FAITH by Len Deighton (HarperCollins) lives up to the high standards established by the author's many previous gems of espionage fiction, including such classics as THE IPCRESS FILE and FUNERAL IN BERLIN. FAITH is the 8th volume in the crown jewel of Deighton's ouevre, the Bernard Samson series which began with BERLIN GAME, MEXICO SET, and LONDON MATCH, and continued with SPY HOOK, ... LINE, and ...SINKER. The series is based on the events surrounding the apparent defection of Bernard's wife Fiona to the East Germans in the mid-eighties and her subsequent triumphant return to England as the most successful triple agent of the Cold War. Deighton began the series in 1983, the height of the Reagan confrontation with the Soviet Union, and the fast pace of world events since then must have necessitated some quick midcourse corrections on his part. Frankly, I thought some of the middle books in the Samson series suffered a bit from political time lag. I am happy to report that FAITH is a return to Deighton at his best--witty, clever, and completely engrossing.
Editor's Recommendations, Summer 1996In this inaugural edition of IBIC's Featured Books, I'd like to draw your attention to several titles which have helped to shape my life and thinking.
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