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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. 3105. The Ipcress File, by Len Deighton. Because of my appreciation of the two Deighton books I read earlier this month, I thought I'd read this 1962 spy novel of his. I did not know what was going on most of the time. It is all explained at the end but since I did not know what was happening my attention wandered. A disappoinment. (read Aug 22, 1998) (  ) Schmerguls | Dec 12, 2007 |  Excerpt: "The Ipcress File was not only Len Deighton's first novel, it was his first bestseller and the book that broke the mould of thriller writing. For the working class narrator, an apparently straightforward mission to find a missing biochemist becomes a journey to the heart of a dark and deadly conspiracy." http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ipcress-File-... ByrningBunny | May 30, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0586026193, Mass Market Paperback)What 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!This 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. "An utterly thrilling headlong flight through terror, chaos, suspense and shock...You'll not forget it." (The Los Angeles Herald Examiner) "A spy thriller which outbonds Bond." (The London Daily Express) (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:57 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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