent story... the characters lean out of the pages' Daily Mirror 'For sheer readability he has no peer' The Standard 'The magnificent Bomber is rich with historical detail' The Times 'A master of fictional espionage.' Daily Mail 'The poet of the spy story.' Sunday Times n nProduct Description nThe classic novel of the Second World War that relates in devastating detail the 24-hour story of an allied bombing raid. Bomber is a novel war. There are no victors, no vanquished. There are simply those who remain alive, and those who die. Bomber follows the progress of an Allied air raid through a period of twenty-four hours in the summer of 1943. It portrays all the participants in a terrifying drama, both in the air and on the ground, in Britain and in Germany. In its documentary style, it is unique. In its emotional power it is overwhelming. Len Deighton has been equally acclaimed as a novelist and as an historian. In Bomber he has combined both talents to produce a masterpiece.
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Len Deighton Charity (Faith, Hope & Charity Trilogy)
Harpercollins 0006479006 / 9780006479000 PAPERBACK Very Good
0006479006 Editorial Reviews n nAmazon.com Review nAfter steering master spy Bernard Samson through Faith and Hope, Len Deighton wraps up his trilogy with a predictable dose of Charity. Although the beleaguered spook has plenty of intrigue to deal with, this installment seems more diffuse and less plot-driven than its predecessors. Still, Deighton fans will probably enjoy the resolution of several outstanding cliffhangers, including the likelihood of a decent retirement package for the protagonist. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. n nFrom Publishers Weekly nWith this successor to Faith and Hope, British spy Bernard Samson has used up nine lives as the hero of three trilogies. Yet he, and Deighton, remain full of vitality. In his latest depiction of the hermetic world of English spies, "all those inscrutable public-school ruffians," Deighton brings us up to 1988. Because Deighton's work is an evolving saga of spycraft channeled through Samson's life and times, readers unfamiliar with the earlier books may feel like newcomers at a dinner party for old friends. As Deighton regulars appear-including Samson's tortured, rising intelligence star, Fiona; her vulgar father; department members Dicky, Bret and Gloria; Samson's mentor, Silas; and his boyhood pal, Werner-there's a lot of hashing and re-hashing of old and new murders, a dying ex-spy and a missing lockbox. Quickly enough, all readers will be swept up by the complicated plot and by Samson's sly asides: "Maps are of course the decor adopted by men reluctant to display their taste in art"; an American Anglophile's car "was tall and angular, built in those days before every Rolls wanted to squat down and look like a Mercedes." Despite an ending that is surprisingly mild, this tale, like those before it, is well crafted and reliably satisfying. $100,000 ad/promo; simultaneous HarperPaper publication of Hope; U.K., translation rights: Brie Burkeman; first serial and dramatic rights: Jonathan Clowes. nCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Len Deighton Close-Up
Harpercollins (Mm) 0061005053 / 9780061005053 PAPERBACK Good
0061005053 Editorial Reviews n nReview n'Immense skill! a stylish and stimulating performance' The Times 'The richness, the sardonic humour, the wheeling and dealing world of the films with its parties, its highly coloured characters! The power of the book is undoubted' The Standard 'The film industrry is in many ways the ideal subject for Mr Deighton's talents' Times Literary Supplement 'Deighton's greatest novel, and I haven't forgotten his epic Bomber. If Deighton never puts pen to paper again, his place is secure among the world's top ten modern novelists.' Whitefriar --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. n nProduct Description nAt the pinnacle of success in Hollywood, international stage and film star Marshall Stone fears that the secret twist of fate that brought him fame and fortune could bring his idyllic world crashing down around him. Reprint.
