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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Lists

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer

World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)

677 books — 468 voters

A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two by Michael G. Kramer

We Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore

Military Fiction

803 books — 423 voters

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré

The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth

Espionage

1,011 books — 1,165 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers

1,339 books — 855 voters

Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman

Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau

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2,977 books — 1,662 voters

Best Gay Assassins and Spies

352 books — 559 voters

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Quotes Tagged “Espionage”

“ ...at the time, King Herbert felt that to remain safe, the kingdom needed an effective intelligence force." "An intelligent force?" said Will. "Not intelligent. Intelligence. Although it does help if your intelligence force was also intelligent. ...more ”
― John Flanagan, The Ruins of Gorlan

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