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Author | Len Deighton |
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Language | English |
Genre | Espionage novel |
Publisher | Hutchinson (UK) Knopf (US) |
Publication date | 1984 (UK) |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Preceded by | Berlin Game |
Followed by | London Match |
Mexico Set is a 1984 spy novel by Len Deighton. It is the second novel in the first of three trilogies about Bernard Samson, a middle-aged and somewhat jaded intelligence officer working for the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Mexico Set is part of the Game, Set and Match trilogy, being preceded by Berlin Game and followed by London Match. This trilogy is followed by the Hook, Line and Sinker trilogy and the final Faith, Hope and Charity trilogy. Deighton's novel Winter (1987) is a prequel to the nine novels, covering the years 1900-1945 and providing the backstory to some of the characters.
Mexico Set continues the story that began with Berlin Game, where Bernard Samson's wife Fiona was unmasked as a KGB double agent.