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XPD
by Len Deighton“A stunning spy story . . . incomparable.”—The Guardian
A propulsive and wholly original novel constructed around a supposition that Churchill secretly met with Hitler in 1940 to discuss terms of a British surrender
“A stunning spy story . . . incomparable.”—The Guardian
A propulsive and wholly original novel constructed around a supposition that Churchill secretly met with Hitler in 1940 to discuss terms of a British surrender
It’s 1979, and a group of former SS officers are devising a plan to seize power in West Germany. XPD is a brilliant novel constructed around a supposition that Churchill secretly met with Hitler in 1940 to discuss terms of a British surrender. British agent Boyd Stuart is intent on preventing those wartime documents from becoming public. XPD – short for “expedient demise,” the code used by the Secret Intelligence Service to refer to the assassinations it carries out – is another stunning novel from Len Deighton.
“A stunning spy story . . . Deighton remains the incomparable entertainer.”—The Guardian
“Deliciously sharp and flawlessly accurate dialogue, breathtakingly clever plotting, confident character drawing.”—The Times
“Exciting and well made.”—Daily Telegraph
“Deighton in top form . . . the best kind of action entertainment.”—Publishers Weekly