The Ipcress File: A Harry Palmer Novel

by Len Deighton

Overview

A high-ranking scientist has been kidnapped, and a secret British intelligence agency has just recruited Deighton’s iconic unnamed protagonist—later christened Harry Palmer—to find out why. His search begins in a grimy Soho club and brings him to the other side of the world. When he ends up amongst the Soviets in Beirut, what seemed a straightforward mission turns into something far more sinister.

With its sardonic, cool, working-class hero, Len Deighton’s sensational debut and first bestseller The IPCRESS File broke the mold of thriller writing and became the defining novel of 1960s London.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802161635
Publisher:	Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Publication date:	06/27/2023
Series:	Harry Palmer , #1
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

LEN DEIGHTON is considered one of the most important British espionage writers. He has written more than thirty books that range from historical fiction, dystopian alternative fiction, and brilliant nonfiction on the Second World War.

Editorial Reviews

Deighton, Greene and John le Carré comprise the reigning triumvirate of fictional spymasters beside whom all others pale.”—Seattle Times

“A massively different novel… the effect is – quite literally – devastating.” —Sunday Times

“Few authors writing in the rigorous and finite genre of spy fiction have mastered the craft as well as Deighton.” —Chicago Tribune

“Deighton is so far in the front of other writers in the field that they are not even in sight.” —Sunday Times

“Lively, exciting, ingenious.” —Observer

“For sheer readability, he has no peer.” —Evening Standard

What raises Deighton's genre to art is not only his absorbing characters but his metaphoric grace, droll wit, command of technical detail ... and sure sense of place.” —Washington Post

“I love him! The Berlin Game trilogy made lockdown possible.” —Olivia Laing

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