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
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 13 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 13 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 7 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 13 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 -
15.
Graham Greene
Spy fiction written like literary masterpieces
0 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
16.
James Hadley Chase
Another Mark Girland anyday
0 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
17.
Andy McNab
0 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
18.
Anthony Horowitz
0 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
19.
Norman Mailer
0 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
20.
David Morrell
Remember Rambo?
-1 point - added 14 years ago by kris -
21.
Jack Higgins
-1 point - added 14 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
i have every single book, he is the best
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
22.
Charles Cumming
-4 points - added 14 years ago by kris -
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