Len Deighton obituary: How a cookery cartoonist became a master spy writer - BBC

Len Deighton obituary: How a cookery cartoonist became a master spy writer – BBC

March 17, 2026

Len Deighton obituary: How a cookery cartoonist became a master spy writer BBCLen Deighton, spy novelist and author of The Ipcress File, dies aged 97 The GuardianLen Deighton obituary: writer who redefined spy thrillers dies aged 97 The TimesThe Ipcress File author Len Deighton dies at 97 BreakingNews.ieFive great thrillers by Len Deighton, 1960s rebel spy writer The Times