The Ipcress File is a cool, intelligent spy thriller that replaces Bond’s glamour with grit, ambiguity and some of the sharpest espionage writing of the Cold War.
'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
The Human Factor is Graham Greene at his most humane and melancholy, a quietly devastating novel in which loyalty, love and betrayal prove inseparable.
'Graham Greene's beautiful and disturbing novel is filled with tenderness, humour, excitement and doubt' The Times
A leak is traced to a small sub-section of the secret service, sparking off the inevitable security checks, tensions and suspicions. The sort of atmosphere, perhaps, where mistakes could be made? For Maurice Castle, it is the end of the line anyway, and time for him to retire to live peacefully with his wife and child. But no-one escapes so easily from the lonely, isolated, neurotic world of the SIS.
A SUNDAY TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR, SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2025 FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW AND THE SEA
Everything was a puzzle, everything a trap set to mystify and hinder me. . . Winter 1899, and strange things are afoot. As the new century approaches, English hack writer Evelyn Dolman marries Laura Rensselaer, the daughter of a wealthy American plutocrat. But in the midst of a rift between Laura and her father, Evelyn's plans for a substantial inheritance look to be dashed.
Arriving in Venice for their belated honeymoon at Palazzo…
CALM AMID THE RAGE is the fifth book in the Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventure series: action-packed, authentic historical adventures following twin brothers fighting with the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy during the Second World War.
1945 - With the war in Europe coming to an end, twin brothers Romulus and Remus Hutchinson find their roles at sea are changing. Rom is promoted to Lieutenant Commander, and is now serving as part of the British Pacific Fleet. He struggles with the new responsibilities put on his young shoulders and with the shocking sights of Japanese kamikaze attacks.
Meanwhile, Remmie is adrift in Nigeria, desperate to bring his wife, Adanna, back to British shores. But not many people are supportive of their relationship.
When Rom is taken prisoner by the Japanese, he is exposed to the true horrors of war.
Can Rom escape the brutal POW camp? Will he survive the Pacific campaign? And can Remmie find happiness with Adanna at last…?
