Synopsis
'Masterly ... dazzlingly intelligent and subtle' Sunday Times
'Deighton's best novel to date - sharp, witty and sour, like Raymond Chandler adapted to British gloom and the multiple betrayals of the spy' Observer
Embattled agent Bernard Samson is used to being passed over for promotion as his younger, more ambitious colleagues - including his own wife Fiona - rise up the ranks of MI6. When a valued agent in East Berlin warns the British of a mole at the heart of the Service, Samson must return to the field and the city he loves to uncover the traitor's identity. This is the first novel in Len Deighton's acclaimed, Game, Set and Match trilogy.
A BERNARD SAMSON NOVEL
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780241505144
- Number of pages: 304
- Dimensions: 196 x 127 x 19 mm
- Weight: 216g
- Languages: English
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Brilliant
The first in the excellent spy series. The writing is excellent and the characters believable. The plot is good and the settings well drawn. Bernard Samso... READ MORE
The first of a trilogy
Excellent book, the first in a trilogy though they can be read independently of each other. Twists and turns as you’d expect from the subject matter. Writt... READ MORE