Funeral in Berlin by Deighton, Len

Author: Deighton, Len

Espionage & spy thriller

Published on 29 April 2021 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Penguin Modern Classics’ series.

Paperback | 288 pages
130 x 197 x 28 | 214g

‘The classic and gripping spy novel of Cold War Berlin’ Guardian1963 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. ‘A ferociously cool fable’ The New York Times