- Paperback: 362 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (6 Aug 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099918803
- ISBN-13: 978-0099918806
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,223,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Deighton’s longest, most complex and passionate novel in years: an epic tale, set in a South American jungle, of good men and women crushed beneath the heel of Realpolitik’ Kirkus Review
‘You will be hooked from the first chapter and enjoy every line… The Berlin Wall may have tumbled, destroying overnight a whole spy cottage industry, but as the dust settles Len Deighton rises like the phoenix… a superb novel’
Bryan Forbes, Sunday Express
‘Moral ambiguity used to be called Greeneland. Since Graham Greene’s death, that territory is open for conquest. At least part of it ought to be renamed Deightonsville’
Time Magazine
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Three very different men and one woman become embroiled in a thrilling and violent quest in an imaginary South American republic. The author also wrote "Game, Set and Match" and "Hook, Line and Sinker".
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I could not believe this was a Len Deighton book. After the first few pages I checked to make sure that it was by my favourite author. It just doesn't have the same quality as his other books. Maybe it's the jungle setting or the south American angle. I was very disappointed with this book
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
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.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I read this book right after a Tom Clancy novel, and well, it's hard to compete with the master, Tom Clancy. I would probably have enjoyed this more if I had read it first. The plot just wasn't near as exciting as the the Clancy book, and I think that did play a part in my opinion of this book. All in all though, it was a good book and well written.
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