NOTE: Most if not all of the authors included below have written multiple books in this genre, many of which I highly recommend. For the purposes of this site, I've only listed one title per author.
THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL A British actress on holiday is lured into the world espionage.
PUBLISHED: 1983
MY RATING: ★★★★
STARDUST A young man attempts to learn the truth behind his brother's death in post-WWII Hollywood.
PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2009
MY RATING: ★★★★
THE KEY TO REBECCA A gripping thriller set in North Africa during World War II.
PUBLISHED: 1980
MY RATING: ★★★★
SLOW HORSES The first book in a fantastic series about MI5 misfits.
PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2017
MY RATING: ★★★★1/2
THE IPRESS FILE A British intelligence officer investigates the disappearance of an esteemed scientist.
PUBLISHED: 1962
MY RATING: ★★★★
OUR MAN IN HAVANA A former vacuum-cleaner salesman turned reluctant spy gets in over his head.
PUBLISHED: 1959
MY RATING: ★★★★
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