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Len Deighton London Match
Grafton 0586066357 / 9780586066355 PAPERBACK Good
0586066357 From Publishers Weekly nWinding up the tense story begun in Berlin Game and continued in Mexico Set, Deighton's new thriller follows British intelligence agent Bernard Samson as he careens between troubled spots in Berlin and London. Bernard's recent triumph is persuading the KGB's renowned spy Erich Stennis to defect to England but, since Samson's wife Fiona has gone over to the Russians, he isn't entirely trusted by his colleagues. Now suspicions that another mole has been planted among the operatives in London exacerbate Samson's fears, mostly for his small children, if he is accused. Determined to protect himself from his own fellow workers and the wily plots of Fiona and the KGB, Samson plunges into harrowing situations, climaxing in a bloody battle which both sides claim they've won. Actually, as Samson reveals, everybody loses in the deadly game of espionage. 100,000 first printing; Literary Guild selection. January 3 nCopyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. n nFrom Library Journal nIn this conclusion to his spy trilogy, Deighton's preoccupation is defection and betrayal, just as it was in the popular earlier volumes, Berlin Game and Mexico Set. But readers need not be familiar with those books to enjoy this one. The plot centers on whether a KGB defector is actually a Soviet plant, and whether there is another Russian mole hidden high up in British Intelligence. Deighton can be a master at creating a tingly sense of deepening tension in the cold and dark of Berlin or in the equally dangerous but deceptively polite office politics of London Central. The suspense tightens steadily to the final showdown, which unfortunately is something of a disappointment. Not quite on the level of Le Carre's Smiley trilogy, with its similar themes and plot twists, but surely essential reading for all espionage fans. Literary Guild main selection. Charles Michaud, Turner Free Lib., Randolph, Mass. nCopyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Len Deighton Mexico Set
Ballantine Books 0345325567 / 9780345325563 MASS MARKET PAPERBACK Good
0345325567 From the Publisher n n nTHE STAGE IS SET... now, on the shadowy East-West battlefield of Mexico City, British intelligence agent Bernard Samson must entice his opposite number, a disaffected KGB major, to take the final, dramatic step-and defect. n n n Loading...
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Len Deighton Mexico Set (Game Set & Match)
Grafton 0586058214 / 9780586058213 PAPERBACK Good
0586058214 Review n n n?Deighton?s best? until the next? nDaily Mail n n?The poet of the spy story? nSunday Times n n?A master of fictional espionage? nDaily Mail n n?Deighton is back in his original milieu, the bleak spy world of betrayers and betrayed? nObserver n n?Deighton is a marvel? few authors writing in the rigorous and finite genre of spy fiction have mastered the craft as well as Deighton? Mexico Set is a pure tale, told by an author at the height of his power? nChicago Tribune Product Description n n nLong-awaited reissue of the second part of the classic spy trilogy, GAME, SET and MATCH, when the Berlin Wall divided not just a city but a world. n nA lot of people had plans for Bernard Samson? n nWhen they spotted Erich Stinnes in Mexico City, it was obvious that Bernard Samson was the right man to ?enrol? him. With his domestic life a shambles and his career heading towards disaster, Bernard needed to prove his reliability. and he knew Stinnes already - Bernard had been interrogated by him in East Berlin. n nBut Bernard risks being entangled in a lethal web of old loyalties and old betrayals. n nAll he knows for sure is that he has to get Erich Stinnes for London. n nWho?s pulling the strings is another matter?
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Len Deighton Spy Hook (Hook Line & Sinker)
Grafton 0586068961 / 9780586068960 PAPERBACK Good
0586068961 Review n n n?Superb? The secret of Spy Hook is its readability? Deighton is the inspiration for Le Carre and Forsyth and a master of his craft? nToday n n?In Deighton?s best books - like this one - the narrative glides forward on rollers, and the scenes and characters fit perfectly into place. The result is marvellous entertainment? nIndependent Product Description n n nThe long-awaited reissue of the first part of the classic spy trilogy, HOOK, LINE and SINKER, when the Berlin Wall divided not just a city but a world. n nWorking for the Department was like marriage is supposed to be - ''til death do us part' - but the Department is really not like that; and neither are many marriages, including that of Bernard Samson. The cool and cynical field agent of the GAME, SET and MATCH trilogy has grown older and wiser. But things have not gone well for Samson: old pals are not as friendly as they used to be and colleagues are less confiding than they once were. n nNow, starting with his mission to Washington, life has become even more precarious for Bernard. Ignoring all warnings, friendly, devious and otherwise, he pursues his own investigation and, in California, meets with the biggest surprise of his life?
