The IPCRESS File

Len Deighton's first novel, whose protagonist is a nameless spy — later christened Harry Palmer and later portrayed by Michael Caine in the 1960s film.

When a number of scientists mysteriously disappear in Berlin, what seems to be a straightforward case rapidly becomes a journey to the heart of a dark and deadly conspiracy. It is a conspiracy that takes Len Deighton's working-class hero on a journey that will test him to the limits of his ingenuity and resolve, and call on him to prove himself as a spy at the very top of his game.

The film of The Ipcress File gave Michael Caine one of his first starring roles.