Deighton

British  

/ ˈdeɪtən /

noun

1. Len. born 1929, British thriller writer. His books include The Ipcress File (1962), Bomber (1970), and the trilogy Berlin Game , Mexico Set , and London Match (1983–85)

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Example Sentences

Len Deighton, the bestselling author of “The Ipcress File” and influential cookbook writer, died March 15 at 97.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Leonard Cyril Deighton was born in London on Feb. 18, 1929, to Dorothy and Leonard Deighton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Keating once told the BBC, adding: “And at the other extreme is Len Deighton using the spy story to say things about people and about the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The novel was the first of three Samson trilogies that Deighton produced between 1983 and 1996.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

But, my dear sir," began Mr. Deighton, "I do not see—I fail——" "Man, don't talk!

From The Tapu Of Banderah 1901 by Becke, Louis