Espionage category: 9265 books
Spies in the Family
An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
A riveting true-life thriller and revealing memoir from the daughter of an American intelligence officer—the astonishing true story of two spies and their families on opposite sides of the Cold War.
In the summer of 1975, seventeen-year-old Eva Dillon was living in New Delhi with her family...
by Helen Dunmore
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
“An unconventional thriller [and] a page turner . . . As much a surprising love story as it is a tale of spies” (The New York Times Book Review).
In 1960 London, the Cold War is at its height, and a spy may be a friend or neighbor, colleague or lover. Two colleagues, Giles Holloway and...
Trackers
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Rhino smugglers, international espionage, and a missing person investigation collide in this “powerhouse read” from the acclaimed South African author (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Lemmer’s first rule is “Don’t get involved.” A highly skilled bodyguard with a violent, criminal...
How to Catch a Russian Spy
The True Story of an American Civilian Turned Double Agent
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2015
With an epilogue on recent Russian spying, a “page-turner of a memoir” (Publishers Weekly) about an American civilian with a dream, who worked as a double agent with the FBI in the early 2000s to bring down a Russian intelligence agent in New York City.
For three nerve-wracking years, from...
The Terminal Spy
A True Story of Espionage, Betrayal and Murder
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2008
In a page-turning narrative that reads like a thriller, an award-winning journalist exposes the troubling truth behind the world’s first act of nuclear terrorism.
On November 1, 2006, Alexander Litvinenko sipped tea in London’s Millennium Hotel. Hours later the Russian émigré and former...
Agent M
The Lives and Spies of MI5's Maxwell Knight
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Spying is the art of knowing who to trust-and who to betray
Maxwell Knight was perhaps the greatest spymaster in history, rumored to be the real-life inspiration for the James Bond character "M." He did more than anyone in his era to combat the rising threat of fascism in Britain...
Guy Burgess
The Spy Who Knew Everyone
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2016
Cambridge spy Guy Burgess was a supreme networker, with a contacts book that included everyone from statesmen to socialites, high-ranking government officials to the famous actors and literary figures of the day. He also set a gold standard for conflicts of interest, working variously, and often simultaneously,...
by Samantha Kate, Weinberg Westbrook
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Jane Moneypenny is the perfect example of chic sophistication and unflappable poise. She handles her cohort of unruly 00 agents with good-humoured grace. Yet, behind her polished perfection, she exudes a certain aura of mystery. Indeed there is more to Miss Moneypenny than meets the eye. When she...
by Geoffrey Household
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
The accidental killing of a poacher on an ex–British Army officer’s land embroils him in an insidious international conspiracy
Roger Taine purchased the shooting rights on 450 acres of Dorset farmland in order to commune with nature and secure fresh game for his family’s dinner table....
by Kevin Harmon
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2011
As the founder of one of the world’s largest tech companies, mysterious billionaire Michael Cavanaugh seems to have it all – fabulous wealth, power, and access to the most influential politicians in Washington. A collector of classic art and fine wine, Michael's business has provided him with...
by David Downing
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
From bestselling author David Downing, master of historical espionage, comes a heart-wrenching depiction of Germany in the days leading up to World War II and the difficult choices of one man of conviction.
In April 1938, a man calling himself Josef Hofmann arrives at a boarding house in Hamm,...
by Taylor Stevens
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
A master of international intrigue, New York Times bestselling author Taylor Stevens introduces a pair of wild cards into the global spy game—a brother and sister who were raised to deceive—and trained to kill . . .
They live in the shadows, Jack and Jill, feuding twins who can never stop running....
The Art of Betrayal
The Secret History of MI6: Life and Death in the British Secret Service
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
“A wide-ranging, thought-provoking, and highly readable history of Britain’s postwar Secret Intelligence Service, popularly known as MI6.” ―The Wall Street Journal
From Berlin to the Congo, from Moscow to the back streets of London, these are the true stories of the agents on the front...
by Robert Kingsley, Markham Amis
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Lunch at Scott's, a quiet game of golf, a routine social call on his chief M, convalescing in his Regency house in Berkshire - the life of secret agent James Bond has begun to fall into a pattern that threatens complacency … until the sunny afternoon when M is kidnapped and his house staff savagely...