Len Deighton was born in 1929 in London. He did his national service in the RAF, went to the Royal College of Art and designed many book jackets, including the original UK edition of Jack Kerouac's On the Road. The enormous success of his first spy novel, The IPCRESS File (1962), was repeated in a remarkable sequence of books over the following decades. These varied from historical fiction (Bomber, perhaps his greatest novel) to dystopian alternative fiction (SS-GB) and a number of brilliant non-fiction books on the Second World War (Fighter, Blitzkrieg and Blood, Tears and Folly). 
 
His spy novels chart the twists and turns of Britain and the Cold War in ways which now give them a unique flavour. They preserve a world in which Europe contains many dictatorships, in which the personal can be ruined by the ideological and where the horrors of the Second World War are buried under only a very thin layer of soil. Deighton's fascination with technology, his sense of humour and his brilliant evocation of time and place make him one of the key British espionage writers, alongside John Buchan, Eric Ambler, Ian Fleming and John Le Carré.

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In Afghanistan, a US Special Forces pilot is shot down during a covert mission. 
 
In New York, a mother is forced to flee with her two young children. 
 
A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private - the world's largest investigation agency - with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace. 
 
What at first seems to be a simple missing persons case soon escalates into something much more deadly, when Jack discovers the daughter is being pursued by highly trained operatives. 
 
As Jack uncovers more of the woman's backstory, the trail leads towards Afghanistan - where Jack's career as a US Marine ended in catastrophe . . . 
 
Jack will need to face the trauma of his past to save a family's future.

Private Rogue

(Private 16)

Private Beijing is ripped apart after an attack leaves three agents dead and the head of the team missing. 
 
 With the Beijing branch in turmoil, Private's owner and global head, Jack Morgan, immediately gets on a plane from LA. 
 
 Soon after Jack lands in China, another Private office is attacked. It's clear that the entire organisation is under threat. 
 
 As Jack launches a global investigation from unfamiliar territory, he will need the loyalty of his team now more than ever.

Private Beijing

A brutal attack. An agent missing. (Private 17)

A priest is murdered and a Private agent is the number one suspect. 
 
Jack Morgan is in Rome celebrating the opening of a new local Private office, when the party takes a deadly turn. Private agent Matteo Ricci is found at the party standing over the body of a dead priest with a gun in hand, swearing he did not kill the man. 
 
As Jack tries to prove Matteo's innocence, he uncovers a much deadlier conspiracy - which leads him straight to the heart of the Vatican. 
 
With corruption closing in on all sides, Jack must decide who he can trust before the city falls. 
 
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PRAISE FOR THE PRIVATE THRILLERS 
 
'Great action sequences ... breathtaking twists and turns' ANTHONY HOROWITZ 
 
'An unmissable, breakneck ride' JAMES SWALLOW 
 
'Exhilarating, high-stakes action' LESLEY KARA 
 
'An exhilarating and totally satisfying read' NB MAGAZINE 
 
'A breakneck fast, brutally good page-turner' DAILY MAIL 
 
'Hits the ground running and the pace never misses a beat' DAILY EXPRESS 
 
'Yet another fine outing from the master of thrillers' CITY A.M.

Private Rome

A murdered priest. A city full of secrets. (Private 18)

The clock is ticking. 
 
To save her life you must take another. 
 
When Jack Morgan is invited to the luxurious Monaco coast to set up a new Private office, it seems like the perfect opportunity to relax in an iconic destination. 
 
But the vacation is quickly cut short when Jack's partner Justine is abducted. 
 
The kidnappers send Jack clear instructions - and a gun. If he wants to see the woman he loves again, he must take a life in exchange for hers. 
 
Jack soon becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy that will come to a head at the Monaco Grand Prix. 
 
Hours from disaster, Jack must find Justine and her kidnappers - and put a stop to whatever they have planned next. 
 
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PRAISE FOR THE PRIVATE THRILLERS 
 
'Great action sequences ... breathtaking twists and turns' ANTHONY HOROWITZ 
 
'An unmissable, breakneck ride' JAMES SWALLOW 
 
'Exhilarating, high-stakes action' LESLEY KARA 
 
'An exhilarating and totally satisfying read' NB MAGAZINE 
 
'A breakneck fast, brutally good page-turner' DAILY MAIL 
 
'Hits the ground running and the pace never misses a beat' DAILY EXPRESS 
 
'Yet another fine outing from the master of thrillers' CITY A.M.

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