The Ipcress File
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Average rating3.5
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Ratings11
Average rating3.5
*NOW A MAJOR NEW TV SERIES* A high-ranking scientist has been kidnapped. A secret British intelligence agency must find out why. But as the quarry is pursued from grimy Soho to the other side of the world, what seemed a straightforward mission turns into something far more sinister. With its sardonic, cool, working-class hero, Len Deighton's sensational debut The Ipcress File rewrote the spy thriller and became the defining novel of 1960's London. 'Changed the shape of the espionage thriller ... there is an infectious energy about this book which makes it a joy to read' Daily Telegraph
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6 primary booksSecret File is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 1962 with contributions by Len Deighton.
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A classic cold war thriller. Deighton captures the sometime mundanity of life as a spy and as a result his creation is much more believable than Fleming's Uber-spy James Bond. Deighton's nameless hero (christened Harry Palmer in the film) is caught in a web of intrigue where you are not sure who is on which side or who's watching who. The plot is sometimes a bit too convoluted for its own good, but Deighton's writing is always crisp and to the point and as a result you are carried along to the last page. Well worth reading.
