50 Books like The King's Deception

A Conspiracy of Paper

by David Liss

His father murdered, a thief-taker uncovers forged stock and a conspiracy that kills witnesses.

3.87

12k+

🏙️ Georgian London 📈 Financial Thriller 🔍 Conspiracy Investigation 🎭 Morally Grey Protagonist ✡️ Jewish Identity

A Conspiracy of Paper 93%

His father murdered, a thief-taker uncovers forged stock and a conspiracy that kills witnesses.

by David Liss 2000

3.87

12k+ ratings

🏙️ Georgian London 📈 Financial Thriller 🔍 Conspiracy Investigation 🎭 Morally Grey Protagonist ✡️ Jewish Identity

Revelation

by C.J. Sansom • 2008

A Tudor lawyer hunts a serial killer staging murders modeled on the Bible's apocalyptic plagues.

4.37

28k+

📜 Tudor Mystery ✝️ Religious Fanaticism 🔪 Ritual Murder 🌋 Apocalyptic Prophecy 🎭 Master Of Disguise

Revelation 94%

A Tudor lawyer hunts a serial killer staging murders modeled on the Bible's apocalyptic plagues.

by C.J. Sansom 2008

4.37

28k+ ratings

📜 Tudor Mystery ✝️ Religious Fanaticism 🔪 Ritual Murder 🌋 Apocalyptic Prophecy 🎭 Master Of Disguise

The Alchemist's Secret

by Scott Mariani • 2007

Guilt-haunted ex-soldier hunts an alchemical manuscript to save a child, stalked by fanatical order.

3.98

11k+

🕊️ Religious Conspiracy 🧩 Historical Puzzle 📜 Manuscript Hunt 🪖 Ex-Soldier Hero ⚗️ Alchemy Lore

The Alchemist's Secret 93%

Guilt-haunted ex-soldier hunts an alchemical manuscript to save a child, stalked by fanatical order.

by Scott Mariani 2007

3.98

11k+ ratings

🕊️ Religious Conspiracy 🧩 Historical Puzzle 📜 Manuscript Hunt 🪖 Ex-Soldier Hero ⚗️ Alchemy Lore

American Assassin

by Vince Flynn • 2010

After a terrorist attack kills his girlfriend, a college athlete joins a CIA assassination program.

4.25

102k+

🐺 Lone Wolf Operative 💥 Revenge Mission 🌍 Middle East Espionage 🔍 Spy School 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

American Assassin 92%

After a terrorist attack kills his girlfriend, a college athlete joins a CIA assassination program.

by Vince Flynn 2010

4.25

102k+ ratings

🐺 Lone Wolf Operative 💥 Revenge Mission 🌍 Middle East Espionage 🔍 Spy School 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton

by Jennifer N. Brown • 2026

A Tudor prophet's lost book draws a modern scholar into a manor where rivalry turns lethal.

3.62

2k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline 📜 Academic Mystery 👑 Tudor England 🗝️ Hidden Treasure 📢 Erased Women

The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton Summary

The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton 92%

A Tudor prophet's lost book draws a modern scholar into a manor where rivalry turns lethal.

by Jennifer N. Brown 2026

3.62

2k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline 📜 Academic Mystery 👑 Tudor England 🗝️ Hidden Treasure 📢 Erased Women

BOX 88

by Charles Cumming • 2020

Kidnapped at a funeral, a spy relives the French villa summer when his mission cost him everything.

4.09

8k+

📚 Literary Spy Fiction 🔄 Dual Timelines 👨‍👦 Father-Son Legacy 🎭 Double Life 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

BOX 88 92%

Kidnapped at a funeral, a spy relives the French villa summer when his mission cost him everything.

by Charles Cumming 2020

4.09

8k+ ratings

📚 Literary Spy Fiction 🔄 Dual Timelines 👨‍👦 Father-Son Legacy 🎭 Double Life 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

The Kill Artist

by Daniel Silva • 2000

An art restorer and former Israeli assassin is pulled from exile to hunt his family's killer.

