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Funeral in Berlin
- Penguin Modern Classics
- Narrated by: James Lailey
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
1963 Berlin is dark and dangerous. The anonymous hero of The IPCRESS File has been sent to help arrange the defection - in an elaborate mock coffin - of a leading Soviet scientist. But, as he soon discovers, this deception hides an even deadlier truth. One of the first novels written after the construction of the Berlin Wall, Funeral in Berlin revels in the murky, chilling atmosphere of a divided city.
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- Eoin McHugh
- 28-06-23
A spy classic
A classic of the genre that will leave you turning pages from start to finish.
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- dave smith
- 25-01-24
Michael Caine impression
The narrator seemed to be trying to give a Michael Caine impression that at times distractes from story.
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- Mr. Clark Gillies
- 06-10-21
Excellent story that improves the movie
Len Deighton I have always found a struggle to get through when it comes to his books, but the audible version of his books are simply fascinating and James Lailey simply keeps you hooked for the whole time.
The story follows the nameless British Agent (affectionately known as Harry Palmer) as he is sent from London to Berlin to arrange the transfer of a Russian scientist from the east to west.
A excellent espionage thriller that is a hop around Europe as we follow are hero who uncovers more and more of a shady dealings in what is more than just trying to get a scientist to defect.
For anyone who has seen the movie, the book is probably 40-60% accurate (a very simplified version of the actual movie plot is fully there), but I feel Samantha Steele in the movie is much better,
While in the book she plays a big role until about the half way stage, she then just vanishes from the story, and I do find her lines in the story a little grating in places.
The book expands Colonel Stok and he is a much more interesting character in this book when fleshed out, rather than the comic relief he is relegated to in the movie.
There is a whole section set in France that was best left out of the movie, but there is a section set in Prague that would have been a worthy addition (with the introduction to Harvey (Leo) Newbigen, who we are introduced to in Billion Dollar Brain).
All in all a excellent thriller from start to finish and really enjoyable, that is probably the best of the "unnamed hero" collection.
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- MATHIJS
- 07-04-24
Boring
I really liked all the others in the series, but this one is too slow.
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