Vote + to improve this toplist's ranking

Best Writers of Spy fiction

22 items ranked

A list of the best writers of spy fiction

Rated 3 points - posted 14 years ago by kris in category People.

Click on up and down arrows to affect item's ranking

1.

John le Carre

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Absolute classic.

17 points - added 14 years ago by kris - 2 comments

Comments:

i can never get into his books, i read the firs 6 pages an is booring

Added 13 years ago by guest, -3 points

Vote + to improve this comment's ranking

Vote - to decrease this comment's ranking

Carre is the best. Good stories masterfully writen.

Added 13 years ago by guest, 1 point

2.

Len Deighton

17 points - added 14 years ago by kris -

3.

Vince Flynn

12 points - added 14 years ago by kris - 1 comment

Comments:

consistently action packed

Added 14 years ago by guest, 2 points

4.

Ian Fleming

My name is Bond, James Bond.

10 points - added 14 years ago by kris -

5.

Robert Ludlum

The Bourne series is a great read

10 points - added 14 years ago by kris - 1 comment

Comments:

Nearly every book is great

Added 14 years ago by guest, 0 points

6.

Daniel Silva

10 points - added 14 years ago by kris - 2 comments

Comments:

I have read several of his books, I like his writing.

Added 11 years ago by guest, 0 points

i have read all his books, i enjoyed them

Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points

7.

Alistair MacLean

5 points - added 14 years ago by kris -

8.

Leon Ardkin

New and available on kindle. He puts his plots where the action is. Zero fluff and pure adrenaline from the very first page. Won't be surprised if he develops a cult following. His Anon X: Soldier, Spy, Hitman, Hero is a one hell of a read!

4 points - added 13 years ago by guest -

9.

Fredrick Forsyth

3 points - added 14 years ago by kris -

10.

Ken Follett

3 points - added 14 years ago by kris -

11.

Gayle Lynds

3 points - added 14 years ago by kris -

12.

Charles McCarry

McCarry -- The Tears of Autumn, The Secret Lovers, The Last Supper--is better than on more important levels than all the others listed. Not only authenticity, credibility, and plot, as to content, but the WRITING. He's as seamless and smooth and articulate as any of the "great" novelists. To put Ludlum, a guy who got by on plot but can barely write, on this list and to omit McCarry, is crazy.

2 points - added 14 years ago by guest - 3 comments

Comments:

Forget spy fiction; McCarry is the best novelist on this list.

Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points

Charles McCarry should be #1.

Added 12 years ago by guest, 1 point

got by on plot, isn't the plot the most important thing. A dumb story is a dumb story regardless of the writing style.

Added 14 years ago by guest, 0 points

13.

Robert Harris

2 points - added 14 years ago by kris - 1 comment

Comments:

Always a good read. Easy reading too. Excellent eye for detail of Roman life (Pompeii comes alive from the pages of the novel of the same name).

Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points

14.

Tom Clancy

Big books. Global scale.

1 point - added 14 years ago by kris -