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The British author, Len Deighton, who was best known for his spy novels, has died at the age of 97. Perhaps his most famous work, 1962's The Ipcress File was turned into a Bafta-winning film starring ...

Len Deighton, bestselling author of thrillers that reinvented the spy novel, who has died aged 97, didn't much like his job. 'The best thing about writing books,' he confided, 'is being at a party and ...

Author Len Deighton, center, poses for a photo with actors Frank Windsor, left and Sam West, who appear in a Radio 4 dramatization of Len Deighton’s book, “Bomber Harris,” Feb. 8, 1995. (AP Photo) ...

Len Deighton, a British author known for his spy novels including “The Ipcress File,” “Funeral in Berlin” and “The Billion-Dollar Brain,” died on Sunday, the BBC reported. He was 97. Deighton’s ...

Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died. He was 97. Deighton’s literary agent, Tim Bates, said he died on Sunday. No cause ...

Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died. He was 97. Deighton’s literary agent, Tim Bates, said he died Sunday. No cause of ...

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