Leonard Cyril Deighton (/ˈdeɪtən/ DAY-tən; 18 February 1929 – 15 March 2026) was a British author. His publications included cookery books and works on history, but he was best known for his spy novels.
Books in order of publication:
Harry Palmer Books
| The IPCRESS File | (1962) |
| Horse Under Water | (1962) |
| Funeral in Berlin | (1964) |
| Billion-Dollar Brain | (1966) |
| An Expensive Place to Die | (1967) |
| Spy Story | (1974) |
| Twinkle, Twinkle Little Spy / Catch a Falling Spy | (1976) |
Publication Order of Bernard Samson Books
| Berlin Game | (1983) |
| Mexico Set | (1985) |
| London Match | (1985) |
| Winter: A Berlin Family, 1899-1945 | (1987) |
| Spy Hook | (1988) |
| Spy Line | (1989) |
| Spy Sinker | (1990) |
| Faith | (1994) |
| Hope | (1995) |
| Charity | (1996) |
Standalone Novels
| Only When I Laugh / Only When I Larf | (1967) |
| Bomber | (1971) |
| Close-Up | (1972) |
| Yesterday’s Spy | (1975) |
| SS-GB | (1979) |
| XPD | (1981) |
| Goodbye, Mickey Mouse | (1982) |
| MAMista | (1991) |
| City of Gold | (1992) |
| Violent Ward | (1993) |
Short Story Collections
| Declarations of War | (1992) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Action Cook Book | (1965) |
| Où est le garlic / Basic French Cooking | (1965) |
| No Royalty A/C Action Cook Book | (1975) |
| Fighter | (1977) |
| Airshipwreck | (1978) |
| Blitzkrieg | (1979) |
| Basic French Cookery Course | (1987) |
| ABC of French Food | (1989) |
| Blood, Tears, and Folly | (1993) |
| Len Deighton’s French Cooking for Men | (2010) |
| James Bond: My Long and Eventful Search for His Father | (2012) |
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