Len Deighton
Leonard Cyril Deighton (born February 18, 1929) is a British historian and author of spy fiction and historical novels.
Several of his novels have been adapted for films. His first few novels featured an un-named hero, named "Harry Palmer" in the movie versions, and played in them by Michael Caine. The first trilogy of his 'Bernard Samson' series was made into a 13-part television series by Granada Television in 1987.
Deighton has also published a series of cookery books.
Selected Bibliography
The 'Harry Palmer' books
- The Ipcress File 1963
- Horse Under Water 1963
- Funeral in Berlin 1964
- Billion Dollar Brain 1966
The Bernard Samson Books:
- Berlin Game 1983
- Mexico Set 1984
- London Match 1985
- Spy Hook 1988
- Spy Line 1989
- Spy Sinker 1990
- Faith 1994
- Hope 1995
- Charity 1996
A prequel to the series, Winter, was written in 1987.
Others:
- An Expensive Place to Die 1967
- Only When I Larf 1968
- Bomber 1970
- Declarations of War short story collection, 1971
- Close-Up 1972
- Spy Story 1974
- Yesterday's Spy 1975
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy 1976
- SS-GB, 1978, An alternate history novel in which Great Britain was conquered by Nazi Germany
- XPD 1980
- Goodbye, Mickey Mouse 1982
- MAMista 1991
- City of Gold 1992
- Violent Ward 1993
History:
- Fighter:The True Story of the Battle of Britain 1977
- Airshipwreck 1978
- Blitzkrieg: From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk 1979
- Blood, Tears and Folly: An Objective Look at World War II 1993