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For anyone who thinks Len Deighton was not as good a writer as John LeCarre; please realize you are mistaken in underestimating him. This series of three books more than shows he can stand alongside his more well-known rival. Reading this work will demonstrate that to you fully. The two authors simply work in different styles, as one might expect of two separate talents. Deighton never needed to imitate LeCarre to produce works of equal stature in this genre. And by the way, Deighton's non-espio
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All spy fiction is really an extended metaphor for the office. No character captures that better than Bernard Samson, a middle-ranking intelligence executive, who can’t trust anyone. He’s meant to be outwitting the KGB, and but he could be any middle-aged man struggling to stay afloat in a big company.
One of the great pieces of Cold War espionage fiction this is the first i na trilogy of trilogies about the ultimate in sleeper agents.
Anyone know of a good feminist review of this series? The Fiona Samson character is one of the first great women fictional spies and this utterly compelling character deserves mroe attention.
Oh, and Deighton's skills at dialogue and creating liveable, believable characters should be emulated by way mroe authors, especially in thriller-land. ...more
Anyone know of a good feminist review of this series? The Fiona Samson character is one of the first great women fictional spies and this utterly compelling character deserves mroe attention.
Oh, and Deighton's skills at dialogue and creating liveable, believable characters should be emulated by way mroe authors, especially in thriller-land. ...more
Really good. Looking forward to the next 8 in the series...
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