4.00

101k+

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Damaged Hero 🎯 Assassin Protagonist 😶‍🌫️ Reluctant Spy 💀 Revenge Mission

The Kill Artist 92%

An art restorer and former Israeli assassin is pulled from exile to hunt his family's killer.

by Daniel Silva 2000

4.00

101k+ ratings

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Damaged Hero 🎯 Assassin Protagonist 😶‍🌫️ Reluctant Spy 💀 Revenge Mission

The Machiavelli Covenant

by Allan Folsom • 2006

His lover's murder leads an ex-cop into a secret society's bioweapon plot against world leaders.

3.62

2k+

🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🔍 Secret Society ☣️ Bioweapon Plot 🇺🇸 Fugitive President 👮 Former Detective

The Machiavelli Covenant 92%

His lover's murder leads an ex-cop into a secret society's bioweapon plot against world leaders.

by Allan Folsom 2006

3.62

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🔍 Secret Society ☣️ Bioweapon Plot 🇺🇸 Fugitive President 👮 Former Detective

The Bookmaker

by Chris Fraser • 2011

A broke bookmaker writes a dying man's memoirs. The man claims he assassinated JFK.

3.74

613

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔄 Alternate History 🎯 Political Conspiracy 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔐 Family Secrets

The Bookmaker 92%

A broke bookmaker writes a dying man's memoirs. The man claims he assassinated JFK.

by Chris Fraser 2011

3.74

613 ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔄 Alternate History 🎯 Political Conspiracy 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔐 Family Secrets

Long Road to Mercy

by David Baldacci • 2018

A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.

3.94

83k+

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🔪 Trauma Driven Agent ☢️ Nuclear Conspiracy 🤝 Unlikely Allies

Long Road to Mercy 91%

A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.

by David Baldacci 2018

3.94

83k+ ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🔪 Trauma Driven Agent ☢️ Nuclear Conspiracy 🤝 Unlikely Allies

The Darwin Affair

by Timothy Mason • 2019

A detective hunting a royal assassin uncovers a conspiracy bent on destroying Charles Darwin.

3.66

11k+

🕵️ Victorian Detective 📜 Historical Conspiracy 👮 Disgraced Detective 🎭 Disfigured Villain 🌑 Gothic Undertones

The Darwin Affair 91%

A detective hunting a royal assassin uncovers a conspiracy bent on destroying Charles Darwin.

by Timothy Mason 2019

3.66

11k+ ratings

🕵️ Victorian Detective 📜 Historical Conspiracy 👮 Disgraced Detective 🎭 Disfigured Villain 🌑 Gothic Undertones

Sandstorm

by James Rollins • 2004

Lightning strikes a London museum, hurling a curator across Oman toward a lost city's deadly secret.

3.96

55k+

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🕵️ Covert Ops 🗝️ Secret Society 🩸 Ancient Bloodline 🗺️ Treasure Hunt

Sandstorm 93%

Lightning strikes a London museum, hurling a curator across Oman toward a lost city's deadly secret.

by James Rollins 2004

3.96

55k+ ratings

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🕵️ Covert Ops 🗝️ Secret Society 🩸 Ancient Bloodline 🗺️ Treasure Hunt

The Pillars of the Earth

by Ken Follett • 1989

A cathedral rises stone by stone while kings and bishops tear England apart around it.

4.35

839k+

⛪ Church Politics 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Generational Saga 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Grim Medieval Realism 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 12th Century England

The Pillars of the Earth 93%

A cathedral rises stone by stone while kings and bishops tear England apart around it.

by Ken Follett 1989

4.35

839k+ ratings

⛪ Church Politics 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Generational Saga 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Grim Medieval Realism 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 12th Century England

Split Second

by David Baldacci

A body on his door, a note naming the minute a candidate died at his feet.

