Spy Hook, Len Deighton
Spy Hook, Len Deighton
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Spy Hook

Author: Len Deighton

Narrator: James Lailey

Unabridged: 10 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/02/2024


Synopsis

What Bernard Sampson, protagonist of Berlin Game, Mexico Set, and London Match, is about to know may hurt him. When word gets to London Central that a cache of millions of pounds has disappeared inside the Service, Samson is determined to learn the truth. But not even that discovery will help if the Department itself wants his blood . . .

About Len Deighton

Len Deighton was born in London in 1929 and is considered one of the most important British espionage writers. He has written more than thirty books that range from historical fiction and dystopian alternative fiction to brilliant nonfiction on the Second World War.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on February 10, 2020

There's something about a long series of books which amount to a saga that is really appealing and enjoyable. I had this experience with Anthony Powell's wonderful A Dance To The Music Of Time series of 12 novels which remains one of the greatest literary adventures I've ever enjoyed. These Bernard......more

Goodreads review by Jim on September 08, 2017

Bernard Samson of MI6 nver knows when to let well enough alone. But then, that's why Len Deighton's Bernard Samson novels are such fun to read. There is something essentially undramatic about a spy who is merely obedient and prudent. Spy Hook is the second set of three Samson novels after Berlin Game......more

Goodreads review by Michael on May 17, 2019

I've become a big fan of Len Deighton over a short period of time after 'discovering' him probably 40 years after he began writing a bunch of really fine novels in my favorite genre. I began nearly at the beginning of his output, tearing through the Game/Set/Match trilogy section and loving every mi......more

Goodreads review by Jak60 on February 28, 2021

I've decided to re-read the complete Samson series some 10 years after the first read. Why re-reading? First of all, it allows to appreciate in full the entire arc of the story; in the first read, one naturally focusses on the events of the single book and misses the big picture, which if big indeed......more

Goodreads review by Daryl on August 22, 2021

It's as if he received a transfusion. More energy, more creativity; it seemed as if he was growing bored with the last series. Couldn't put it down.......more