Rating: 
Summary: Slick, sexy, engrossing
Review: The first in a trilogy featuring Agent Bernard
Samson, no accolades are too much for this superb
specimen of that fast-disappearing genre, the spy
novel set during the Cold War. I'll not give the
plot away. Suffice to say that it involves a pretty darn complicated counter-espionage plot, and that the denouement at the end is terrific.
Never over-dramatizing, but always keeping the
story gripping and the characters immensely believable, Deighton shows us
why he's a prime exponent of the art.
In this era of political correctness
and the East-West detente,
Deighton's novel transports the reader to a
time not so long ago, when The Wall was
not just the name of a Pink Floyd album.
Rating: 
Summary: Solid Job by Author
Review: This author always does a good job with the spy novel. This is a solid effort on his part but there really is nothing that new here. If you like the type of book and the author then this is a good place to start. Even if you are not a big fan of his this is a very solid effort. At the time this might have been more inventive but the years have given us many books with this theme.
Rating:
Summary: Solid Job by Author
Review: This author always does a good job with the spy novel. This is a solid effort on his part but there really is nothing that new here. If you like the type of book and the author then this is a good place to start. Even if you are not a big fan of his this is a very solid effort. At the time this might have been more inventive but the years have given us many books with this theme.
Rating: 
Summary: Very good book. Spy buffs will love it.
Review: This is a fine book and I look forward to reading the remaining two books of the trilogy. There is a slow build-up, but this is necesssary in order to introduce the cast of characters and to set the stage for a shattering conclusion. It is hard to put the book down when you are into the last100 pages. The dialogue is crisp and interesting. I cannot give this book five stars, though. As fine as it is, Deighton is a step below Le Carre. The central story in "Berlin Game" is outstanding, but the character development and the scene setting are a little thin. I finished "Berlin Game" not having a real good feel for who Bernard Samson is. But, then again, he's a spy... I definitely recommend this book to spy buffs or anyone looking for a good read.
Rating:
Summary: Back to past Berlin
Review: This is a particular spy novel. If you are looking for action you will be satisfied. Neverless I remeber Berlin in 1983 and later from two sides of the famous wall. Lot of those specific atmosphere of divided city can be find in the trilogy. The book is really worth reading for that reason.
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