Happy birthday to Len Deighton who is celebrating his 90th birthday today! For many of us Len Deighton has provided readers with hours of enjoyment with his brilliantly written spy novels.
Who can forget his debut novel the Ipcress File which introduced readers to a nameless protagonist as far back as 1962. The Ipcress File was followed by Horse Under Water (1963) Funeral in Berlin (1964), Billion Dollar Brain (1966), An Expensive Place to Die (1967), Spy Story (1972), Yesterday’s Spy (1975), and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy (1976) all featuring his nameless protagonist. Of course in the 1965 film the nameless protagonist is called Harry Palmer who is played with aplomb by Michael Caine.
Over on the Shots Ezine Mike Ripley Of GWAM (Getting Away with Murder) fame did an appreciation for the 50th anniversary of The Ipcress File which can be read here.
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| Len Deighton & Mike Ripley |
Whilst the Ipcress File is undoubtedly amongst his best known books, there are also a number of others for example SS-GB, the Bernard Samson series of novels which include Berlin Game (1983) Mexico Set (1984), London Match (1985), Spy Hook (1988), Spy Line (1989) and Spy Sinker (1990) to name a few and of course the Len Deighton Action Cookbookthat are certainly worth reading. His last published book which was also an e-book was James Bond: My Long and Eventful Search for His Father (2012)
A comprehensive place to find all things Len Deighton is on the Deighton Dossier Website which has all the information one could want on Len Deighton’s books.
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