Len Deighton, bestselling spy novelist with wry take on espionage, dies at 97
- Posted on March 17, 2026
- By Washington Post
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Len Deighton, bestselling spy novelist with wry take on espionage, dies at 97
His books of betrayal and deception, including “The Ipcress File,” skewered espionage services and sharply mocked English social strictures.