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London Match

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London Match

By: Len Deighton
Narrated by: James Lailey
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Long-suffering spy Bernard Samson has, against all the odds, enticed a Soviet agent to defect to London - but this proves to be the start of something even bigger. For he learns that there is treachery within his own Service, and no one is free from suspicion. To discover who really controls the game of spies, he must attempt a desperate gamble. As the Game, Set and Match trilogy reaches its shattering finale, who will make the winning move?

A Bernard Samson Novel

©1985 Len Deighton (P)2021 Penguin Audio Espionage Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Fiction England

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Critic reviews

"Spying at its most captivating and intricate." (The Times)

"Deighton has woven an intricate and satisfying plot, peopled it with convincing characters and even given a new twist to the spy story. But then he is a master of the form." (Washington Post)
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A good tale of intrigue and espionage taking one back to the murky days of the Cold War.

Great listen

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Brilliantly read by James Lailey, whose measured speech relays to the listener the best Benard Samson one could imagine.

Great book, a classic loved it!

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Now about to start book four . I think I am addicted .I have my own ideas about the outcome of some characters and feel I am actually in the room observing and part of the action in some minor way . As ever James Lailey keeps me captivated with his wonderful voice able to express himself easily into each character. Must go now another book to start

Full of twists and turns to keep up with

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This was a real surprise, and I will now go back and listen to the other books in the Sampson series.... Intricate plots and counter-plots, realistic characters, descriptions of places and people that show them to you in your mind..... All in all a great journey into the cold War spy world. A bit ponderous, like le carre, but stick at it and it becomes addictive.... You simply can't put it down....

A surprising good read....

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Fantastic reading. Compelling. Thrilling. Well described characters. Plot twisting and turning. Main character believable. Recommend.

Fantastic reading.

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