Spying


The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
The Alice Network
The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
Harriet the Spy (Harriet the Spy #1)
Little Stranger (The Web of Silence Duet, #1)
Pegasus: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy
Spy Schools: How the CIA, FBI, and Foreign Intelligence Secretly Exploit America's Universities
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3)
The Spy
A Man Called Intrepid
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
Hold Tight
The Triumph of Improvisation by James Graham WilsonSpy... for Nobody! by Basel Saneebجاسوس من أجل لا أحد by Basel SaneebThe 40-Minute War by Janet E. MorrisThe Ghost by Jefferson Morley
Cold War-Reagan Era
17 books — 19 voters
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithA Legacy of Spies by John le CarréDead Lions by Mick HerronI Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
Post-WW2 Espionage and Crime Fiction
109 books — 21 voters

A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen BaldwinExile for Dreamers by Kathleen BaldwinA Spy in the House by Y.S. LeeEtiquette & Espionage by Gail CarrigerPalace of Spies by Sarah Zettel
YA Historical Spies
47 books — 12 voters
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréSmiley's People by John le CarréThe Looking Glass War by John le CarréGorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
The Best Cold War Novels
45 books — 50 voters


John Katzenbach
A prisoner of war is supposed to be in uniform, and he's supposed to provide his name, rank, and serial number, when demanded. A man in a suit of clothes carrying phony identity cards and forged work permits? That man could easily be taken for a spy. When do you stop being the one and start being the other? ...more
John Katzenbach, Hart's War

N.K. Jemisin
Back then, she had to worry about the government tapping her phone. It still probably does, but all the other stuff's been outsourced. Now, instead of just a COINTELPRO operation, she’s got to worry about that and some dude stalking her relatives from his mother’s basement, and kids bombarding her with death threats because it makes them feel like part of the (terrorist) gang, and a troll farm in Russia using the Center as the next cause célèbre to whip up Nazis. All the people who really are a ...more
N.K. Jemisin, The City We Became

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