Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy Av Len Deighton

<p><b>''The master at his peak'' <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><br>A Russian scientist is defecting to the West, in order to realize his dreams of contacting extra-terrestrial life among the stars. But when an insubordinate British agent and a top CIA operative are sent to the Sahara desert to bring him in, things don''t go to plan. The result is a violent chase stretching across three continents, where loyalties - between spies, partners, nations and lovers - become fatally divided.<br><br>''Classic, world-ranging, marvellously knowledgeable ... in a word, quality'' <i>The Times<br></i><br>''Tightly and complicatedly plotted, so credible in detail'' <i>Financial Times<br></i><br>A PATRICK ARMSTRONG NOVEL</p>