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Espionage

Shadowy figures trade secrets in dimly lit cafes while intelligence analysts piece together fragments of truth in secure facilities around the globe. This world of espionage encompasses both the cerebral chess matches of international intelligence and the heart-pounding pursuits of spies and assassins, where loyalty, deception, and national security hang in precarious balance.

Espionage Book Summaries

by Kyle Mills • 2018

Red War Summary

by Kyle Mills 2018 364 pages

American Kompromat

by Craig Unger • 2021

How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery

American Kompromat Summary

American Kompromat

How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery

by Craig Unger 2021 368 pages

by Vince Flynn • 2012

The Last Man Summary

by Vince Flynn 2012 448 pages

Operation Mincemeat

by Ben Macintyre • 2010

How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory

Operation Mincemeat Summary

Operation Mincemeat

How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory

by Ben Macintyre 2010 416 pages

by Frederick Forsyth • 2013

The Kill List Summary

by Frederick Forsyth 2013 332 pages

Absolute Friends

by John le Carré • 2003

Absolute Friends Summary

Absolute Friends

by John le Carré 2003 456 pages

by Charlie Higson • 2006

Blood Fever Summary

by Charlie Higson 2006 368 pages

The Woman All Spies Fear

by Amy Butler Greenfield • 2021

Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life

The Woman All Spies Fear Summary

The Woman All Spies Fear

Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life

by Amy Butler Greenfield 2021 328 pages

by Robert Muchamore • 2009

Historical Fiction

The Escape Summary

by Robert Muchamore 2009 298 pages

Historical Fiction

by Vince Flynn • 2015

The Survivor Summary

by Vince Flynn 2015 464 pages

by Mark Greaney • 2024

Sentinel Summary

by Mark Greaney 2024 492 pages

Covert Regime Change

by Lindsey A. O'Rourke • 2018

America's Secret Cold War

International Relations

Covert Regime Change Summary

Covert Regime Change

America's Secret Cold War

by Lindsey A. O'Rourke 2018 330 pages

International Relations

by Daniel Silva • 2003

The Confessor Summary

by Daniel Silva 2003 416 pages

The Teeth of the Tiger

by Tom Clancy • 2003

The Teeth of the Tiger Summary

The Teeth of the Tiger

by Tom Clancy 2003 625 pages

The Bourne Legacy

by Eric Van Lustbader • 2005

The Bourne Legacy Summary

The Bourne Legacy

by Eric Van Lustbader 2005 597 pages

The English Assassin

by Daniel Silva • 2002

The English Assassin Summary

The English Assassin

by Daniel Silva 2002 437 pages

The Bourne Sanction

by Eric Van Lustbader • 2008

The Bourne Sanction Summary

The Bourne Sanction

by Eric Van Lustbader 2008 484 pages

by Chris Bradford • 2014

Ransom Summary

by Chris Bradford 2014 352 pages

by Brad Taylor • 2018

Operator Down Summary

by Brad Taylor 2018 450 pages

In the Enemy's House

by Howard Blum • 2018

The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies

In the Enemy's House Summary

In the Enemy's House

The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies

by Howard Blum 2018 352 pages

The Cry of the Halidon

by Robert Ludlum • 1972

The Cry of the Halidon Summary

The Cry of the Halidon

by Robert Ludlum 1972 448 pages

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

by John le Carré • 1963

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Summary

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

by John le Carré 1963 212 pages

Enemy of the State

by Kyle Mills • 2017

Enemy of the State Summary

Enemy of the State

by Kyle Mills 2017 388 pages

Four Shots in the Night

by Henry Hemming • 2024

A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland

Four Shots in the Night Summary

Four Shots in the Night

A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland

by Henry Hemming 2024 368 pages

by Chris Whipple • 2020

How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future

The Spymasters Summary

How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future

by Chris Whipple 2020 400 pages

The Way of the Knife

by Mark Mazzetti • 2013

The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth

Military Fiction

The Way of the Knife Summary

The Way of the Knife

The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth

by Mark Mazzetti 2013 381 pages

Military Fiction

All Necessary Force

by Brad Taylor • 2012

All Necessary Force Summary

All Necessary Force

by Brad Taylor 2012 400 pages

Shadow of Doubt

by Brad Thor • 2024

Shadow of Doubt Summary

Shadow of Doubt

by Brad Thor 2024 365 pages

by Kyle Mills • 2016

Order to Kill Summary

by Kyle Mills 2016 365 pages

by Brad Thor • 2016

Mystery Thriller

Foreign Agent Summary

by Brad Thor 2016 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Enemies of My Country

by Jason Kasper • 2021

Military Fiction

Mystery Thriller

The Enemies of My Country Summary

The Enemies of My Country

by Jason Kasper 2021 458 pages

Military Fiction

Mystery Thriller

by Daniel Silva • 2021

The Cellist Summary

by Daniel Silva 2021 477 pages

by Brad Thor • 2011

Full Black Summary

by Brad Thor 2011 400 pages

The Machiavelli Covenant

by Allan Folsom • 2006

The Machiavelli Covenant Summary

The Machiavelli Covenant

by Allan Folsom 2006 554 pages

Portrait of an Unknown Woman

by Daniel Silva • 2022

Portrait of an Unknown Woman Summary

Portrait of an Unknown Woman

by Daniel Silva 2022 496 pages

by Daniel Silva • 2017

House of Spies Summary

by Daniel Silva 2017 0 pages

by Daniel Silva • 2019

The New Girl Summary

by Daniel Silva 2019 458 pages

by Charles Cumming • 2020

BOX 88 Summary

by Charles Cumming 2020 482 pages

by Daniel Silva • 2020

The Order Summary

by Daniel Silva 2020 462 pages

by Will Jordan • 2012

Redemption Summary

by Will Jordan 2012 560 pages

by Daniel Silva • 2014

The Heist Summary

by Daniel Silva 2014 467 pages

by Daniel Silva • 2009

The Defector Summary

by Daniel Silva 2009 480 pages

The Rembrandt Affair

by Daniel Silva • 2010

The Rembrandt Affair Summary

The Rembrandt Affair

by Daniel Silva 2010 484 pages

by Daniel Silva • 2008

Moscow Rules Summary

by Daniel Silva 2008 433 pages

by Daniel Silva • 2006

The Messenger Summary

by Daniel Silva 2006 352 pages

Foreign Influence

by Brad Thor • 2010

Foreign Influence Summary

Foreign Influence

by Brad Thor 2010 373 pages

The Secret Servant

by Daniel Silva • 2007

The Secret Servant Summary

The Secret Servant

by Daniel Silva 2007 385 pages

How to Disappear and Live Off the Grid

by John Kiriakou • 2022

A CIA Insider's Guide

How to Disappear and Live Off the Grid Summary

How to Disappear and Live Off the Grid

A CIA Insider's Guide

by John Kiriakou 2022 152 pages

The Black Widow

by Daniel Silva • 2016

The Black Widow Summary

The Black Widow

by Daniel Silva 2016 528 pages

by Stephen Kinzer • 2013

John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles & Their Secret World War

The Brothers Summary

John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles & Their Secret World War

by Stephen Kinzer 2013 416 pages

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