London Match
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
At the heart of British intelligence lies a web of loyalty, betrayal, and deadly consequence — and Bernard Samson is about to discover just how deep the rot runs. London Match is the electrifying conclusion to Len Deighton's Berlin Game trilogy, set against the backdrop of a Cold War Europe where every alliance is suspect and every truth is a carefully constructed lie. Samson, a seasoned and world-weary MI6 operative, must navigate the treacherous corridors of espionage as he hunts for a mole within his own organisation — a pursuit made all the more agonising by the betrayal of those closest to him. Deighton writes with a razor-sharp wit and an insider's authority, crafting a thriller that is as psychologically rich as it is propulsive. His prose strips away the glamour of the spy genre to present intelligence work as a grinding, morally compromised profession, populated by flawed individuals making impossible choices. London Match stands as a masterclass in Cold War fiction — atmospheric, relentlessly intelligent, and haunted by the question of whether the truth, once uncovered, is ever truly bearable.
Author: Len Deighton
Format: Hardback
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
At the heart of British intelligence lies a web of loyalty, betrayal, and deadly consequence — and Bernard Samson is about to discover just how deep the rot runs. London Match is the electrifying conclusion to Len Deighton's Berlin Game trilogy, set against the backdrop of a Cold War Europe where every alliance is suspect and every truth is a carefully constructed lie. Samson, a seasoned and world-weary MI6 operative, must navigate the treacherous corridors of espionage as he hunts for a mole within his own organisation — a pursuit made all the more agonising by the betrayal of those closest to him. Deighton writes with a razor-sharp wit and an insider's authority, crafting a thriller that is as psychologically rich as it is propulsive. His prose strips away the glamour of the spy genre to present intelligence work as a grinding, morally compromised profession, populated by flawed individuals making impossible choices. London Match stands as a masterclass in Cold War fiction — atmospheric, relentlessly intelligent, and haunted by the question of whether the truth, once uncovered, is ever truly bearable.