"[A] remarkable series. the best of its kind ever created. Deighton's genius is his ability to revisit the same incidents and settings. and recreate them from a fresh perspective. The humor is dry, and the violence, it occurs, very, very convincingly." - Minneapolis Star-Tribune "Does not disappoint. Samson has the shrewdness and intelligence of James Bond. His instincts are razor-sharp.

Deighton keeps the tension building at a steady pace. By story's end, the reader's pulse has quickened." - Associated Press "Master espionage writer Len Deighton takes another sure-footed walk through territory trembling with uncertainty and change. Many will find this richly textured novel so absorbing they will want to pick the series up at the beginning and revel in each book." - The Washington Post Book World "Terrific. Hope may restore your faith in spy novels." - New York Daily News.