![]() There may well be tens of thousands of spy novels in print, and no one-nor even any group of people-could possibly claim to identify the very best among all those stories. There are some exceptions for titles I read before I began reviewing books, others for those I rated below ★★★★☆, and still others that I simply haven’t read yet.Ī word of caution: I do not pretend that these 15 books are the best espionage novels ever written-only that they’re the best ones I’ve read and reviewed on this site. And for the most part you’ll find all the novels in each series listed below. There, you’ll find multiple titles by a number of the authors featured here: Alex Berenson, Charles Cumming, Alan Furst, Mick Herron, Joseph Kanon, John le Carré, Jason Matthews, Stella Rimington, Ross Thomas, Paul Vidich, and Edward Wilson.Īs you’ll see below, a great many of the books listed here are in series. Those titles, too, are listed in alphabetical order by the authors’ last names. ![]() An abundance of runners-upīelow the list of my 16 favorites, you’ll find reviews of the full list of the best espionage novels I’ve reviewed with ratings of at least ★★★★☆. I’ve listed them in alphabetical order by the authors’ last names. And I gave every one of these 16 titles a score of ★★★★★ on its review. ![]() Though my preliminary list included multiple titles by several of the authors included here, I’ve arbitrarily limited myself to a single title from every writer. My 15 favorites-well, make that 16: I couldn’t choose-are listed immediately below. Over the past decade, I’ve read and reviewed more than 150 espionage novels (not counting a great many more I never finished). ![]()
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