 "Berlin Game" is part of the "Game, Set and Match" trilogy, being succeeded by "Mexico Set" and "London Match", and followed by the "Hook, Line and Sinker" trilogy and the final "Faith, Hope and Charity" trilogy.Deighton's novel "Winter" (1987) is a prequel to the nine novels, covering the years 1900-1945 and providing the backstory to some of the characters.The time is the early 1980s.