Len Deighton is 97 today!
February 18, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Len Deighton is 97 today!
I really like Len Deighton novels. I've always thought he was great at applying the analysis of manners to the emerging shiny of the 1960s onwards. Weaponised style. You never wonder what someone drinks or eats or sits on in Deighton book or what that means about their class, country, temperament.
March 17, 2026 at 9:51 AM
I really like Len Deighton novels. I've always thought he was great at applying the analysis of manners to the emerging shiny of the 1960s onwards. Weaponised style. You never wonder what someone drinks or eats or sits on in Deighton book or what that means about their class, country, temperament.
RIP Len Deighton, author and illustrator of LEN DEIGHTON’S ACTION COOK BOOK and other works
March 17, 2026 at 8:37 AM
RIP Len Deighton, author and illustrator of LEN DEIGHTON’S ACTION COOK BOOK and other works
Len Deighton obituary
Len Deighton obituary
Writer whose ‘anti-Bond’ hero in his 1962 novel The Ipcress File had a seismic impact on spy fiction
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Len Deighton obituary
The late Eugene Manzi used to talk about dinners at Len Deighton's house, where Deighton would invite Alan Whicker purely so he could tell him to shut up.
Happy birthday Len Deighton!
Happy birthday Len Deighton!
February 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The late Eugene Manzi used to talk about dinners at Len Deighton's house, where Deighton would invite Alan Whicker purely so he could tell him to shut up.
Happy birthday Len Deighton!
Happy birthday Len Deighton!
Len Deighton, author of best-selling spy thrillers including ‘The Ipcress File,’ dies at 97.
Len Deighton, author of best-selling spy thrillers, dead at 97
Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on best-seller lists for decades, has died. He was 97.
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March 17, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Len Deighton, author of best-selling spy thrillers including ‘The Ipcress File,’ dies at 97.
LEN DEIGHTON IS 96 TODAY
February 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
LEN DEIGHTON IS 96 TODAY
Yesterday's Word Count = 787
A lesser known non-spy or war Deighton.
A lesser known non-spy or war Deighton.
May 28, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Yesterday's Word Count = 787
A lesser known non-spy or war Deighton.
A lesser known non-spy or war Deighton.
Len Deighton, spy novelist and author of The Ipcress File, dies aged 97
Len Deighton, spy novelist and author of The Ipcress File, dies aged 97
British writer brought wit, realism and class consciousness to cold war espionage fiction, reshaping the genre in the 1960s
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Len Deighton obituary
Len Deighton, the British author whose subversive spy novels helped redefine the genre in the 1960s, has died aged 97.
Best known for his debut, The Ipcress File, Deighton went on to write more than 30 books over a career spanning four decades, establishing himself as one of the most distinctive voices in postwar fiction. His work, often compared to that of John le Carré, combined meticulous research with wit and sharp observations about class and bureaucracy. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Len Deighton, spy novelist and author of The Ipcress File, dies aged 97
Samuel Beckett admired Deighton.
February 18, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Samuel Beckett admired Deighton.
#BOTD Len Deighton celebrates his 97th birthday today... time to rewatch The Truth about Len Deighton: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074s2q via @bbciplayer
The Truth about Len Deighton
Profile of best-selling author Len Deighton, whose output ranges from the Harry Palmer espionage thrillers to books on military history and cookery. First shown in 2006.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 10:58 AM
#BOTD Len Deighton celebrates his 97th birthday today... time to rewatch The Truth about Len Deighton: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074s2q via @bbciplayer
Towards a Dad Books canon
June 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Towards a Dad Books canon
Len Deighton (with scenes from the Ken Russell film adaption of the Deighton novel "Billion Dollar Brain") - BOTD
February 18, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Len Deighton (with scenes from the Ken Russell film adaption of the Deighton novel "Billion Dollar Brain") - BOTD
Just realized Deighton isn't dead; it's a cover story—he obviously defected to SPECTRE.
Sorry to see Len Deighton has died - his books are great, and I would still love to see a broadcaster do a proper adaptation of the Samson novels, including the excellent prequel, too. www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
Len Deighton obituary: writer who redefined spy thrillers dies aged 97
The creator of Harry Palmer brought anti-establishment edge to the Sixties while mastering everything from military history to ‘gastrosexual’ cookery
www.thetimes.com
March 17, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Just realized Deighton isn't dead; it's a cover story—he obviously defected to SPECTRE.
This is how I learned Len Deighton is still alive
February 18, 2026 at 10:29 AM
This is how I learned Len Deighton is still alive
RIP Len Deighton. The “cookstrips” he drew for the Observer in the 60s are super stylish (just what you’d expect from the author of The Ipcress File). Look at that lettering!
March 18, 2026 at 12:22 PM
RIP Len Deighton. The “cookstrips” he drew for the Observer in the 60s are super stylish (just what you’d expect from the author of The Ipcress File). Look at that lettering!
Len Deighton, 1964, by Robert Freeman.
May 12, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Len Deighton, 1964, by Robert Freeman.
Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died. He was 97.
Len Deighton, author of best-selling spy thrillers, dead at 97
Deighton’s literary agent said he died Sunday. No cause of death was given.
nbcnews.to
March 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died. He was 97.
While in NYC this weekend, I had to stop by @mysteriousbookshop.com.
June 22, 2026 at 12:48 AM
While in NYC this weekend, I had to stop by @mysteriousbookshop.com.
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November 29, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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“Charlotte Street runs north from Oxford Street and there are few who will blame it.”
Len Deighton there, making me chuckle. Prefect getting-through-Covid reading.
Len Deighton there, making me chuckle. Prefect getting-through-Covid reading.
September 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“Charlotte Street runs north from Oxford Street and there are few who will blame it.”
Len Deighton there, making me chuckle. Prefect getting-through-Covid reading.
Len Deighton there, making me chuckle. Prefect getting-through-Covid reading.
My wife just got back from a short trip to New York and she brought me a present.
February 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
My wife just got back from a short trip to New York and she brought me a present.