Len Deighton, author of bestselling spy thrillers, dead at 97
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Reports differ across sources; according to bbc.com, len Deighton obituary: How a cookery cartoonist became a master spy writer The British author, Len Deighton, who was best known for his spy novels, has died at the age of 97.