Best Spy Novels Ever
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A list of Spy novels that is not a list of Mystery novels but ones centered around the protagonist being a SPY.
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1.
Spies of the Balkans
13 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
2.
The Quiet American
The author used his experiences as a British SIS agent in Sierra Leone and while he was a reporter in Saigon in the 1950's to write this classic
11 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
3.
Day of the Jackal
9 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
4.
The Eiger Sanction
9 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
5.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
A John LaCarre classic. A British Cold War espionage thriller was named one of the best 100 novels of all time.
8 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
6.
The Wayward Spy
Recently published and getting great reviews. This is a classic spy novel with an unpredictable climax. The protagonist is a cynical but likeable former journalist who's up against financial pressures and is therefore an easy target for recruitment by MI6 talent spotters. Author Roger Croft is also a former journalist.
7 points - added 13 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
The best spy book i have ever read
Added 13 years ago by guest, 2 points
7.
Where Eagles Dare
6 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
8.
The Bourne Identity
The first of the original trilogy by author Robert Ludlum, is about protagonist, Jason Bourne who must find out why an assassin and the CIA are trying to kill him.
6 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
9.
Ipcress File
5 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
10.
Above Suspicion
5 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
11.
The Riddle of the Sands
4 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
12.
The Moscow Club
3 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
13.
The Cold War Swap
3 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
14.
The Marathon Man
3 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
15.
Masquerade
2 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
16.
Morning Spy, Evening Spy
2 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
17.
The Spy who Loved Me
James Bond classic by Ian Fleming was the shortest of his novels and did not keep the same format as previous Bond novels, it was told in the first person.
1 point - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
18.
Eye of the Needle
One of many great novels by author Ken Follett, it was the novel that made him a successful author and won him the 1979 Edgar Award.
1 point - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
19.
The Unlikely Spy
1 point - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 1 comment
Comments:
No finished yet but seems like it should be closer to Eye of the Needle.
Added 13 years ago by guest, 1 point
20.
The Tailor of Panama
0 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
21.
The 39 Steps
0 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
22.
The Brotherhood of the Rose.
-4 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
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