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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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
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A John LaCarre classic. A British Cold War espionage thriller was named one of the best 100 novels of all time.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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