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Len Deighton, British author of bestselling spy thrillers, dies at 97

Deighton’s first novel, “The IPCRESS File,” helped set the tone of cool and gritty 1960s thrillers and was made into a film ...

Len Deighton, British spy novelist who wrote ‘The Ipcress File,’ dies at 97

Len Deighton, a British author known for his spy novels including “The Ipcress File,” “Funeral in Berlin” and “The ...

Len Deighton, Author of Espionage Best-Sellers, Dies at 97

His Cold War thrillers “The Ipcress File” and “Funeral in Berlin” brought a documentary-style realism to the spy genre.
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Len Deighton, spy novelist who created the anti-Bond

British writer Len Deighton, who has died at 97, created the sardonic working-class spy played by Michael Caine in the 1965 ...

Len Deighton, bestselling spy novelist with wry take on espionage, dies at 97

His books of betrayal and deception, including “The Ipcress File,” skewered espionage services and sharply mocked English social strictures.

Working-class hero: Len Deighton, best-selling spy writer, dies aged 97

Len Deighton, creator of Harry Palmer, one of the world's most famous spy characters, has died aged 97. The British writer sold millions of books and was translated into 20 languages over a career ...

Len Deighton, bestselling spy thriller author, dies aged 97

Len Deighton death: Bestselling spy thriller author, who also taught men how to cook, dies aged 97 - Best known for his debut ...
Boise State Public Radio

Legendary British spy novelist Len Deighton dies at 97

Over the weekend, legendary British spy novelist Len Deighton passed away. He was 97. Deighton penned more than 20 spy novels, many of them adapted into popular movies and TV shows. MARY LOUISE KELLY, ...

The CIA once trained cats to be Cold War spies

The 1960s were a wild time for the CIA. When they weren’t dosing each other with acid or trying to use exploding cigars to kill Fidel Castro, the Agency’s staff were exploring other novel approaches ...

UK charges two men with spying on Jewish sites for Iran

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - British prosecutors said they had charged two men with spying for Iran by carrying out surveillance of people and locations linked to the Jewish community, as part of an ...