Book description
'Deighton is a marvel ... a tale told by an author at the height of his power' Chicago Tribune
World-weary agent Bernard Samson is losing control of his personal and professional life. Sent to Mexico to aid the defection of a KGB agent to the West, he has a chance…
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1 author picked Mexico Set as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Book two of the Game, Set, and Match trilogy is the spy splot that I wish I could write. While the plot is global in scale, with characters crisscrossing continents, what grabbed me was the blending of international espionage with the domestic life and troubles of lead character Bernard Samson. To me, it felt a lot closer to the truth than the plastic, all-action creations of other spy writers.
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