Hope

If I could give this book six stars I would. But I tend to forget we are in a different era from that in which Bernard Samson was active. That being said I think that the first 120 pages of Hope, in which Bernard is trekking about in a wintery Poland with his boss, the hopeless Dicky Cruyer, may be......more

Hope (Bernard Samson, #8) (1995) is the eighth and penultimate book in the majestic Bernard Samson series. The backdrop to Hope is the Polish Solidarity movement and the end of the Cold War, with much of the book taking place in Poland. On the domestic front Bernard and Fiona are trying to rebuild the......more

'Hope', Len Deighton's 8th 'starring' Brit spy Bernd Samson, is another intricately plotted, dense, action-packed novel that exposes yet additional layers of duplicity among the characters working both sides of the 'wall' during the Cold War. I have to give major kudos to the author; to develop a la......more

Dicky Cruyer once again shows how hopeless he is in attempting to be a field agent, far better he leaves it to Bernard and sticks to office politics. Although I like all the Samson series this one is particularly good and ends with what looks like a reunion with Gloria.......more

The scenario kees changing with innumerable surprised thrown in every series in the book. BenSamson, the indeendent thinking operator seemingly creates confusion wherever he goes. Invariably he sorts out issues the credit for which istaken by others. He keeps plodding willing to be exploited and kno......more