Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Len Deighton Dead at 97: Ipcress Files Author Behind Beloved Spy Novels Dies After Long Literary Career


Ed Holt at the Daily Mail reports that British triller writer Len Deighton has died.

Len Deighton, the beloved spy novelist best known for writing the Ipcress File, has died.

In a career that spanned decades, Mr Deighton wrote over 38 books but his most famous work remained his debut novel the Ipcress File which featured a nameless spy - later christened Harry Palmer.

The book broke the mould of thriller writing and featured a wisecracking working-class narrator and a mission that turned into a deadly conspiracy as he uncovered a bizarre brain drain among scientists. 

You can read the rest of the piece via the link below: 

Len Deighton dead at 97: Ipcress File author behind beloved spy novels dies after long literary career | Daily Mail Online


You can also read my On Crime column on Len Deighton via the link below:

Paul Davis On Crime: Yesterday's Spy Writer: My Online On Crime Column On The New Batch Of Len Deighton's Reissued Paperback Spy Thrillers                                                                            

 

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