4.06

86k+

🏛️ Political Thriller 🕶️ Disgraced Agent 🔍 Framed Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Partners 🎭 Revenge Conspiracy

Split Second 92%

A body on his door, a note naming the minute a candidate died at his feet.

by David Baldacci 2003

4.06

86k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Thriller 🕶️ Disgraced Agent 🔍 Framed Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Partners 🎭 Revenge Conspiracy

The President Is Missing

by Bill Clinton • 2018

To stop a crippling cyberattack, the president vanishes to find the hacker who can disarm it.

3.86

128k+

🏛️ Political Thriller 💻 Techno-Thriller 🔍 Traitor Within 🎯 President In Peril 🏃‍♂️ Off The Grid

The President Is Missing 91%

To stop a crippling cyberattack, the president vanishes to find the hacker who can disarm it.

by Bill Clinton 2018

3.86

128k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Thriller 💻 Techno-Thriller 🔍 Traitor Within 🎯 President In Peril 🏃‍♂️ Off The Grid

Lord John and the Private Matter

by Diana Gabaldon • 2003

Diseased fiancé, murdered spy: Lord John Grey follows the trail into London's Georgian molly-houses.

3.76

51k+

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Lives 🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Affair

Lord John and the Private Matter Summary

Lord John and the Private Matter 91%

Diseased fiancé, murdered spy: Lord John Grey follows the trail into London's Georgian molly-houses.

by Diana Gabaldon 2003

3.76

51k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Lives 🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Affair

Aquitania

by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi • 2020

To rule Aquitaine, teenage Eleanor must wed her enemy, wield poison, and find her father's murderer.

3.79

13k+

🕸️ Political Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Woman In Power 🧪 Poison Mystery 🤫 Family Secrets

Aquitania 91%

To rule Aquitaine, teenage Eleanor must wed her enemy, wield poison, and find her father's murderer.

by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi 2020

3.79

13k+ ratings

🕸️ Political Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Woman In Power 🧪 Poison Mystery 🤫 Family Secrets

The Bourne Identity

by Robert Ludlum • 1980

An amnesiac follows his only clue, a numbered bank account, into the sights of an infamous assassin.

4.05

442k+

🧠 Amnesia Thriller 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔪 Assassin Protagonist 🏃 Fugitive On The Run 🤝 Reluctant Alliance

The Bourne Identity 91%

An amnesiac follows his only clue, a numbered bank account, into the sights of an infamous assassin.

by Robert Ludlum 1980

4.05

442k+ ratings

🧠 Amnesia Thriller 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔪 Assassin Protagonist 🏃 Fugitive On The Run 🤝 Reluctant Alliance

Murder in Constantinople

by A.E. Goldin • 2024

A Jewish tailor finds his dead lover alive. Her trail ends at the Sultan’s palace.

3.44

570

🕎 Jewish Historical Mystery 🕵️ Espionage Thriller 🎭 False Identity ✈️ Exile And Diaspora 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Murder in Constantinople 91%

A Jewish tailor finds his dead lover alive. Her trail ends at the Sultan’s palace.

by A.E. Goldin 2024

3.44

570 ratings

🕎 Jewish Historical Mystery 🕵️ Espionage Thriller 🎭 False Identity ✈️ Exile And Diaspora 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Patriot Games

by Tom Clancy • 1987

A professor saves the royal family. The surviving terrorist vows to take everything he loves.

4.17

215k+

🖥️ Techno-Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🪖 Former Marine 💣 Terrorist Vendetta 🏃 Cat And Mouse Pursuit

Patriot Games 91%

A professor saves the royal family. The surviving terrorist vows to take everything he loves.

by Tom Clancy 1987

4.17

215k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno-Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🪖 Former Marine 💣 Terrorist Vendetta 🏃 Cat And Mouse Pursuit

Casino Royale

by Ian Fleming • 1953

Tasked with bankrupting a Soviet paymaster, a British agent wagers his life at the baccarat table.

