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''Dazzling ingenuity and cleverness'' Independent

Three con artists are on the make, and making millions. There''s Silas, the leader, slick and self-assured; Liz, his glamorous lover; and Bob, the young cockney upstart (who''s also falling for Liz). As this uneasy trio''s swindles take them from New York high-rises to sixties London, corrupt governments to, finally, the ultimate con in the Middle East, will their luck start to run out?

''For sheer readability he has no peer'' Evening Standard



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For sheer readability he has no peer. * Evening Standard *
Deighton has shown himself to be the most protean of British best-sellers. -- John Sutherland * London Review of Books *
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. -- Andy Solomon * Washington Post *

Only When I Larf Penguin Modern Classics

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/01/2022
      ISBN13: 9780241505465, 978-0241505465
      ISBN10: 0241505461
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Dazzling ingenuity and cleverness'' Independent

      Three con artists are on the make, and making millions. There''s Silas, the leader, slick and self-assured; Liz, his glamorous lover; and Bob, the young cockney upstart (who''s also falling for Liz). As this uneasy trio''s swindles take them from New York high-rises to sixties London, corrupt governments to, finally, the ultimate con in the Middle East, will their luck start to run out?

      ''For sheer readability he has no peer'' Evening Standard



      Trade Review
      For sheer readability he has no peer. * Evening Standard *
      Deighton has shown himself to be the most protean of British best-sellers. -- John Sutherland * London Review of Books *
      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. -- Andy Solomon * Washington Post *

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