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Len Deighton's traditional first novel, whose character is just a spy -- afterwards christened Harry Palmer and made well-known worldwide within the legendary 1960s movie starring Michael Caine. The Ipcress File wasn't just Len Deighton's first story, it was his first best-seller and the guide that broke the form of thriller writing. For the working-class narrator, a seemingly simple quest to locate a biochemist becomes a trip to one's heart of the dark and dangerous conspiracy. As the book itself has turned into a classic, the movie of The Ipcress Report offered Michael Caine one of is own first and still most famous featuring functions.