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Len Deighton Spy Line (Hook Line & Sinker)
Grafton 0586068988 / 9780586068984 PAPERBACK Very Good
0586068988 Review n n n?Spy Line is vigorous and sleazy, psychologically complex and action-packed. It is always exciting? nDaily Mail n n?This is vintage Deighton? nSunday Times n n?For sheer readability he has no peer? nThe Standard n n?No one can evoke the city of Berlin better than Deighton? Sunday Telegraph n n?Deighton?s grip on the tensions of espionage grows ever tighter? Mail on Sunday Product Description n n nThe long-awaited reissue of the second part of the classic spy trilogy, HOOK, LINE and SINKER, when the Berlin Wall divided not just a city but a world. n nBerlin-Kreuzberg: winter 1987. Through these grey streets, many people are hunting for Bernard Samson - London's field agent. He is perhaps the only man who both sides would be equally pleased to be rid of. But for Bernard, the city of his childhood holds innumerable grim hiding places for a spy on the run. n nOn a personal level there is a wonderful new young woman in his life but her love brings danger and guilt to a life already lacking stability. In this city of masks and secrets lurk many dangers - both seen and unseen - and only one thing is certain: sooner or later Bernard will have to face the music and find someone to trust with his life.
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Len Deighton Spy Sinker (Hook Line & Sinker)
Grafton 0586068996 / 9780586068991 PAPERBACK Very Good
0586068996 Editorial Reviews n nFrom Publishers Weekly nThe final volume in Deighton's hook, line and sinker espionage trilogy will likely disappoint even his staunchest fans with its passionless, unsuspenseful scenario for explaining the political liberation of Eastern Europe at the end of the '80s. Bernard Sampson, protagonist of the earlier books, here steps backstage as his wife, Fiona, defects to East Germany after being groomed as a double agent. In place, Fiona is set to implement a plan facilitating the westward defection of East German professionals, leaving a gap in the economic structure which is expected to defeat the Communist regime. Fiona's abandonment of her husband and two young children occurs with little drama or conflict, and is a move no more convincing than the doubts Deighton later visits upon her. The plan conceived by Bret Rensselaer, deputy controller of European economics for Britain's SIS, to dismantle the Wall is intriguing and plausible, but its fictional execution is without force. At his best with action scenes, Deighton gives us too few; only those that begin and end his tale ring with excitement and suspense. 250,000 first printing; $250,000 ad/promo. nCopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. n nReview n'All done with the chilling competence we expect from Mr Deighton! No padding, no slowing of pace, and writing is crisp and brutal' Daily Telegraph 'Dazzling ingenuity and cleverness' Independent 'A remarkable feat' Sunday Express
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Len Deighton The Ipcress File
HarperCollins Publishers 0007652011 / 9780007652013 PAPERBACK Good
0007652011 Book Description nWhat would happen if the Kremlin could bring off a plot to put its operatives in controlling positions in Her Majesty's government? Subjects, with the highest security clearance, who feed top level secrets directly to the East? It would mean, for England, almost certain destruction! n nThis gripping novel of international intrigue and espionage is not only a fascinating adventure but a superb close-up of the inner workings of a shadowy and fantastic profession. And because the Russians enjoyed such success in real life penetrating British security, Len Deighton's fiction mirrors fact. n n"An utterly thrilling headlong flight through terror, chaos, suspense and shock...You'll not forget it." (The Los Angeles Herald Examiner) n n"A spy thriller which outbonds Bond." (The London Daily Express) n nPublisher comments n7 1-hour cassettes
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