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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.

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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
4.21
1.4K ratings
History
Biography
Historical
The Kill List Summary
The Kill List
by Frederick Forsyth 2013 332 pages
3.89
11.9K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
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
3.91
932 ratings
Politics
History
Espionage
The Kill Artist Summary
The Kill Artist
by Daniel Silva 2000 501 pages
4.01
95.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Bourne Legacy Summary
The Bourne Legacy
by Eric Van Lustbader 1995 597 pages
3.90
30.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Action
The Master of Disguise Summary
The Master of Disguise
My Secret Life in the CIA
by Antonio J. Mendez 1999 384 pages
3.85
3.3K ratings
History
Biography
Espionage
Absolute Friends Summary
Absolute Friends
by John Le Carré 2003 456 pages
3.68
8.7K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Blood Fever Summary
Blood Fever
by Charlie Higson 2006 368 pages
4.02
7.4K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Mystery
Splinter Cell Summary
Splinter Cell
by David Michaels 2004 355 pages
3.88
13.1K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
Lethal Agent Summary
Lethal Agent
by Kyle Mills 2019 369 pages
4.39
20.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Teeth of the Tiger Summary
The Teeth of the Tiger
by Tom Clancy 2003 625 pages
3.75
27.6K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
The Bourne Sanction Summary
The Bourne Sanction
by Eric Van Lustbader 2008 484 pages
3.91
8.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Action
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
4.14
2.0K ratings
History
Espionage
Russia
Red War Summary
Red War
by Kyle Mills 2018 364 pages
4.24
21.4K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Spy Thriller
The Escape Summary
The Escape
by Robert Muchamore 2009 298 pages
4.12
6.3K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
War
An Inside Job Summary
An Inside Job
by Daniel Silva 2025 410 pages
4.47
18.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Survivor Summary
The Survivor
by Vince Flynn 2015 464 pages
4.28
26.9K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Suspense
Ransom Summary
Ransom
by Chris Bradford 2014 352 pages
4.33
2.8K ratings
Young Adult
Action
Thriller
The Last Man Summary
The Last Man
by Vince Flynn 2012 450 pages
4.37
40.8K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Spy Thriller
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
4.28
947 ratings
History
Ireland
True Crime
The Spymasters Summary
The Spymasters
How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
by Chris Whipple 2020 400 pages
4.06
1.1K ratings
History
Politics
Espionage
The English Assassin Summary
The English Assassin
by Daniel Silva 2002 437 pages
4.17
43.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Operator Down Summary
Operator Down
by Brad Taylor 2018 450 pages
4.31
5.0K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
The Confessor Summary
The Confessor
by Daniel Silva 2003 416 pages
4.21
36.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Devil's Hand Summary
The Devil's Hand
by Jack Carr 2021 524 pages
4.45
29.0K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Action
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
3.85
3.9K ratings
History
Politics
Military Fiction
All Necessary Force Summary
All Necessary Force
by Brad Taylor 2012 400 pages
4.20
12.3K ratings
Thriller
Action
Military Fiction
The Cry of the Halidon Summary
The Cry of the Halidon
by Robert Ludlum 1972 448 pages
3.78
6.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Enemies of My Country Summary
The Enemies of My Country
by Jason Kasper 2021 368 pages
4.24
10.5K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Espionage
Order to Kill Summary
Order to Kill
by Kyle Mills 2016 365 pages
4.35
23.1K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
Enemy of the State Summary
Enemy of the State
by Kyle Mills 2017 388 pages
4.33
20.8K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Spy Thriller
The Machiavelli Covenant Summary
The Machiavelli Covenant
by Allan Folsom 2006 554 pages
3.61
1.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Edge of Honor Summary
Edge of Honor
A Thriller
by Brad Thor 2025 336 pages
4.46
8.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
The Hit Summary
The Hit
by David Baldacci 2013 392 pages
4.18
78.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Foreign Agent Summary
Foreign Agent
by Brad Thor 2016 352 pages
4.25
16.5K ratings
Thriller
Spy Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Shadow of Doubt Summary
Shadow of Doubt
by Brad Thor 2024 365 pages
4.45
12.7K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Spy Thriller
Redemption Summary
Redemption
by Will Jordan 2012 560 pages
4
1.8K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Covert Regime Change Summary
Covert Regime Change
America's Secret Cold War
by Lindsey A. O'Rourke 2018 330 pages
4.17
75 ratings
History
Politics
International Relations
Hidden Order Summary
Hidden Order
by Brad Thor 2013 377 pages
4.17
18.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Action
Full Black Summary
Full Black
by Brad Thor 2011 400 pages
4.29
23.4K ratings
Thriller
Suspense
Spy Thriller
BOX 88 Summary
BOX 88
by Charles Cumming 2020 482 pages
4.08
7.3K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Code of Conduct Summary
Code of Conduct
by Brad Thor 2015 360 pages
4.22
16.8K ratings
Thriller
Action
Mystery
Foreign Influence Summary
Foreign Influence
by Brad Thor 2010 373 pages
4.27
23.3K ratings
Thriller
Action
Suspense
Use of Force Summary
Use of Force
by Brad Thor 2017 360 pages
4.23
14.7K ratings
Thriller
Spy Thriller
Action
The Target Summary
The Target
by David Baldacci 2014 420 pages
4.18
65.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Apostle Summary
The Apostle
by Brad Thor 2009 358 pages
4.16
21.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Deep Undercover Summary
Deep Undercover
My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America
by Jack Barsky 2017 352 pages
4.08
2.7K ratings
History
Biography
Espionage
The Medici Return Summary
The Medici Return
by Steve Berry 2025 403 pages
4.19
6.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Atlas Maneuver Summary
The Atlas Maneuver
by Steve Berry 2024 401 pages
4.25
7.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Guilty Summary
The Guilty
by David Baldacci 2015 433 pages
4.22
63.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
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