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Espionage Books
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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3)
by (shelved 868 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.09 — 125,554 ratings — published 1963
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 777 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.06 — 104,776 ratings — published 1974
Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
by (shelved 506 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.74 — 95,013 ratings — published 1953
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
by (shelved 457 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.05 — 440,790 ratings — published 1980
Call for the Dead (George Smiley, #1)
by (shelved 448 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.85 — 46,656 ratings — published 1961
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 445 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.52 — 86,893 ratings — published 2018
Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)
by (shelved 387 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.04 — 77,949 ratings — published 2010
Smiley's People (George Smiley, #7; Karla Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 373 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.29 — 41,831 ratings — published 1979
The Honourable Schoolboy (George Smiley, #6; Karla Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 331 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.99 — 25,987 ratings — published 1977
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 323 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.19 — 29,144 ratings — published 2014
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
by (shelved 308 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.12 — 387,675 ratings — published 1984
Eye of the Needle (Paperback)
by (shelved 303 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.21 — 168,796 ratings — published 1978
The Day of the Jackal (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 276 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.27 — 145,098 ratings — published 1971
The Kill Artist (Gabriel Allon, #1)
by (shelved 275 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.00 — 99,844 ratings — published 2000
Red Sparrow (Red Sparrow Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 273 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.95 — 58,040 ratings — published 2013
The Looking Glass War (George Smiley, #4)
by (shelved 269 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.73 — 18,396 ratings — published 1965
Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)
by (shelved 268 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.63 — 36,324 ratings — published 1954
Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
by (shelved 259 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.81 — 30,990 ratings — published 1955
From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)
by (shelved 258 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.91 — 38,607 ratings — published 1957
Our Man in Havana (Paperback)
by (shelved 254 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.94 — 40,760 ratings — published 1958
A Perfect Spy (Paperback)
by (shelved 252 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.99 — 22,930 ratings — published 1986
Dead Lions (Slough House, #2)
by (shelved 231 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.13 — 42,083 ratings — published 2013
The Bourne Supremacy (Jason Bourne, #2)
by (shelved 231 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.11 — 182,114 ratings — published 1986
A Legacy of Spies (George Smiley, #9)
by (shelved 222 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.89 — 25,281 ratings — published 2017
American Assassin (Mitch Rapp, #1)
by (shelved 220 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.25 — 100,763 ratings — published 2010
Patriot Games (Jack Ryan, #1)
by (shelved 219 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.17 — 213,420 ratings — published 1987
The Russia House (Paperback)
by (shelved 217 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.91 — 25,911 ratings — published 1989
Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)
by (shelved 214 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.64 — 24,692 ratings — published 1956
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7)
by (shelved 213 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.83 — 27,088 ratings — published 1959
Doctor No (James Bond, #6)
by (shelved 212 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.81 — 26,258 ratings — published 1958
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1)
by (shelved 207 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.84 — 193,250 ratings — published 2006
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
by (shelved 197 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.59 — 46,063 ratings — published 1915
The Little Drummer Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 196 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.99 — 16,651 ratings — published 1983
The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 194 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.23 — 15,786 ratings — published 2015
Clear and Present Danger (Jack Ryan, #5; Jack Ryan Universe, #6)
by (shelved 191 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.14 — 143,762 ratings — published 1989
Spook Street (Slough House, #4)
by (shelved 190 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.42 — 32,032 ratings — published 2017
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 190 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.14 — 20,218 ratings — published 2007
The Night Manager (Paperback)
by (shelved 190 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.84 — 23,070 ratings — published 1993
The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Jack Ryan, #4)
by (shelved 189 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.10 — 60,484 ratings — published 1988
The Bourne Ultimatum (Jason Bourne, #3)
by (shelved 188 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.08 — 67,109 ratings — published 1990
The Alice Network (Paperback)
by (shelved 185 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.32 — 616,201 ratings — published 2017
Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)
by (shelved 185 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.29 — 35,022 ratings — published 2016
Berlin Game (Bernard Samson, #1)
by (shelved 180 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.06 — 14,217 ratings — published 1983
Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 179 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.03 — 23,230 ratings — published 2010
Thunderball (James Bond, #9)
by (shelved 178 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.84 — 18,425 ratings — published 1961
The English Assassin (Gabriel Allon, #2)
by (shelved 177 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.17 — 44,541 ratings — published 2002
Agent Running in the Field (Hardcover)
by (shelved 174 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.84 — 23,212 ratings — published 2019
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11)
by (shelved 173 times as espionage)
avg rating 3.98 — 22,215 ratings — published 1963
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (Hardcover)
by (shelved 172 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.15 — 60,410 ratings — published 2019
London Rules (Slough House, #5)
by (shelved 170 times as espionage)
avg rating 4.35 — 29,129 ratings — published 2018
“...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.”
― The Ruins of Gorlan
"An intelligent force?" said Will.
"Not intelligent. Intelligence. Although it does help if your intelligence force was also intelligent.”
― The Ruins of Gorlan
“We work in the city of Würzburg, which is between Frankfurt and Nürnberg. Eric and I are in military intelligence.”
― Lost Identity
― Lost Identity
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