Len Deighton and John LeCarre are not obscure at all unless you're American perhaps and you don't want to read about non-Americans. Also your attitude to Bond

Len Deighton and John LeCarre are not obscure at all unless you're American perhaps and you don't want to read about non-Americans. Also your attitude to Bond is the reason why they went wrong after Broccoli - you don't understand the romance of them - the action and gadgets are side issues - trimmings but not the meat.