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''Len Deighton''s spy novels are so good they make me sad the Cold War is over'' Malcolm Gladwell

After six weeks in a nuclear submarine gathering computer data on Soviet activity, the mysterious, bespectacled spy known as Patrick Armstrong is desperate to return home. But when he arrives at his London flat, it appears to be occupied by someone who looks just like him - and he finds himself propelled into the heart of a conspiracy stretching from the remote Scottish highlands to the Arctic ice. Revisiting some of the characters from The IPCRESS File, Spy Story shows military games played out for real, and the Cold War turning dangerously hot.

''Menacing, beguiling ... a vintage Len Deighton thriller'' The Times Literary Supplement

A PATRICK ARMSTRONG NOVEL



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The spy story at its best. * The Times *
His best so far. * Observer *
Cool, intricate plotting ... excitement and applied violence ... exactly how entertainment should be written. * Daily Mirror *
A cracking story. * Evening Standard *
Len Deighton's spy novels are so good they make me sad the Cold War is over. -- Malcolm Gladwell
Authentic thrills of chase and capture ... impressive. * Sunday Telegraph *

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 30 September 2021
      ISBN-13 9780241505519
      978-0241505519
      ISBN-10 0241505518
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      Crime & Thrillers Historical Fiction History Cold wars and proxy conflicts

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Len Deighton''s spy novels are so good they make me sad the Cold War is over'' Malcolm Gladwell

      After six weeks in a nuclear submarine gathering computer data on Soviet activity, the mysterious, bespectacled spy known as Patrick Armstrong is desperate to return home. But when he arrives at his London flat, it appears to be occupied by someone who looks just like him - and he finds himself propelled into the heart of a conspiracy stretching from the remote Scottish highlands to the Arctic ice. Revisiting some of the characters from The IPCRESS File, Spy Story shows military games played out for real, and the Cold War turning dangerously hot.

      ''Menacing, beguiling ... a vintage Len Deighton thriller'' The Times Literary Supplement

      A PATRICK ARMSTRONG NOVEL



      Trade Review
      The spy story at its best. * The Times *
      His best so far. * Observer *
      Cool, intricate plotting ... excitement and applied violence ... exactly how entertainment should be written. * Daily Mirror *
      A cracking story. * Evening Standard *
      Len Deighton's spy novels are so good they make me sad the Cold War is over. -- Malcolm Gladwell
      Authentic thrills of chase and capture ... impressive. * Sunday Telegraph *

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