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Mexico Set

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Mexico Set

By: Len Deighton
Narrated by: James Lailey
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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 to prove his worth. Instead, he is torn between conflicting loyalties and lost in a maze of double-dealing and duplicity. The second novel in the Game, Set and Match trilogy is a gripping portrayal of a man who can trust no one, not even those closest to him.

A Bernard Samson novel.

©1984 Len Deighton (P)2021 Penguin Audio Espionage Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Latin American Mexico

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Critic reviews

"Deighton is a marvel [...] a tale told by an author at the height of his power." (Chicago Tribune)
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great as usual I was immediatly drawn onto Bernard Sansomes world and dilemas in a well drawn mexico city.

great as usual

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The characters are great and can’t wait to read the next. Never thought I’d get in to spy books lol

Great stories

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Another great book from Len Deighton. The twists and turns in the story are superb. I am now looking forward to London Match

A clever and enjoyable story

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Although I am listening on audiobooks this would be a page turner I am now on book three of the series and enjoying the thread although you could read out of order I prefer in sequence . Bernard Sampson is a down to earth intuitive spy against the old boy network of the day. I am hooked .I love the narrators voice as important as the storyline .

Page turner

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There were two problems for me:-
1 ) Too much American usage by someone purporting to be English.
2 ) I know that this is an un-abridged narration, but there are too many 'he saids' and 'she saids'. They're irritating.

Could have been better!

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