The Ipcress File
by:
Len Deighton (author)
ISBN:
9780007791330
Publish date: 2007
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 342
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Action,
Suspense
Series: Secret File (#1)
This has been praised as a literary thriller that helped shape the espionage thriller genre, and I've seen Deighton compared to Dickens, contrasted favorably to Ian Fleming. Frankly, this struck me as rather juvenile. Unlike Fleming, Deighton doesn't have a background in intelligence, and the book ...
Good cold-war thriller, plenty to keep you guessing
Good cold-war thriller, plenty to keep you guessing
a watch:After reading Michael Caine's biography What's It All About I decided the next time I want to knit a pair of socks, I would kill two birds with one stone i.e. watch Caine and re-visit that wonderful Deighton story. No - I cannot just sit with handies unoccupied.Trouble is, before I even pres...