Book description
Three confidence tricksters - two blokes and a bird - had a style that
earned them millions.
Silas was the leader, slick and self-assured - but dissatisfied. Bob
was the junior partner, longing for the open road where pickings were
rich and the living was easy. And Liz, Silas' mistress, was… in between.
Theirs was a built-in love triangle with its own rewards… and its own dangers.
In New York these con-artists do a 'business deal' worth millions. But
back in London Silas' plan to bilk an emergent African nation misfires.
Then Bob takes over the running of the operation - and Liz. A Beirut
bank is their target and each member of the trio gets what he or she
deserves - each with a twist of lemon.
This reissue includes a foreword from the cover designer, Oscar-winning
filmmaker Arnold Schwartzman, and an introduction by Len Deighton, which
offers a fascinating insight into the writing of the story. 'Dazzling
ingenuity and cleverness'
Independent
'A remarkable feat'
Sunday Express 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.
