The Recurring Cast
Character · The unnamed spy · 5 books

Dawlish

The narrator's boss · Len Deighton

Dawlish is the narrator’s boss, an urbane senior officer.

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Character facts

First appearance
The IPCRESS File (1962)
Latest appearance
An Expensive Place to Die (1967)
Books
5 (5 major)
Series
Unnamed spy (Harry Palmer)
Author
Len Deighton
Circle
The unnamed spy

Where to meet Dawlish

Dawlish first appears in The IPCRESS File (1962), in a major role, book 1 of the Unnamed spy (Harry Palmer) series.

Buy The IPCRESS File

Every book with Dawlish

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1962MThe IPCRESS Filemajor role · Unnamed spy (Harry Palmer)Buy
  2. 1963MHorse Under Watermajor role · Unnamed spy (Harry Palmer)Buy
  3. 1964MFuneral in Berlinmajor role · Unnamed spy (Harry Palmer)Buy
  4. 1966MBillion-Dollar Brainmajor role · Unnamed spy (Harry Palmer)Buy
  5. 1967MAn Expensive Place to Diemajor role · Unnamed spy (Harry Palmer)Buy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
The narratorWorking-class British intelligence officer, called Harry Palmer in the films5