Len Deighton

About the Author

Len Deighton was born in London, England on February 18, 1929. He served in the Royal Air Force Special Investigations Branch and graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1955. Before becoming the master of the modern spy thriller, he worked as an airline steward and as an illustrator. His first show more novel, The Ipcress File, was published in 1962. His other novels include Funeral in Berlin, Berlin Game, Mexico Set, London Match, Spy Hook, Spy Line, and Spy Sinker. He also writes television plays and cookbooks. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Bernard Samson

Game, Set, Match trilogy

Harry Palmer

Hook, Line, and Sinker trilogy

Faith, Hope, and Charity trilogy

Works by Len Deighton

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Berlin Game (1983) 1,391 copies

The Ipcress File (1962) 1,339 copies

SS-GB (1978) 1,321 copies

Mexico Set (1984) 1,048 copies

Spy Hook (1988) 984 copies

London Match (1985) 972 copies

Spy Line (1989) — Author — 942 copies

Spy Sinker (1990) — Author — 887 copies

Winter (1987) 799 copies

Funeral in Berlin (1964) 794 copies

Bomber (1970) 701 copies

XPD (1981) 675 copies

Faith (1994) — Author — 669 copies

Goodbye Mickey Mouse (1982) 644 copies

Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain (1977) 598 copies

Billion Dollar Brain (1966) 569 copies

Blood, Tears and Folly: An Objective Look at World War II (1993) 567 copies

Hope (1995) 549 copies

Blitzkrieg: From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk (1979) 529 copies

Charity (1996) 529 copies

MAMista (1991) 510 copies

Horse Under Water (1963) 503 copies

City of Gold (1992) 495 copies

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy (1976) 487 copies

Spy Story (1974) 456 copies

An Expensive Place to Die (1967) 407 copies

Yesterday's Spy (1975) 394 copies

Violent Ward (1993) 318 copies

Game, Set & Match trilogy (1986) 293 copies

Only When I Laugh (1968) 284 copies

Battle of Britain (1980) 200 copies

Declarations of War (1971) 163 copies

Close-Up (1972) 158 copies

Basic French Cooking (1965) 85 copies

Action Cook Book: Len Deighton's Guide to Eating (1965) 82 copies

Airshipwreck (1709) 63 copies

Tactical Genius in Battle (1979) — Editor — 44 copies

Len Deighton's London Dossier (1967) 42 copies

ABC of French Food (1989) 35 copies

The Harry Palmer Quartet (2013) 22 copies

Eleven Declarations of War (1971) 19 copies

Spy: Hook Line and Sinker Trilogy (1988) 18 copies

Len Deighton's French Cooking for Men: 50 Classic Cookstrips for Today's Action Men (2010) 18 copies

James Bond: My Long and Eventful Search for His Father (Kindle Single) (2012) 14 copies

City of Gold / Mamista (1998) 11 copies

Len Deighton's Continental Dossier (1968) 8 copies

The Ipcress File [and] Funeral in Berlin (2011) 7 copies

Blood, Tears, and Folly: 2 - An Objective Look at World War II (1996) 7 copies

Blood, Tears, and Folly: 1 - An Objective View of World War II 7 copies

Penguin cookbooks by Len Deighton (Boxed set comprising Action cookbook and Ou est le garlic) (1967) 5 copies

Winter. B.2 (1990) 5 copies

The Spy Quartet: An Expensive Place to Die, Spy Story, Yesterday’s Spy, Twinkle Twinkle Little Spy (2015) 5 copies

Winter. B.1 (1990) 5 copies

Bomber: A BBC Full-Cast Radio Drama (BBC Radio Collection) (2004) 4 copies

Len Deighton 3-Book War Collection Volume 1: Bomber, XPD, Goodbye Mickey Mouse (2013) 4 copies

World War 2 Thriller Collection: Winter, The Eagle Has Flown, South by Java Head (2013) 3 copies

Faith / Violent Ward (1994) 3 copies

Ipcress danger immediat 2 copies

Esperanza (1999) 2 copies

Spy Story [and] The Ipcress File (1976) 2 copies

Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Swindle 2 copies

Set of Five Len Deighton hardcover Novels: Berlin Game, Winter, XPD, Only When I Laugh, ABC of French Food 2 copies

Berlin Blues 1 copy

Battle Of Britain Promotion 1 copy

O caso I.P.C.R.E.S.S. 1 copy

SSGB 1 copy

Vadaszrepulok (1983) 1 copy

A Little Piece of Hungary 1 copy

המרגל הקטן 1 copy

Streng geheim 1 copy

Billion Dollar Brain by Deighton, Len (1976) Paperback 1 copy

Drinksmanship : Town's album of fine wines and high spirits 1 copy

מלחמת בזק : מעליית היטלר עד נפילת דנקירק 1 copy

SS-GB - MOVIE 1 copy

Londonska zmaga 1 copy

Spy Story, Hanged Man's House, Zurich/AZ900. Detective Book Club 1 copy

Bombshell (1972) 1 copy

Mehiški niz 1 copy

Berlinska igra 1 copy

Rare Len Deighton An Expensive Place to Die 1st US Edition Printing HC DJ NF/NF 1967 - G. P. Putnam's Sons 1 copy

