tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post6509458773297473911..comments2024-03-25T11:29:25.356-04:00Comments on Existential Ennui: Brighton Bookshop Bargain: An Expensive Place to Die (Secret File #5) by Len Deighton (Jonathan Cape First Edition, 1967, Raymond Hawkey Cover)Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-38957929490820647762011-05-06T05:30:53.642-04:002011-05-06T05:30:53.642-04:00Interesting post - I think this book is one of the...Interesting post - I think this book is one of the best examples of Hawkey's work with Deighton, but it is I think the 'secret file' that was included with first editions that make this book special - I'd certainly look if I were you for a copy with a good example in it. It is a testament to Deighton's eye for detail and authenticity that there is a documented story (in the US media in the seventies) of this secret file being mistaken for real espionage secrets and an attempt being made to sell them to the Soviets. Whether the story's totally true, well, I'm not sure, but it's a great story nonetheless.Rob Mallowshttp://wwwnoreply@blogger.com