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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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This is the second of Deighton's Game, Set and Match trilogy, set in Berlin, Mexico and London respectively. This was followed by two more trilogies for a total of nine books featuring MI6 agent Bernard Samson. (Deighton also provided some backstory for the series in the standalone Winter.) This trilogy of trilogies amounts to an epic of a spy's life in the late Cold War. Deighton has also written a number of novels set during the Second World War; he clearly has a feel for the momentous sweep o
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Great read. Am enjoying the series so far, this one even more so than Berlin Game. Looking forward to London Match...
Oct 11, 2022
Leensey
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Sophia
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