Book description
Computer games run in a classified war studies centre in London.
Nuclear submarines prowl beneath Arctic ice. And war games go into real
time. Patrick Armstrong - possibly the same reluctant hero of The
Ipcress File - is sent to investigate.
Patrick Armstrong is a tough, dedicated agent and war-games player. But
in Armstrong's violent, complex world, war-games are all too often
played for real. Soon the chase (or is it escape?) is on.
From the secretive computerized college of war studies in London via a
bleak, sinister Scottish redoubt to the Arctic ice cap where nuclear
submarines prowl ominously beneath frozen wastes, a lethal web of
violence and double-cross is woven. And Europe's whole future hangs by a
deadly thread…
Spy Story is the most authentic and brilliant novel of espionage yet
from the world's greatest writer of spy thrillers.
This new reissue includes a foreword from the cover designer,
Oscar-winning filmmaker Arnold Schwartzman, and a brand new introduction
by Len Deighton, which offers a fascinating insight into the writing of
the story. 'The spy story at its best'
The Times
'His best so far'
Observer
'A cracking story'
Evening Standard
'Cool, intricate plotting … excitement and applied violence … exactly
how entertainment should be written'
Daily Mirror
'Excellently exciting'
Sunday Times
'Authentic thrills of chase and capture … impressive'
Sunday Telegraph 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.
