Spy Hook. The First Novel of Deighton's Spy Trilogy, Hook, Line and Sinker

Len Deighton

ISBN 10: 0091736420 / ISBN 13: 9780091736422

Published by Hutchinson, London England, 1988

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Paperback. First Edition. Uncorrected Proof Copy. No 497 in a limited edition of 500. Tiny mark to edge. Spy Hook takes up the story where London Match left off, and is set in London Washington and Berlin. Bernard Samson's wife Fiona has apparently defected to the KGB. He himself is under continued and increasing suspicion from his superiors, who dislike his unorthodox ways of doing things. The death of a colleague in America sets Bernie off on a trail to uncover vas sums of money which have vanished - and may be connected with his wife's defection. The tortured tails leads to and from, from his beloved Berlin to the South of France where we meet some of the last surviving characters from Winter. Finally Bernie learns that he is to be officially investigated as a traitor, and the book ends on a tantalising question mar. Where will Bernard Samson, British secret agent and husband of a high-ranking KGB official go now? 267 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spy Hook. The First Novel of Deighton's Spy Trilogy, Hook, Line and Sinker
• Publisher: Hutchinson, London England
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091736420
• ISBN 13: 9780091736422
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern First Editions

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Synopsis

This sequel to "London Match" continues the story of secret agent Bernard Samson at the point where his wife, Fiona, has apparently defected to the KGB. Samson, himself under suspicion as a double agent, must follow a trail designed to uncover vast sums of money in London, Washington and Berlin. Len Deighton began his successful career as a writer of spy thrillers with "The Ipcress File". He has also written "XPD", "Goodbye Mickey Mouse", "Berlin Game", "Mexico Set" and "Winter".

Review

‘Superb... The secret of Spy Hook is its readability... Deighton is the inspiration for Le Carre and Forsyth and a master of his craft’
Today

‘In Deighton’s best books – like this one – the narrative glides forward on rollers, and the scenes and characters fit perfectly into place. The result is marvellous entertainment’
Independent

‘Vintage, treble-crossing, East-West intrigue ... written with Deighton’s usual punch and economy’
Daily Mail

‘The narrative glides forward on rollers, and the scenes and characters fit perfectly into place. The result is a marvellous entertainment’
Independent

‘Mr Deighton’s touch is unfailing ... never a false note’
New York Times Book Review