3.74

97k+

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🃏 High-Stakes Gambling 💔 Double Agent Romance 🥂 Bleak Glamour 🍸 Cynical Spy

Casino Royale 91%

Tasked with bankrupting a Soviet paymaster, a British agent wagers his life at the baccarat table.

by Ian Fleming 1953

3.74

97k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🃏 High-Stakes Gambling 💔 Double Agent Romance 🥂 Bleak Glamour 🍸 Cynical Spy

The Negotiator

by Frederick Forsyth • 1989

A broken negotiator's last job: free the President's son before Cold War tensions explode.

4.03

14k+

🔴 Cold War Thriller 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 👻 Haunted Protagonist 🤝 Unexpected Allies 🎯 Redemption Quest

The Negotiator 91%

A broken negotiator's last job: free the President's son before Cold War tensions explode.

by Frederick Forsyth 1989

4.03

14k+ ratings

🔴 Cold War Thriller 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 👻 Haunted Protagonist 🤝 Unexpected Allies 🎯 Redemption Quest

The Scarlet Papers

by Matthew Richardson

A stalled professor receives a spy's dying confession: she was the Cold War's ultimate traitor.

4.28

5k+

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔀 Triple Agent 🎭 Deep Cover 👵 Hidden Family Legacy 📜 Historical Cover-Up

The Scarlet Papers 91%

A stalled professor receives a spy's dying confession: she was the Cold War's ultimate traitor.

by Matthew Richardson 2023

4.28

5k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔀 Triple Agent 🎭 Deep Cover 👵 Hidden Family Legacy 📜 Historical Cover-Up

Angels & Demons

by Dan Brown • 2000

A murdered scientist. A stolen antimatter canister. The Vatican set to detonate at midnight.

3.96

3.4M+

🕊️ Religious Conspiracy ⛪ Vatican Intrigue 🎨 Art Historical Thriller ⚛️ Science Vs Religion ⏳ Race Against Time

Angels & Demons 92%

A murdered scientist. A stolen antimatter canister. The Vatican set to detonate at midnight.

by Dan Brown 2000

3.96

3.4M+ ratings

🕊️ Religious Conspiracy ⛪ Vatican Intrigue 🎨 Art Historical Thriller ⚛️ Science Vs Religion ⏳ Race Against Time

The Lions of Lucerne

by Brad Thor • 2002

An avalanche buries the President's detail; one survivor is framed and goes rogue to rescue him.

4.10

48k+

🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🕵️ Rogue Agent 🚔 Framed For Murder ⚓ Ex-Navy SEAL 🏔️ Swiss Alps

The Lions of Lucerne 92%

An avalanche buries the President's detail; one survivor is framed and goes rogue to rescue him.

by Brad Thor 2002

4.10

48k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🕵️ Rogue Agent 🚔 Framed For Murder ⚓ Ex-Navy SEAL 🏔️ Swiss Alps

The Chase

by Clive Cussler • 2007

A detective hunts a disguise artist whose bank heists kill without witnesses in the Old West.

4.00

20k+

🔍 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🕵️ Wealthy Detective 👥 Sibling Accomplices 🔬 Early Forensics

The Chase 91%

A detective hunts a disguise artist whose bank heists kill without witnesses in the Old West.

by Clive Cussler 2007

4.00

20k+ ratings

🔍 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🕵️ Wealthy Detective 👥 Sibling Accomplices 🔬 Early Forensics

Honour Among Thieves

by Jeffrey Archer • 1993

Two rival spies must steal back the Declaration of Independence before Saddam Hussein burns it.

3.88

18k+

🌍 International Thriller 💰 Heist Thriller 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎨 Forgery Plot ⏳ Race Against Time

Honour Among Thieves 91%

Two rival spies must steal back the Declaration of Independence before Saddam Hussein burns it.

by Jeffrey Archer 1993

3.88

18k+ ratings

🌍 International Thriller 💰 Heist Thriller 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎨 Forgery Plot ⏳ Race Against Time

Splinter Cell

by David Michaels • 2004

A spy uncovers a supergun plot and learns the arms dealers are holding his daughter hostage.

