Book description
A ferociously cool Cold War thriller from the author of The Ipcress File.
Len Deighton's third novel has become a classic, as compelling and
suspenseful now as when it first exploded on to the bestseller lists.
In Berlin, where neither side of the wall is safe, Colonel Stok of Red
Army Security is prepared to sell an important Russian scientist to the
West - for a price. British intelligence are willing to pay, providing
their own top secret agent is in Berlin to act as go-between. But it
soon becomes apparent that behind the facade of an elaborate mock
funeral lies a game of deadly manoeuvres and ruthless tactics. A game in
which the blood-stained legacy of Nazi Germany is enmeshed in the
intricate moves of cold war espionage… 'A most impressive book in
which the tension, more like a chronic ache than a sharp stab of pain,
never lets go.' Evening Standard
'A ferociously cool fable, even better than The Spy Who Came In From
the Cold.' New York Times
'Brilliant, bright and wicked.' Vogue
'A master of fictional espionage.' Daily Mail
'The poet of the spy story.' Sunday Times
'Deighton is so far in the front of other writers in the field that
they are not even in sight' Sunday Times
'Nobody now seriously doubts that Deighton is the most credible of all
the spysmiths' The Scotsman Born in London, Len Deighton served in the
RAF before graduating from the Royal College of Art (which recently
elected him a Senior Fellow). While in New York City working as a
magazine illustrator he began writing his first novel, The Ipcress File,
which was published in 1962. He is now the author of more than thirty
books of fiction and non-fiction. At present living in Europe, he has,
over the years, lived with his family in ten different countries from
Austria to Portugal.
