What is Len Deighton?
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = Len Deighton | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Leonard Cyril Deighton | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1929|02|18||df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Marylebone]], London, England | nationality = British | ethnicity = | occupation = Writer, illustrator | period = | subject = | movement = | genre = [[Spy fiction]], [[military fiction]], [[alternate history]], [[non-fiction]] | language = English | alma_mater = [[Royal College of Art]] | notableworks = ''[[The IPCRESS File]]''<br/>The [[Bernard Samson]] novels<br/>''[[SS-GB]]''<br/>''[[Goodbye, Mickey Mouse]]''<br/>''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]''<br/>''[[Bomber (novel)|Bomber]]'' | website = | spouse = Ysabele Deighton | children = Alexander, Antoni }} '''Leonard Cyril Deighton''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|iː|t|ən}}; born 18 February 1929), known as '''Len Deighton''', is a British author. He is thought to be one of the top three spy novelists of his time (along with [[Ian Fleming]] and [[John le Carré]]).<ref>{{cite book | title=Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads | publisher=Oceanview Publishing |author1=Morrell, David |author2=Wagner, Hank | year=2012 | isbn=978-1608090402}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2011/12/07/len-deightons-spy-novels-still-outsmart-fleming-and-le-carre-after-50-years-in-print | title=Len Deighton's Spy Novels Still Outsmart Fleming and le Carre After 50 Years in Print | publisher=SF Weekly | date=7 December 2011 | access-date=11 June 2016 | author=Burchby, Casey | archive-date=7 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807234733/http://www.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2011/12/07/len-deightons-spy-novels-still-outsmart-fleming-and-le-carre-after-50-years-in-print | url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a well known [[military history|military historian]], [[cookery]] writer, and [[graphic artist]]. His first book, ''