Espionage

Spy fiction, literature concerning the forms of espionage, was a sub-genre derived from the novel during the nineteenth century, which then evolved into a discrete genre before the First World War (1914–18), when governments established modern intelligence agencies in the early twentieth century. As a genre, spy fiction is thematically related to the novel of adventure, the thriller and the politico–military thriller.

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The Shock of the Light
Never Spar with a Viscount (Secret Society of Governess Spies, #3)
Antihero (Orphan X, #11)
Cold Zero
Spies and Other Gods
The Polymorph
Nash Falls (Walter Nash, #1)
Cold Zero
Family of Spies
Antihero (Orphan X, #11)
The Summer Guests (The Martini Club, #2)
The Women of Arlington Hall
Clown Town (Slough House, #9)
Gabriel's Moon
Never
Shadows Upon Time (The Sun Eater, #7)
Denied Access (Mitch Rapp, #24)
Cry Havoc (Tom Reece #1)
The Shock of the Light
The Oligarch's Daughter
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)
Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
Call for the Dead (George Smiley, #1)
Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1)
Smiley's People (George Smiley, #7; Karla Trilogy, #3)
The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Twists And Turns
543 books — 354 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson1984 by George OrwellThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
Conspiracy Fiction
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Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    Brown
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,604 books — 2,800 voters
Night of the Bear by Alan  CockrellStorm Front by Jim  ButcherA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Land by Aleron KongKilling Floor by Lee Child
Best violent action novels
367 books — 358 voters

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Espionage
1,005 books — 1,107 voters
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Best Spy Novels
1,345 books — 2,422 voters


Ellen Brazer
Some people like the Jews, and some do not. But no thoughtful man can deny the fact that they are, beyond any question, the most formidable and most remarkable race which has appeared in the world. — Winston S. Churchill
Ellen Brazer, Clouds Across the Sun

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Ally Carter, Out of Sight, Out of Time

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