3.89

14k+

🖥️ Techno Thriller 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🕶️ Lone Operative 🎭 Dual Identities 🕵️ Covert Operations

Splinter Cell 91%

A spy uncovers a supergun plot and learns the arms dealers are holding his daughter hostage.

by David Michaels 2004

3.89

14k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno Thriller 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🕶️ Lone Operative 🎭 Dual Identities 🕵️ Covert Operations

The Day of the Jackal

by Frederick Forsyth • 1971

A hired killer stalks President de Gaulle. One detective must unmask him before Liberation Day.

4.27

147k+

🎯 Political Assassination 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🔍 Relentless Detective 🔫 Master Assassin

The Day of the Jackal 91%

A hired killer stalks President de Gaulle. One detective must unmask him before Liberation Day.

by Frederick Forsyth 1971

4.27

147k+ ratings

🎯 Political Assassination 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🔍 Relentless Detective 🔫 Master Assassin

The Collectors

by David Baldacci • 2006

A librarian's death pulls four outcasts into a spy ring inside the Library of Congress.

4.07

53k+

🏛️ Political Thriller 👥 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Crew 🇺🇸 Washington D.C.

The Collectors 91%

A librarian's death pulls four outcasts into a spy ring inside the Library of Congress.

by David Baldacci 2006

4.07

53k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Thriller 👥 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Crew 🇺🇸 Washington D.C.

Todo arde (Todo arde, #1)

by Juan Gómez-Jurado • 2022

Betrayed by a banker, a mother recruits two outcasts for a casino heist against corrupt elites.

3.83

16k+

🏦 Heist Thriller 🫂 Found Family 💀 Revenge Plot 🏛️ Corrupt Elite 😏 Dark Humor

Todo arde (Todo arde, #1) 91%

Betrayed by a banker, a mother recruits two outcasts for a casino heist against corrupt elites.

by Juan Gómez-Jurado 2022

3.83

16k+ ratings

🏦 Heist Thriller 🫂 Found Family 💀 Revenge Plot 🏛️ Corrupt Elite 😏 Dark Humor

The Athena Project

by Brad Thor • 2010

Four women operatives hunt a global conspiracy that has revived a Nazi experiment in human fusion.

3.88

14k+

🧬 Nazi Science 🕵️‍♀️ Female Spies 📜 Historical Conspiracy 🕶️ Shadowy Organization 💥 High-Octane Action

The Athena Project 92%

Four women operatives hunt a global conspiracy that has revived a Nazi experiment in human fusion.

by Brad Thor 2010

3.88

14k+ ratings

🧬 Nazi Science 🕵️‍♀️ Female Spies 📜 Historical Conspiracy 🕶️ Shadowy Organization 💥 High-Octane Action

The Gemini Contenders

by Robert Ludlum • 1976

A vault of documents could destroy Christianity. His family was massacred for it. He hunts them.

3.91

14k+

🔍 WWII Espionage ✝️ Religious Conspiracy 👨‍👦‍👦 Generational Secrets ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict 🏛️ Secret Monastic Order

The Gemini Contenders 92%

A vault of documents could destroy Christianity. His family was massacred for it. He hunts them.

by Robert Ludlum 1976

3.91

14k+ ratings

🔍 WWII Espionage ✝️ Religious Conspiracy 👨‍👦‍👦 Generational Secrets ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict 🏛️ Secret Monastic Order

The Terminal List

by Jack Carr

A dying Navy SEAL hunts the conspirators who massacred his team and murdered his family.

4.30

74k+

🎖️ Military Thriller 🔪 Revenge Thriller ⚰️ Dying Avenger 🕵️ Military Conspiracy 🏛️ Corrupt Government

The Terminal List 91%

A dying Navy SEAL hunts the conspirators who massacred his team and murdered his family.

by Jack Carr 2018

4.30

74k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Thriller 🔪 Revenge Thriller ⚰️ Dying Avenger 🕵️ Military Conspiracy 🏛️ Corrupt Government

Weekend Warriors

by Fern Michaels • 2003

Her daughter's killer walks free on diplomatic immunity, so she recruits wronged women for revenge.

