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Len Deighton, spy novelist and author of The Ipcress File, dies aged 97 (https://www.theguardian.com)

11 points by bookofjoe 2 days ago | 3 comments | View on ycombinator

cjbenedikt 1 day ago |

Sad news. He really was up there with John le Carre.

ktallett 1 day ago |

His books have often kept me company on long flights, so this is very sad. A great author that never sold out whilst always being a real page turner.

budman1 1 day ago |

"Funeral In Berlin".