Spy Fiction and Thrillers

Thrilling and thoughtful fiction from the world of espionage

The Watchmen by John Altman (2004) -- AS Altman
In a remote safe house in the American Northeast, a terrorist is questioned, a psychiatrist is tested, and an assassin is dispatched.

Bunker 13 by Aniruddha Bahal (2003) -- AS Bahal
A thrill-seeking journalist uses his military and political connections to investigate corruption in the guerilla war on the Indian/Kashmir border.

The Man with the Red Tattoo by Raymond Benson (2002) -- AS Benson
James Bond looks into a virulent outbreak of West Nile Virus in Tokyo just days before an emergency G8 summit meeting.

The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson (2006) -- AS Berenson
The only American CIA agent to penetrate Al-Qaeda comes home to the U.S.  Can he be trusted or has his time in Pakistan turned him into an enemy?

Liberty by Stephen Coonts (2003) -- AS Coonts
Jake Grafton must find four missing nuclear warheads before Arab terrorists use them on America.

Berlin Game by Len Deighton (1984) -- AS Deighton
When a valuable agent behind the Iron Curtain signals he wants out, it's up to Bernard Samson to undertake the crucial rescue.

Hunting Season by P.T. Deutermann (2001) -- AS Deutermann
Edwin Kreiss, a retired "sweeper" who spent years "retrieving" rogue operatives and making them disappear, finds himself back on the job—if unofficially—when his daughter vanishes in the woods of rural West Virginia.

Dead Reckoning by Clive Egleton (1999) -- AS Egleton
A mass murder victim is discovered to have been using the identify of SIS agent Peter Ashton's wife and it quickly becomes clear that someone has breached top secret SIS personnel files.

Paranoia by Joseph Finder (2004) -- AS Finder
When Adam Cassidy is caught embezzling from his high-tech corporation, he is offered a choice: go to prison, or become a spy in the headquarters of the main competition.

Casino Royale by Ian Fleming (1953) -- AS Fleming
The first of Ian Fleming's tales of secret agent 007 finds Bond on a mission to neutralize a lethal, high-rolling Russian operative called simply "le Chiffre".

Hornet Flight by Ken Follett (2002) -- AS Follett
In early WWII, eighteen-year-old Harald Olufsen takes a shortcut on the German-occupied Danish island of Sande and discovers an astonishing sight that will change the momentum of the war. He must get word to England, except that his only transportation is an old derelict Hornet Moth biplane rusting away in a ruined church.

The Afghan by Frederick Forsyth (2006) -- AS Forsyth
When leaders of the United States and the United Kingdom uncover the outlines of a massive al Qaeda attack plan, they send Colonel Mike Martin, a resourceful British operative, into the Taliban hornet nest to find out the details of the terrorist assault.

The Foreign Correspondent by Alan Furst (2006) -- FIC Furst
In the desperate politics of Europe on the edge of World War II, a foreign correspondent is a pawn, worthy of surveillance, blackmail, or murder.

Hopscotch by Brian Garfield (1975) -- AS Garfield
In search of excitement, an ex-CIA agent sets himself up as the quarry of an international manhunt.

Edge of Danger by Jack Higgins (2001) -- AS Higgins
American agent Blake Johnson and ex-IRA enforcer Sean Dillon join forces in a desperate race to stop a fanatical clan of international warriors from taking its ultimate revenge.

The Prodigal Spy by Joseph Kanon (1998) -- HIS Kanon
A tale of suspense, romance, and intrigue set during the HUAC witch-hunts of the early 1950s.

The Secret Pilgrim by John LeCarre (1991) -- AS LeCarre
A veteran recounts 40 exhilarating years of Cold War espionage across Europe and the Far East.

The Prometheus Deception by Robert Ludlum (2000) -- AS Ludlum
After fifteen years as a brilliant master spy, Nick Bryson has disappeared into anonymity as a professor at an exclusive college in western Pennsylvania--until he's suddenly lured back into the game.

The Last Spymaster by Gayle Lynds (2006) -- AS Lynds
Elaine Cunningham, a CIA hunter, tracks down an escaped traitor and spymaster.

Morning Spy Evening Spy by Colin MacKinnon -- AS MacKinnon
A CIA agent tracks down an ex-agent now working for Al-Qaeda.

Old Boys by Charles McCarry (2004) -- AS McCarry
Ex-CIA agents search for their friend, a legendary spy, who may or may not be dead.

The Secret Agent by Francine Mathews (2002) -- AS Mathews
At the height of the Vietnam War, Jack Roderick, caught in a killing web of treachery and revenge, walked into the jungle...and vanished from the face of the earth. Four decades later, can the mystery of his disappearence be solved?

At Risk by Stella Rimington (2005) -- AS Rimington
In this thriller by the first woman director of Britain's MI-5, Liz Carlyle is a new Intelligence Officer struggling to succeed amidst male-dominated politics and terrorist threats.

A Gentleman's Game by Greg Rucka (2004) -- AS Rucka
When an unthinkable act of terror devastates London, nothing will stop Tara Chace from hunting down those responsible. Her job is simple: stop the terrorists before they strike a second time.

The Unknown Soldier by Gerald Seymour (2005) -- AS Seymour
The soldier's loyalty to his leaders is total.  American and British experts in counter-terrorism must find him before he disappears again and re-emerges in a western city to wreak mass murder.

The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva (2000) -- AS Silva
Gabriel Allon, a former spy for the Israeli Intelligence Service, pursues the man who killed his wife and children.

Created Nov 17 2006
Last Updated Dec 13 2006