Mexico Set, Len Deighton — 1st Edition

Name: Mexico Set, Len Deighton — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 4082-EV-F-VG-14
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Publication: London, Hutchinson, 1984

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 380.

Condition Report: Near Fine. This copy is securely and tightly bound in its original boards, presenting an exceptionally square and firm text block. The pages are remarkably bright and clean, free from any visible foxing, inscriptions, or internal markings. The original dust jacket remains bright, unclipped (retaining the £8.95 net price), and highly presentable, showing only the faintest shelf-wear and trivial creasing at the spine ends. Overall, an excellent, collector-quality example of this title.

Catalogue Note: True first edition, first impression of the second instalment in Deighton's celebrated 'Game, Set & Match' espionage trilogy, directly following the events of Berlin Game.

Copies in such a sharp, well-preserved state without the typical wear or sunning makes it a highly desirable addition for collectors of modern spy fiction and British thrillers.

Following the triumph of Berlin Game, Mexico Set thrusts cynical intelligence officer Bernard Samson back into the perilous world of East-West espionage. Samson must contend with his Soviet adversary, KGB Major Erich Stinnes, the very man who had previously arrested him in East Berlin. The operation spans from the oppressive heat of the Mexican jungle to the frigid, divided streets of Berlin. Complicating matters are the dangerous bureaucratic machinations of Whitehall desk men like Bret Rensselaer and Dicky Cruyer, not to mention Samson’s own chaotic domestic life. Deighton weaves a fast-paced narrative of political complexity, sexual tension, and shifting loyalties, culminating in a bloody and chaotic showdown.

ISBN: 0091586100

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Len Deighton

Book Publisher: Hutchinson

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Thriller & Suspense

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 381

Book Publication Year: 1984

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Game, Set & Match

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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