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Billion-Dollar Brain

by Len Deighton

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London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5". None. The first edition of this exciting work of spy fiction by Len Deighton. A first edition of the work. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.With code strip design to the cloth and classified document design to the end papers.This intricate work of spy fiction is written by British author Len Deighton. Len Deighton is a prolific author and has written cook books and historical military works, though he is best known for his spy novels. This work is the fourth in his series featuring an unnamed secret agent. In this work we follow the protagonist as he is ordered to stop a newspaper article from being published. Soon, after finding the journalist to be dead, an old friend tries to recruit him into a private intelligence who's network is operated by 'The Brain', a billion-dollar supercomputer. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Eternally in lovely condition. Wrap is in generally smart condition creasing, chipping and minor handling marks and closed tears to the spine. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright end papers. Fine

Synopsis

The classic spy thriller of lethal computer-age intrigue and a maniac's private cold war, featuring the same anonymous narrator and milieu of The IPCRESS File.The fourth of Deighton's novels to be narrated by the unnamed employee of WOOC(P) is the thrilling story of an anti-communist espionage network owned by a Texan billionaire, General Midwinter, run from a vast computer complex known as the Brain. After having been recruited by Harvey Newbegin, the narrator travels from the bone-freezing winter of Helsinki, Riga and Leningrad, to the stifling heat of Texas, and soon finds himself tangling with enemies on both sides of the Iron Curtain.

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Bookseller
Rooke Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
872Z32
Title
Billion-Dollar Brain
Author
Len Deighton
Illustrator
None
Format/Binding
Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1966
Size
8" by 5"
Keywords
First edition Spy Len Deighton Spy

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