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Funeral in Berlin

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1963 Berlin is dark and dangerous. The anonymous hero of The IPCRESS File has been sent to help arrange the defection - in an elaborate mock coffin - of a leading Soviet scientist. But, as he soon discovers, this deception hides an even deadlier truth. One of the first novels written after the construction of the Berlin Wall, Funeral in Berlin revels in the murky, chilling atmosphere of a divided city.

'The classic and gripping spy novel of Cold War Berlin' Guardian

'A ferociously cool fable' The New York Times

© Len Deighton 1964 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

A ferociously cool fable.

New York Times
A most impressive book in which the tension, more like a chronic ache than a sharp stab of pain, never lets go.
Evening Standard
Deighton's fiction has stood the test of time. His habitually acerbic narrative voice still has much to say to contemporary readers ... Now a fresh generation have the chance to sample Deighton's wares as Penguin republishes many of his books.
The Observer
Like lying back in a hot bath with a large malt whisky - absolute bliss.
Sunday Telegraph
Len Deighton's spy novels are so good they make me sad the Cold War is over.
Malcolm Gladwell
Len Deighton is the Flaubert of the contemporary thriller writers.
Times Literary Supplement
The self-conscious cool of Deighton's writing has dated in the best way possible ... Stone-cold Cold War classic.
The Guardian
Author Len Deighton
Narrator James Lailey
Duration 9 hours and 51 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780241535721
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Genre Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Espionage and spy thriller, Historical fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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