49 books
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15 voters
Listopia > Matthew Ismail's votes on the list Great Books About Spying (5 Books)
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Treason in the Blood: H. St. John Philby, Kim Philby and the Spy Case of the Century
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"A fabulous dual life of St. John Philby and his son, the notorious mole in MI6, Kim Philby."
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rated it 4 stars
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The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia
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"Hopkirk's exciting book about the Great Game is one of the best books of nonfiction I've read."
Matthew
rated it 4 stars
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A Perfect Spy
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"John le Carre's story about a son of a con man who grows up to be a spy is both psychologically complex and a great spy story."
Matthew
rated it 5 stars
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The Mask of Dimitrios (Charles Latimer, #1)
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"This is a very British story about a mystery author who goes to Istanbul to write and gets caught up in international intrigue."
Matthew
rated it 4 stars
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The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
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"A very interesting insight into the subversive activities of the KGB in the West from the files of a very important defector."
Matthew
rated it 4 stars
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