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Spy Story

Harry Palmer Book 6

Book 6 of the Harry Palmer series.Now living under the name Pat Armstrong, the former field agent works at a London war‑gaming centre, only to be swept aboard a nuclear submarine under Arctic ice where a planned defection and a murder attempt blur the line between exercise and reality.

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Published 1974
Part of the Harry Palmer series as book 6.

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Now living under the name Pat Armstrong, the former field agent works at a London war‑gaming centre, only to be swept aboard a nuclear submarine under Arctic ice where a planned defection and a murder attempt blur the line between exercise and reality.

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Spy Story by Len Deighton stands out as a high-interest title with strong recommendation value.

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Is Spy Story part of a series?

Spy Story is linked to Part of the Harry Palmer series as book 6..

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A good next step after Spy Story is The Ipcress File, Horse Under Water, Funeral in Berlin.

When was Spy Story published?

Spy Story was published in 1974.