Len Deighton
1929-
 

Lenonard Cyril Deighton was born in London. He was educated at Marylebone Grammar School. At the age of seventeen, he was conscripted into the RAF. Following his National Service, he studied at St. Martin's School of Art and The Royal College of Art. After graduating in 1955, he joined BOAC as an air steward, then left to pursue a career as designer and illustrator. Deighton worked on all kinds of advertising and publicity material in London and New York, did drawings for several magazines and illustrated book-jackets for various publishers. In 1962, his first novel was published which was an immediate success. He is the creator of:
1. 'Bernard Samson', a British intelligence agent.
2. 'Secret File' series featuring a nameless spy - later christened Harry Palmer and made famous in the 1960s films starring Michael Caine.
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Titles and year of publication:  

'Bernard Samson' Novels
 1) Berlin Game  1983
 2) Mexico Set  1984
 3) London Match  1985
 4) Game, Set and Match (Contains: Berlin Game, Mexico Set, and London Match)  1986
 5) Spy Hook  1988
 6) Spy Line  1989
 7) Spy Sinker  1990
 8) Hook, Line and Sinker (Contains: Spy Hook, Spy Line, and Spy Sinker)  1991
 9) Faith  1994
10) Hope  1995
11) Charity  1996
'Secret File' Novels
 1) The Ipcress File  1962
 2) Horse Under Water  1963
 3) Funeral in Berlin  1964
 4) The Billion Dollar Brain  1966
 5) An Expensive Place to Die  1967
 6) Spy Story  1974
 7) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy (US Title: Catch a Falling Spy [1976])  1976
Other Novels
 1) Only When I Larf (Also published as: Only When I Laugh [1987])  1968
 2) Bomber  1970
 3) Declarations of War (short stories)  1971
 4) Close-Up  1972
 5) Yesterday's Spy  1975
 6) SS-GB  1978
 7) XPD  1981
 8) Goodbye Mickey Mouse  1982
 9) Winter  1987
10) City of Gold  1991
11) Mamista  1991
12) Violent Ward  1993

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