Berlin Game
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Berlin Game
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Narrated by:
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James Lailey
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By:
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Len Deighton
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Embattled agent Bernard Samson is used to being passed over for promotion as his younger, more ambitious colleagues - including his own wife, Fiona - rise up the ranks of MI6. When a valued agent in East Berlin warns the British of a mole at the heart of the Service, Samson must return to the field and the city he loves to uncover the traitor's identity. This is the first novel in Len Deighton's acclaimed Game, Set and Match trilogy.
A Bernard Samson Novel
©1983 Len Deighton (P)2021 Penguin AudioCritic Reviews
"Masterly...dazzlingly intelligent and subtle." (Sunday Times)
"Deighton's best novel to date - sharp, witty and sour, like Raymond Chandler adapted to British gloom and the multiple betrayals of the spy." (Observer)
Really enjoyed this spy thriller
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The final third was breathtaking, and I was one of the 10% of listeners who didn't guess the identity of the MI5 mole until Deighton spelled it out to me close to the end of the book, The final act of betrayal left me dumbfounded and was one of the most profound endings I have ever read. It was so good I had to reread the final chapter immediately I finished the book to ensure I did not miss a single nuance. Bravo.
Would I read another Deighton? Perhaps, but I will read a few books of different genres in between because his style is pretty bleak and I will have to steel myself to do so. I prefer my books to be slightly more contemporary but there is no doubting that Deighton is a class act and the fact that Berlin Game left me thinking about the book for days afterwards is the sign of a damn good read.
Worth persevering with
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