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The Ipcress File
The IPCRESS File
Book • 1962
The IPCRESS File, published in 1962, is Len Deighton's debut spy novel featuring an unnamed protagonist (later known as Harry Palmer) who is transferred from military intelligence to a small civilian intelligence agency.
When top British scientists begin disappearing, he is tasked with investigating their kidnappings, leading him on a dangerous mission across the globe—from London to Beirut to a Pacific atoll—where he uncovers a sinister brainwashing operation called IPCRESS (Induction of Psycho-neuroses by Conditioned Reflex under strESS).
The novel explores themes of betrayal, Cold War espionage, and the blurred lines between loyalty and deception.
When top British scientists begin disappearing, he is tasked with investigating their kidnappings, leading him on a dangerous mission across the globe—from London to Beirut to a Pacific atoll—where he uncovers a sinister brainwashing operation called IPCRESS (Induction of Psycho-neuroses by Conditioned Reflex under strESS).
The novel explores themes of betrayal, Cold War espionage, and the blurred lines between loyalty and deception.
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