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

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

The Kill List Summary

by Frederick Forsyth 2013 332 pages

The Bear and the Dragon Summary

The Bear and the Dragon

by Tom Clancy 2000 1137 pages

Washington's Spies Summary

Washington's Spies

The Story of America's First Spy Ring

by Alexander Rose 2006 384 pages

American History

American Revolution

Absolute Friends Summary

Absolute Friends

by John Le Carré 2003 456 pages

The Kill Artist Summary

The Kill Artist

by Daniel Silva 2000 501 pages

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

Splinter Cell Summary

by David Michaels 2004 355 pages

The Teeth of the Tiger Summary

The Teeth of the Tiger

by Tom Clancy 2003 625 pages

The Bourne Sanction Summary

The Bourne Sanction

by Eric Van Lustbader 2008 484 pages

The Master of Disguise Summary

The Master of Disguise

My Secret Life in the CIA

by Antonio J. Mendez 1999 384 pages

Blood Fever Summary

by Charlie Higson 2006 368 pages

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

The Spymasters Summary

How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future

by Chris Whipple 2020 400 pages

The Escape Summary

by Robert Muchamore 2009 298 pages

Historical Fiction

Operator Down Summary

by Brad Taylor 2018 450 pages

by Chris Bradford 2014 352 pages

Red War Summary

by Kyle Mills 2018 364 pages

Lethal Agent Summary

by Kyle Mills 2019 369 pages

Mystery Thriller

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 Summary

All Necessary Force

by Brad Taylor 2012 400 pages

Military Fiction

The English Assassin Summary

The English Assassin

by Daniel Silva 2002 437 pages

The Survivor Summary

by Vince Flynn 2015 464 pages

The Confessor Summary

by Daniel Silva 2003 416 pages

The Last Man Summary

by Vince Flynn 2012 450 pages

The Cry of the Halidon Summary

The Cry of the Halidon

by Robert Ludlum 1972 448 pages

The Enemies of My Country Summary

The Enemies of My Country

by Jason Kasper 2021 368 pages

Military Fiction

The Machiavelli Covenant Summary

The Machiavelli Covenant

by Allan Folsom 2006 554 pages

Mystery Thriller

An Inside Job Summary

by Daniel Silva 2025 410 pages

Mystery Thriller

Enemy of the State Summary

Enemy of the State

by Kyle Mills 2017 388 pages

Order to Kill Summary

by Kyle Mills 2016 365 pages

The Devil's Hand Summary

The Devil's Hand

by Jack Carr 2021 524 pages

Military Fiction

Redemption Summary

by Will Jordan 2012 560 pages

Edge of Honor Summary

by Brad Thor 2025 336 pages

Mystery Thriller

Deep Undercover Summary

Deep Undercover

My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America

by Jack Barsky 2017 352 pages

Full Black Summary

by Brad Thor 2011 400 pages

by Charles Cumming 2020 482 pages

Foreign Influence Summary

Foreign Influence

by Brad Thor 2010 373 pages

Shadow of Doubt Summary

Shadow of Doubt

by Brad Thor 2024 365 pages

Foreign Agent Summary

by Brad Thor 2016 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Apostle Summary

by Brad Thor 2009 358 pages

Use of Force Summary

by Brad Thor 2017 360 pages

Hidden Order Summary

by Brad Thor 2013 377 pages

Spy Schools Summary

How the CIA, FBI, and Foreign Intelligence Secretly Exploit America's Universities

by Daniel Golden 2017 352 pages

Code of Conduct Summary

Code of Conduct

by Brad Thor 2015 360 pages

Code Warriors Summary

NSA's Code Breakers and the Secret Intelligence War Against the Soviet Union

by Stephen Budiansky 2016 416 pages

The Athena Project Summary

The Athena Project

by Brad Thor 2010 336 pages

The Hit Summary

by David Baldacci 2013 392 pages

The Jennifer Morgue Summary

The Jennifer Morgue

by Charles Stross 2006 292 pages

Science Fiction

The Fuller Memorandum Summary

The Fuller Memorandum

by Charles Stross 2010 312 pages

Science Fiction

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