4.08

15k+

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Rape Revenge 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🤝 Trauma Bonding

Weekend Warriors 91%

Her daughter's killer walks free on diplomatic immunity, so she recruits wronged women for revenge.

by Fern Michaels 2003

4.08

15k+ ratings

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Rape Revenge 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🤝 Trauma Bonding

Blood Fever

by Charlie Higson • 2006

A Sardinian school trip traps young Bond inside a secret society of art thieves and kidnappers.

4.02

8k+

🕵️ Young Spy Origin 🏫 Boarding School Conspiracy 🕯️ Secret Society ⛓️ Captive Fights Back 🎭 Mentor Betrayal

Blood Fever 91%

A Sardinian school trip traps young Bond inside a secret society of art thieves and kidnappers.

by Charlie Higson 2006

4.02

8k+ ratings

🕵️ Young Spy Origin 🏫 Boarding School Conspiracy 🕯️ Secret Society ⛓️ Captive Fights Back 🎭 Mentor Betrayal

The Secret Adversary

by Agatha Christie • 1922

Penniless in London, two friends stumble into a conspiracy of spies, impostors, and a stolen treaty.

3.84

72k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🤝 Crime Solving Duo 💕 Partners To Lovers 🏙️ Post-Wwi London

The Secret Adversary 91%

Penniless in London, two friends stumble into a conspiracy of spies, impostors, and a stolen treaty.

by Agatha Christie 1922

3.84

72k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🤝 Crime Solving Duo 💕 Partners To Lovers 🏙️ Post-Wwi London

The Second Lady

by Irving Wallace • 1980

The First Lady is a Soviet double, and one writer suspects the truth.

3.92

5k+

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🎭 Body Double 🏛️ Political Thriller 🏠 White House Intrigue 😰 Paranoia

The Second Lady 91%

The First Lady is a Soviet double, and one writer suspects the truth.

by Irving Wallace 1980

3.92

5k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🎭 Body Double 🏛️ Political Thriller 🏠 White House Intrigue 😰 Paranoia

Zero Hour

by Steve Sheffield • 2024

An imprisoned FBI negotiator has seven days to find a senator's daughter buried alive underground.

4.27

802

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🔫 Rogue Agent 💔 Corrupt Mentor ⛓️ Captive Survival

Zero Hour 91%

An imprisoned FBI negotiator has seven days to find a senator's daughter buried alive underground.

by Steve Sheffield 2024

4.27

802 ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🔫 Rogue Agent 💔 Corrupt Mentor ⛓️ Captive Survival

The Innocent

by David Baldacci • 2012

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

4.19

122k+

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

The Innocent 91%

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

by David Baldacci 2012

4.19

122k+ ratings

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)

by Natsu Hyuuga

an apothecary hides her poison knowledge in the harem, but a beautiful eunuch sees everything

4.48

17k+

🩺 Medical Mystery 👑 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚖️ Class Divide 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Summary

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) 91%

an apothecary hides her poison knowledge in the harem, but a beautiful eunuch sees everything

by Natsu Hyuuga 2014

4.48

17k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Mystery 👑 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚖️ Class Divide 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Man from St. Petersburg

by Ken Follett • 1982

To prevent a war, an anarchist must kill the prince hidden by his former lover's husband.

3.95

38k+

🕵️ Historical Espionage 🎯 Assassination Plot 👤 Secret Parentage 🏴 Anarchist Protagonist 👑 Edwardian England

The Man from St. Petersburg 92%

To prevent a war, an anarchist must kill the prince hidden by his former lover's husband.

by Ken Follett 1982

3.95

38k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Espionage 🎯 Assassination Plot 👤 Secret Parentage 🏴 Anarchist Protagonist 👑 Edwardian England

In the Market for Murder

by T.E. Kinsey • 2015

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

4.12

17k+

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets 🍄 Poison Murder 🏡 Quirky Village

In the Market for Murder 92%

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

by T.E. Kinsey 2015

4.12

17k+ ratings

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets 🍄 Poison Murder 🏡 Quirky Village

Restless

by William Boyd • 2006

A woman discovers her mother was a spy. The man who betrayed her is now a lord.

