Deighton, Len 1929-Overview
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Spy line : a novel
by Len Deighton
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62 editions published between 1989 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 2,778 libraries worldwide Even before British agent Bernard Samson lands in Vienna, he has taken the first steps toward the center of a web of Secret Service mystery even more complex than he had feared.
Spy sinker
by Len Deighton
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55 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 2,749 libraries worldwide Fiona Samson is caught between her husband and family and her country as she works as a superspy for British intelligence in East Germany.
Spy hook : a novel
by Len Deighton
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73 editions published between 1988 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 2,732 libraries worldwide Bernard Samson, now relegated to an administrative backwater at London Central, learns about a huge financial scam within the British Secret Service. As he investigates the situation, his behavior is regarded as paranoid.
Berlin game
by Len Deighton
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92 editions published between 1983 and 2010 in 14 languages and held by 2,667 libraries worldwide Bernard Samson must help an undercover agent escape from Berlin but fears that leaks in British intelligence will undermine the attempt.
London match
by Len Deighton
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73 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in 14 languages and held by 2,426 libraries worldwide In the sequel to Mexico Set, Bernard Samson finds himself suspected as the second Soviet informer in British intelligence.
Mexico set
by Len Deighton
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77 editions published between 1984 and 2011 in 14 languages and held by 2,410 libraries worldwide When British Intelligence assigns agent Bernard Samson to coax KGB major named Stinnes into defecting, swiftly shifting events lead to London Central to believe that Samson himself has traded loyalties.
City of gold
by Len Deighton
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42 editions published between 1991 and 1999 in 6 languages and held by 2,390 libraries worldwide While Bert Cutler, Glasgow police inspector, escorts Jimmy Ross to Cairo to stand trial for killing an officer, he dies, and Ross assumes his identity so that in Cairo, Ross finds himself trying to apprehend the spy helping Rommell in Africa.
Faith
by Len Deighton
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49 editions published between 1993 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 2,258 libraries worldwide A Cold War spy story in which British agent Bernard Samson goes to East Germany to aid a high-ranking East German intelligence officer defect to the West. By the author of Spy Sinker.
Winter : a novel of a Berlin family
by Len Deighton
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44 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in 8 languages and held by 2,220 libraries worldwide Chronicles the lives of a German family named Winter, from the close of World War I through the Second World War.
Goodbye, Mickey Mouse
by Len Deighton
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56 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in 10 languages and held by 2,189 libraries worldwide In the winter of 1944-45, a group of young American fighter pilots fly mission after dangerous mission, serving as protection for the huge fleets of bombers penetrating deep into Germany.
MAMista
by Len Deighton
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46 editions published between 1991 and 1997 in 7 languages and held by 2,120 libraries worldwide A group of Marxist revolutionaries try to take over a South American country led by a drug industry.
Hope
by Len Deighton
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53 editions published between 1995 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 2,073 libraries worldwide A spy novel on British agent Bernard Samson as he searches for his missing brother-in-law, an Englishman of Polish origin. The search takes him to Poland and involves him in a series of adventures. The time is 1987, the story taking place amid the turmoil of the Solidarity movement which led to the fall of Communism. By the author of Charity.
Charity
by Len Deighton
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50 editions published between 1996 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 2,049 libraries worldwide A British spy in 1980s Berlin investigates the death of his sister-in-law. She may have been murdered by his own service to save the life of his wife, also a spy. A tale of double agents and sacrificial lambs by the author of Hope.
XPD
by Len Deighton
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53 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in 10 languages and held by 2,039 libraries worldwide Near the beginning of World War II, Winston Churchill proposes a deal to Hitler, which would be detrimental to Churchill's allies, but when it does not occur, some agents want the minutes of the meeting very badly.
Violent ward
by Len Deighton
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34 editions published between 1993 and 1998 in 5 languages and held by 2,023 libraries worldwide Micky Murphy, a Los Angeles criminal lawyer, gets involved with a shady millionaire who is married to Micky's childhood sweatheart.
SS-GB : Nazi-occupied Britain, 1941 : a novel
by Len Deighton
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30 editions published between 1978 and 1990 in 5 languages and held by 1,984 libraries worldwide A fictional account of what might have happened if the Nazis had invaded and defeated England during World War II.
Fighter : the true story of the Battle of Britain
by Len Deighton
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29 editions published between 1977 and 2008 in English and held by 1,842 libraries worldwide Text and captioned photographs recount the air war over Britain in 1940. Examines the personalities involved, the weaponry, and the tactics of both sides.
Blood, tears and folly : an objective look at World War II
by Len Deighton
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18 editions published between 1993 and 2007 in English and held by 1,838 libraries worldwide Deighton explores and analyzes some of the myths and realities of the war, the mistakes and the achievements, the ironies and failures--of intelligence, technology, planning, and policies--of both the Allied and the Axis powers.
Only when I laugh
by Len Deighton
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13 editions published between 1967 and 2009 in English and held by 1,694 libraries worldwide Three virtuoso con artists' plan to bilk an emerging African nation misfires. A bank in Lebanon is their next target and there each member of this trio gets what they deserve.
Funeral in Berlin : a novel
by Len Deighton
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81 editions published between 1946 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 1,676 libraries worldwide An agent, whose real identity is hidden, attempts to get a Russian scientist "over the wire" through Berlin. more
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Airships Airships--Accidents Audiobooks Battles Britain, Battle of (Great Britain : 1940) California, Southern California--Los Angeles--Hollywood Case studies Cooking Cooking, French Criticism, interpretation, etc. Deighton, Len,--1929- Detective and mystery stories Domestic fiction Egypt--Cairo England--London English fiction Equatorial Guinea Espionage Families Fiction Fighter planes Fleming, Ian,--1908-1964 Food Germany Germany--Berlin Great Britain History Hitler, Adolf,--1889-1945 Intelligence service Jungle warfare Large type books Le Carré, John,--1931- Legal stories Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture industry Naval battles Naval tactics Nuclear submarines Samson, Bernard (Fictitious character) Science fiction, English Short stories, English Spies Spy stories Spy stories, English Swindlers and swindling Tactics Talking books War stories World War (1939-1945)
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Deighton, Len
Deighton, Leonard Cyril 1929-
Deighton, Leonard Cyrill
Deĭton, Len, 1929-
דייטון, לן 戴登דייטון, לן Languages
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