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The Ipcress File: A Harry Palmer Novel

by Len Deighton

A kidnapping case with an international reach

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A kidnapping case with an international reach

The disappearance of a high-ranking scientist draws an unnamed recruit into the work of a secret British intelligence agency. His investigation opens in a Soho club and extends overseas, eventually placing him among Soviet contacts in Beirut. What begins as a seemingly straightforward search takes on a more sinister cast as the inquiry widens. The novel pairs an espionage premise with a London backdrop and a working-class central figure, framing the case through the institutions and international tensions named in the description.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in British espionage fiction and intelligence investigations.
  • For readers who enjoy stories that move from London settings into international intrigue.

Themes

Espionage and intelligence workKidnapping and investigationInternational intrigueLondon in the 1960s

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Book overview

A high-ranking scientist has been kidnapped, and a secret British intelligence agency has just recruited Deighton's iconic unnamed protagonist--later christened Harry Palmer--to find out why. His search begins in a grimy Soho club and brings him to the other side of the world. When he ends up amongst the Soviets in Beirut, what seemed a straightforward mission turns into something far more sinister.

With its sardonic, cool, working-class hero, Len Deighton's sensational debut and first bestseller The IPCRESS File broke the mold of thriller writing and became the defining novel of 1960s London.

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