3.95

24k+

🕵️‍♀️ Female Spy 📡 Wwii Espionage 🎭 Double Agent 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Secrets ⏳ Dual Timeline

Restless 91%

A woman discovers her mother was a spy. The man who betrayed her is now a lord.

by William Boyd 2006

3.95

24k+ ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Female Spy 📡 Wwii Espionage 🎭 Double Agent 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Secrets ⏳ Dual Timeline

One False Note

by Gordon Korman • 2008

Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.

3.90

55k+

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One False Note 91%

Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.

by Gordon Korman 2008

3.90

55k+ ratings

🗺️ Global Treasure Hunt 👫 Orphaned Siblings 👁️ Secret Societies ⚔️ Family Feud 🔑 Code Breaking

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

by Agatha Christie • 1920

A wealthy matriarch is poisoned in her locked bedroom, and a Belgian detective finds only motives.

4.00

516k+

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles 91%

A wealthy matriarch is poisoned in her locked bedroom, and a Belgian detective finds only motives.

by Agatha Christie 1920

4.00

516k+ ratings

🔍 Golden Age Mystery 🏡 Country House Murder 🔒 Locked Room Puzzle ☠️ Poison Mystery 🕵️‍♂️ Detective Duo

The Broker

by John Grisham • 2005

A fallen insider, pardoned and exiled to Italy, becomes bait in a CIA trap.

3.84

103k+

🎭 Assumed Identity 🌍 Geopolitical Intrigue 🏃 International Manhunt 👪 Estranged Family 🕶️ Cia Covert Ops

The Broker 91%

A fallen insider, pardoned and exiled to Italy, becomes bait in a CIA trap.

by John Grisham 2005

3.84

103k+ ratings

🎭 Assumed Identity 🌍 Geopolitical Intrigue 🏃 International Manhunt 👪 Estranged Family 🕶️ Cia Covert Ops

Slow Horses

by Mick Herron • 2010

Exiled to a dead-end desk job, failed spies must solve a kidnapping before the blame buries them.

4.05

86k+

🕵️ Disgraced Spies 🎭 False-Flag Conspiracy 🖤 Dark Humor 🤝 Found Family 🧩 Ragtag Team

Slow Horses 91%

Exiled to a dead-end desk job, failed spies must solve a kidnapping before the blame buries them.

by Mick Herron 2010

4.05

86k+ ratings

🕵️ Disgraced Spies 🎭 False-Flag Conspiracy 🖤 Dark Humor 🤝 Found Family 🧩 Ragtag Team

The Secret of Heaven

by Felix Alexander • 2016

Framed for murder, an amnesiac professor deciphers clues to a gospel that a secret order hunts.

3.83

377

🕯️ Religious Conspiracy 🏛️ Secret Society 🏃 Amnesiac Fugitive 📜 Forbidden Manuscript 🔍 Cryptic Clues

The Secret of Heaven 91%

Framed for murder, an amnesiac professor deciphers clues to a gospel that a secret order hunts.

by Felix Alexander 2016

3.83

377 ratings

🕯️ Religious Conspiracy 🏛️ Secret Society 🏃 Amnesiac Fugitive 📜 Forbidden Manuscript 🔍 Cryptic Clues

Killing Floor

by Lee Child • 1997

A former military policeman, arrested in Georgia for murder, discovers the victim is his brother.

4.08

354k+

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🪖 Ex Military Hero 💔 Family Revenge 👮 Corrupt Law Enforcement 🌙 Southern Noir

Killing Floor 91%

A former military policeman, arrested in Georgia for murder, discovers the victim is his brother.

by Lee Child 1997

4.08

354k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🪖 Ex Military Hero 💔 Family Revenge 👮 Corrupt Law Enforcement 🌙 Southern Noir

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