'A stone-cold Cold War classic' Toby Litt Guardian A high-ranking scientist has been
kidnapped. A secret British intelligence agency must find out why. But as the quarry is pursued
from grimy Soho to the other side of the world what seemed a straightforward mission turns
into something far more sinister. With its sardonic cool working-class hero Len Deighton's
sensational debut The IPCRESS File rewrote the spy thriller and became the defining novel of
1960's London. 'Changed the shape of the espionage thriller ... there is an infectious energy
about this book which makes it a joy to read' Daily Telegraph
