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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.

New Releases Tagged "Espionage"

Antihero (Orphan X, #11)
Cold Zero
Spies and Other Gods
The Method
The Regicide Report (Laundry Files, 14)
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Revenge (Jason Bourne Book 22)

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Clown Town (Slough House, #9)
Gabriel's Moon
Denied Access (Mitch Rapp, #24)
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Cry Havoc (Tom Reece #1)
The Second Son (Chase Burke #1)
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Lists

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieTriptych by Karin SlaughterAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieBlindsighted by Karin Slaughter
Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers
1,317 books — 745 voters
Zero at the Bone by Jane SevilleWarrior's Cross by Madeleine UrbanMexican Heat by Laura BaumbachEvenfall by AisLuck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
Best Gay Assassins and Spies
352 books — 558 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerHiroshima by John HerseyThe Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
670 books — 462 voters
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterHeist Society by Ally CarterCross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally CarterOnly the Good Spy Young by Ally CarterDon't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
Best YA Spy/Mystery Novels
635 books — 1,626 voters

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Military Fiction
798 books — 439 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
1,345 books — 1,508 voters

Espionage Books

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)
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Quotes Tagged “Espionage”

William Kely McClung
“ Legends were mostly bullshit, even his own, but they sometimes could be useful. ”
― William Kely McClung, Black Fire
259 likes

Ally Carter
“ and then Zach said a really bad word, but I doubt DeeDee noticed because it was in Farsi ”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
227 likes

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Videos Tagged “Espionage”

The President's General, 505: A crude affair
The President's General, 505: A crude affair
Mozart's Last Aria (The longer video)
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Groups Tagged "Espionage"

SSG: Spy/Spec-Ops Group Dedicated to those who love spy, spec-ops, and clandestine books from Tom Clancy, Vince Fly…more
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Share favorite books about middle school spies, such as the Spy School series by Stuart Gibbs or…more
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