"Tremendous. a must read." - Daily Mirror "The poet of the spy story." --Sunday Times "Len Deighton's spy novels are so good they make me sad the Cold War is over."--Malcolm Gladwell "Few authors writing in the rigorous and finite genre of spy fiction have mastered the craft as well as Deighton."-- Chicago Tribune "Deighton is so far in the front of other writers in the field that they are not even in sight."-- Sunday Times "What raises Deighton's genre to art is not only his absorbing characters but his metaphoric grace, droll wit, command of technical detail . and sure sense of place.

"-- Washington Post "A master of fictional espionage."-- Daily Mail "Mr. Deighton is really something special."-- Sunday Times "For sheer readability, he has no peer."-- Evening Standard "I love him! So underrated now. The Berlin Game trilogy made lockdown possible."--Olivia Laing "The authority of these books seems absolute." -- The Observer on SS-GB "Changed the shape of the espionage thriller .

there is an infectious energy about this book which makes it a joy to read."-- Daily Telegraph on The IPCRESS File "Mr. Deighton's touch is unfailing. Never a false note."-- The New York Times Book Review on Spy Hook "Deighton is a master." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review on Spy Line "Cool, intricate plotting . excitement and applied violence . exactly how entertainment should be written.

" --Daily Mirror on Spy Story.