XPD

by Len Deighton

Overview

It is 1979. A stolen World War II document kept secret since then is about to surface, propelling the most ruthless secret agents of Great Britain, America, Germany, and the Soviet Union into a desperate battle of wits and violence. Anyone who learns of the paper must die, his file stamped Expedient Demise, or . . . XPD.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802162496
Publisher:	Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Publication date:	08/27/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400

About the Author

Born in London, Len Deighton served in the RAF before graduating from the Royal College of Art (which recently elected him a Senior Fellow). While in New York City working as a magazine illustrator he began writing his first novel, The Ipcress File, which was published in 1962. He is now the author of more than thirty books of fiction and non-fiction. At present living in Europe, he has, over the years, lived with his family in ten different countries from Austria to Portugal.

Editorial Reviews

‘A stunning spy story… Deighton remains the incomparable entertainer’ The Guardian

‘Exciting and well made.’ Daily Telegraph

‘Deighton in top form… the best kind of action entertainment’ Publishers Weekly

‘Deliciously sharp and flawlessly accurate dialogue, breathtakingly clever plotting, confident character drawing… a splendidly strongly told story’ The Times

‘A master of fictional espionage.’ Daily Mail

‘The poet of the spy story.’ Sunday Times

‘For sheer readability he has no peer’ The Standard

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