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Book Review of Xpd

Xpd
Xpd
Author: Len Deighton
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Book Description: "JUNE 11, 1940 - WHERE IS WINSTON CHURCHILL? A private aircraft takes off from a small town in central France, while Adolf Hitler, the would-be conqueror of Europe, prepares for a clandestine meeting near the Belgian border.

For more than 40 years the events of this day have been Britain's most closely guarded secret. Anyone who learns of them must die -with their file stamped: XPD - expedient demise --"

From the Publisher: 'A stunning spy story... Deighton remains the incomparable entertainer' The Guardian

'Deliciously sharp and flawlessly accurate dialogue, breathtakingly clever plotting, confident charater drawing.. a splendidly strongly told story' - H R F Keating, The Times

'Exciting and well made' - Daily Telegraph

'Deighton in top form... the best kind of action entertainment' - Publishers Weekly --