Spy Story

Len Deighton's spy novels are so good they make me sad the Cold War is over, says Malcolm Gladwell. Spy Story revisits some of the characters from The IPCRESS File and shows military games played out for real, and the Cold War turning dangerously hot. It is a vintage Len Deighton thriller.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 224 pages
\n Publication date: 30 September 2021
\n Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Len Deighton's spy novels are truly exceptional, leaving me profoundly melancholic that the Cold War has come to an end. Malcolm Gladwell's captivating narrative follows the enigmatic and spectacled spy, Patrick Armstrong, as he embarks on a six-week mission aboard a nuclear submarine, diligently collecting computer data on Soviet activities. Upon his return to his London flat, he is astonished to discover that someone who remarkably resembles him is residing there, throwing him into the midst of a intricate conspiracy that spans from the remote Scottish highlands to the treacherous Arctic ice. This novel serves as a captivating revisit to some of the characters from The IPCRESS File, showcasing the thrilling and perilous military games played out in reality during the height of the Cold War. With its menacing and alluring atmosphere, Spy Story truly exemplifies the vintage Len Deighton thriller, earning praise from esteemed publications such as The Times Literary Supplement, which describes it as a "patriotic Armstrong novel."

\n Weight: 170g\n
Dimension: 196 x 128 x 18 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780241505519\n \n