Len Deighton: Quick Facts

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Born	February 18, 1929 • London • England
Died	March 15, 2026 (aged 97) • Guernsey • Channel Islands
Notable Works	“An Expensive Place to Die” • “Blitzkrieg: From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk” • “Bomber” • “Charity” • “Close-Up” • “Faith” • “Funeral in Berlin” • “Goodbye, Mickey Mouse” • “Only When I Larf” • “SS-GB” • “Spy Hook” • “Spy Line” • “Spy Sinker” • “Spy Story” • “The Billion Dollar Brain” • “The Ipcress File” • “Winter” • “XPD”

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