An Expensive Place to Die (56)

An Expensive Place to Die (56)
By Len Deighton

This was one of Deightons series of book about "Harry Palmer" although he is nameless in the book (Harry Palmer was the name given to him in the movies based on some of the books).
This one seemed somewhat pointless.. I never understood the motivations of the characters until toward the end. It was also set in Paris, with lots of French thrown in.. (I like the German books better- lol). In the end it was an interesting counter-espinoge premise..
The book was written in 1966, the year of my birth, 40 years ago.. It is interesting how the world has changed.. at least in political views. This talks about winning a nuclear war.. Also about a large battle of WWI fought in Europe.. that was still fresh in people memories. This didnt seem to have the typical style of Deighton in his Sampson books. It reminded me of John LeCarre's early books.. which would have been written about the same time. Perhaps this was the style of spy writting in the mid 60's?
Think I will read another one before I form a full opinion!