Dead Pool 2026

[Sheilbh]

RIP Len Deighton

One of the great spy novelists - from my perspective arguably basically him and Le Carre. And also, more surprisingly, the man who introduced British men to French cooking.

[grumbler]

  I think that I read everything he wrote, bar the non-spy stuff.

[Richard Hakluyt]

They had Simon Schama on the radio giving him very warm praise. I had no idea that he was so highly regarded, though admittedly spy thrillers are not really my thing. But, since he is that good I will pick one up asap.

[Norgy]

SS-GB is a strong novel, along the lines of Roth's The Plot Against America. Deighton was first, though. Rest in peace!   

[Sheilbh]

Less regrettably, I see Paul Ehrlich has died.