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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 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) — biography from Berlin Game… (more)
Berlin Game 1,350 copies, 26 reviews
The Ipcress File 1,272 copies, 35 reviews
SS-GB 1,264 copies, 29 reviews
Mexico Set 1,007 copies, 16 reviews
Spy Hook 957 copies, 13 reviews
London Match 933 copies, 11 reviews
Spy Line 914 copies, 9 reviews
Spy Sinker 854 copies, 6 reviews
Winter 776 copies, 9 reviews
Funeral in Berlin 760 copies, 12 reviews
Bomber 677 copies, 20 reviews
XPD 653 copies, 7 reviews
Faith 643 copies, 7 reviews
Goodbye Mickey Mouse 615 copies, 8 reviews
Billion Dollar Brain 543 copies, 11 reviews
Hope 520 copies, 4 reviews
Charity 504 copies, 5 reviews
MAMista 493 copies, 4 reviews
Horse Under Water 477 copies, 9 reviews
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy 475 copies, 4 reviews
City of Gold 467 copies, 7 reviews
Spy Story 444 copies, 5 reviews
An Expensive Place to Die 386 copies, 5 reviews
Yesterday's Spy 380 copies, 4 reviews
Violent Ward 308 copies, 5 reviews
Game, Set & Match trilogy 286 copies, 1 review
Only When I Laugh 275 copies, 1 review
Declarations of War 152 copies, 3 reviews
Close-Up 150 copies, 1 review
Airshipwreck 62 copies
Tactical Genius in Battle (Editor) 44 copies, 1 review
Winter. B.1 5 copies
Winter. B.2 5 copies
Caridad 2 copies, 1 review
SSGB 1 copy
Ipcress 1 copy
Esperanza 1 copy
1988 1 copy
Bombshell 1 copy
The Ballymaloe Cookbook (Introduction) 75 copies, 1 review
Great Spy Stories From Fiction (Contributor, some editions) 73 copies
The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries (Contributor) 62 copies, 1 review
How To Be A Pregnant Father (Author) 40 copies
For Bond Lovers Only (Contributor) 37 copies
SS-GB [2017 TV mini series] (Original book) 23 copies, 2 reviews
Funeral in Berlin [1966 film] (Original book) 23 copies, 2 reviews
The Verdict of Us All (Contributor) 21 copies
Motives for Murder (Foreword) 19 copies, 2 reviews
A Feast of Stories (Contributor) 14 copies, 1 review
The Man Who ... (Contributor) 13 copies, 1 review
Billion Dollar Brain [1967 film] (Original novel) 13 copies, 1 review
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