>I will look out for 'Easy Money'.
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>I haven't read any Len Deighton since my youth. Remember enjoying them so will track down the Bernard Samson series, we are always on the lookout for something good.
Oh, and by all means Robert Littell. "The Company" is a good place to start. It is epic in scope and written by someone who knows that world like LeCarre knew MI6.
And all of Charles McCarry ( worth starting with Miernik Dossier and then Tears of Autumn after which you'll be hooked )
John Baird, I think you'd like both of these guys better than Ludlum. Much more believable and characters a lot more developed.
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