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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

The Ipcress File

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 03/03/2022
      ISBN13: 9780241566312, 978-0241566312
      ISBN10: 0241566312

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      *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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