"Deighton, Greene and John le Carré comprise the reigning triumvirate of fictional spymasters beside whom all others pale."–
Seattle Times‟A stone-cold cold war classic." –
Guardian"Few authors writing in the rigorous and finite genre of spy
fiction have mastered the craft as well as Deighton." –
Chicago Tribune "Deighton is so far in the front of other writers in the
field that they are not even in sight." –
Sunday Times "Lively, exciting, ingenious." –Observer
"For sheer readability, he has no peer." –
Evening
Standard"What
raises Deighton's genre to art is not only his absorbing characters but
his metaphoric grace, droll wit, command of technical detail
... and sure sense of place." –
Washington Post "I love him! The
Berlin Game trilogy made lockdown possible." –Olivia Laing