Paperback: 465 pages
Publisher: Chivers North Amer; Large Prnt edition (August 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0792714644
ISBN-13: 978-0792714644
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds

a review I foud on amazon

Comparing Len Deighton to Tom Clancy works only in that both authors choose from time to time to operate in the shadow world of espoinage. In a Clancy novel there is never any doubt who wears the white hat; it is this distinction that separates Deighton from Clancy. A generation back the comparison between Deighton and Clancy would have been Graham Greene and Ian Fleming. Which you choose says more about the types of novels you read than which story you preferred.
MAMista is a story written by an author quite comfortable examining the moral ambiguities presented, with good detail to his fictional surroundings, direct in his presentation, and very agile in his story-telling abilities. The characters always come alive with the story, including some minor ones you'd rather not have done so. The only complaint; in setting the mood so well, Deighton can go on a bit more than necessary. This is a minor flaw in an otherwise graceful novel.

Holding for box.

This goes in the British mystery box.

I'm not much into spies/espionage stories.

This book enjoyed a brief stay in San Jose, California before continuing its travels with the British Mystery Bookbox!

There were some books on the shelf that were screaming for a trip - anywhere. So it goes in a BOB.