Funeral in Berlin by Len Deighton Paperback Book 9780241505380

The classic and gripping spy novel of Cold War Berlin Guardian1963 Berlin is dark and dangerous The anonymous hero of The IPCRESS File has been sent to help arrange the defection in an elaborate mock coffin of a leading Soviet scientist But as he soon discovers this deception hides an even deadlier truth One of the first novels written after the construction of the Berlin Wall Funeral in Berlin revels in the murky chilling atmosphere of a divided city A ferociously cool fable The New York Times