Summary
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Key Facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Age at death | 97 |
| Notable work | The Ipcress File |
| Contribution | Redefined spy fiction |
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Security & Defense
Perspective: Len Deighton, spy novelist and author of The Ipcress File, dies aged 97
Executive context: British writer brought wit, realism and class consciousness to cold war espionage fiction, reshaping the genre in the 1960s.
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