Declaraciones de guerra (1971) 1 copy

ATRAPAR AL ESPIA 1 copy

Ipcress 1 copy

Solamente Cuando Me Río (1968) 1 copy

Street Map London (Map) (1997) 1 copy

Paper Casualty 1 copy

1988 1 copy

"Berlinskie pokhorony". "Dorogaia smrt' ". "Tol'ko kogda ia smeius' " 1 copy

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Associated Works

Great Stories of Crime and Detection, Volumes I-IV: Beginnings to the Present (2002) — Contributor — 80 copies

Great Spy Stories From Fiction (1969) — Contributor, some editions — 77 copies

The Ballymaloe Cookbook (1977) — Introduction — 77 copies

The Ipcress File [1965 film] (1965) — Original book — 74 copies

The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries (2008) — Contributor — 62 copies

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1971 v02 (1971) — Contributor — 48 copies

How To Be A Pregnant Father (1977) — Author — 41 copies

For Bond Lovers Only (1965) — Contributor — 38 copies

SS-GB [2017 TV mini series] (2017) — Original book — 24 copies

Funeral in Berlin [1966 film] (1966) — Original book — 23 copies

The Verdict of Us All (2006) — Contributor — 22 copies

Motives for Murder (2016) — Foreword — 21 copies

The Hatchard's Crime Companion : 100 top Crime novels (1990) — Foreword — 18 copies

Billion Dollar Brain [1967 film] (1967) — Original novel — 17 copies

A Feast of Stories (1996) — Contributor — 15 copies

The Man Who ... (1992) — Contributor — 13 copies

Anton Edelmann Creative Cuisine: Chef's Secrets from the Savoy (1993) — some editions — 6 copies

Spy Story | Jimmy The Kid (1974) 4 copies

Catch a Falling Spy | Never Pick up Hitch-Hikers | More Tales of the Black Widowers (1976) 4 copies

SS-GB | Inspector Ghote Draws a Line | The Empty House (1978) 3 copies

Spy Story | Hanged Man's House | Zurich/AZ900 (1974) 2 copies

Peter's Pence | Spy Story | Hanged Man's House (1974) 2 copies

Catch A Falling Spy | Death Sentence | Gideon's Fog (1976) 1 copy

The Ipcress File (2004) — Original author — 1 copy

Great Lion of God, Love Story, Bomber, and, Lone Woman (Reader's Digest Condensed Books) (1971) — Author — 1 copy

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Legal name: Deighton, Leonard Cyril
Birthdate: 1929-02-18
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Country (for map): England, UK
Birthplace: Marylebone, London, England, UK
Places of residence: London, England, UK
Portugal
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Guernsey
Education: Royal College of Art
St Martin's School of Art
Occupations: cookery writer
novelist
railway platemaker
airline steward
military historian
journalist

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Mexico Set (Penguin Modern Classics) by Len Deighton

Would I read another book by this author?
Definitely.

Would I recommend this book?
Yes.

To whom would I recommend this book?
To anyone who enjoys good, thoughtful espionage novels based on realistic activities of existing intelligence agencies. This is a Cold War related espionage story and hence anyone interested in spying during the Cold War era would be interested.

Did this book inspire me to do anything?
It has inspired me to reaffirm my liking of the books of Len Deighton.

Mexico Set is the second book in Deighton's Game, Set, Match trilogy and I found it a good second book. It has sufficient story to work as a standalone but to get full value from it one should already have read the first in the series, Berlin Game. I am looking forward to the third, London Match.… (more)

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pgmcc | 16 other reviews | May 3, 2024 |

The Ipcress File by Len Deighton

I confess I lost track of the characters and the plot. Strangely, I didn't care as the main character carried me along with his espionage activities and his relationships with other spooks. Written in 1962, the parts focused on nuclear technology were fascinating, and the atmosphere was utterly believable. I have read Deighton's Game, Set, and Match and this was every bit as dense and interesting.

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LisaMLane | 38 other reviews | Apr 17, 2024 |

The Ipcress File by Len Deighton

I confess I lost track of the characters and the plot. Strangely, I didn't care as the main character carried me along with his espionage activities and his relationships with other spooks. Written in 1962, the parts focused on nuclear technology were fascinating, and the atmosphere was utterly believable. I have read Deighton's Game, Set, and Match and this was every bit as dense and interesting.

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lisahistory | 38 other reviews | Apr 17, 2024 |