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 Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
Call for the Dead (George Smiley, #1)
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
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William Kely McClung
“ Legends were mostly bullshit, even his own, but they sometimes could be useful. ”
― William Kely McClung, Black Fire

Ally Carter
“ You really saw some?" Liz said an hour later. Sure, we had the stereo blaring and the shower running, but Liz still whispered, "They really...exist?" "Liz," I whispered back, "they're not unicorns." "No," Bex said flatly, "they're boys. And they're...good. ...more ”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

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