Xpd - Softcover

'A stunning spy story... Deighton remains the incomparable entertainer' - The Guardian

'Deliciously sharp and flawlessly accurate dialogue, breathtakingly clever plotting, confident charater drawing.. a splendidly strongly told story' - H R F Keating, The Times

'Exciting and well made' - Daily Telegraph

'Deighton in top form... the best kind of action entertainment' - Publishers Weekly

Born in London, Len Deighton served in the RAF before graduating from the Royal College of Art (which recently elected him a Senior Fellow). While in New York City working as a magazine illustrator he began writing his first novel, The Ipcress File, which was published in 1962. He is now the author of more than thirty books of fiction and non-fiction. At present living in Europe, he has, over the years, lived with his family in ten different countries from Austria to Portugal.