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A Gathering of Spies by John Altman

Katarina, a beautiful Nazi spy, is delighted when her unsuspecting husband begins a top-secret nuclear-weapons project at Los Alamos.

 

The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson

An agent is so deeply undercover in al Qaeda that even the CIA doesn’t know if he’s still on our side.

 

The Rhythm Section by Mark Burnell

Stephanie will stop at nothing to avenge her family’s death after she discovers that their plane did not crash accidentally, and that various intelligence agencies have been involved in a cover-up.

 

The Bear and the Dragon by Tom Clancy

Jack Ryan, CIA operative turned U.S. president, is in the hot seat when oil and gold are discovered in Siberia, and ruthless Chinese Minister Zhang Han San looks jealously northwards.

 

The Honey Trap by Clive Egleton

When Adam Zawadzki, Queen’s Messenger, is kidnapped, tortured, and murdered during a routine visit to Costa Rica, the British Secret Intelligence Service sends Peter Ashton to investigate his death.

 
Icon by Frederick Forsyth
The Russian president has unexpectedly died, and when former U.S. spy Jason Monk is dispatched to prevent the extreme right from taking over, he faces the Russian Mafia and maniacal nationalists.
 
Dead Men Living by Brian Freemantle
What were Allied soldiers doing so near Gulag 98, one of Stalin's notorious prison camps? Charlie Muffin's investigation takes him into the world of Nazi art theft and diplomatic conspiracy.

 

Kingdom of Shadows by Alan Furst

Hungarian aristocrat Nicholas Morath, host of Parisian dinner parties and devotee of the good life, slips further into the shadowy world of spies and secret agents as Hitler's power sweeps across Europe.

 

Special Ops by W.E.B. Griffin

When Fidel Castro sends Che Guevara to overthrow the anti-communist regime in the Congo, the Green Berets invade Africa to foil his plans.

 

Assassin by David Hagberg

Kremlin moderates recruit Kirk McGarvey to kill a charismatic Stalinist whom they fear might entice the country back to hard-line communism.

 

The Devil's Shepherd by Steven Hartov

Former Israeli intelligence officer Hartov describes a defecting Czech spy and the resulting panic in Sarajevo, Ethiopia, and Jerusalem.

 

The Prodigal Spy by Joseph Kanon

Young Nick Kotlar's life falls apart when his father is accused of spying and subsequently defects to Russia. His accuser dies, and it isn't until Nick talks to his father 19 years later that he learns the truth.

 

The Tailor of Panama by John Le Carré

A British tailor working in Central America is pressured into spying in the days before Panama takes control of the canal.

 

The Company: A Novel of the CIA by Robert Littell

Seamlessly mixing real events those of four fictional spies, Littell presents the history of the CIA, from postwar Berlin to the present.
 

The Matarese Countdown by Robert Ludlum

Brandon Scofield is back—and so is the Matarese Dynasty, an evil alliance intent on world economic domination.
 

Old Boys by Charles McCarry

Retired agent Horace Hubbard enlists the aid of four other retired colleagues to find his cousin, intelligence operative Paul Christopher, who has mysteriously vanished and is presumed dead.
 

At Risk by Stella Rimington

A deadly terrorist threat forces British intelligence officer Liz Carlyle to test her unique ability to get inside the enemy's head.
 

The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva

The success of the Normandy Invasion is threatened when Hitler sends a beautiful agent after a brilliant but bumbling professor.
 

The Lions of Lucerne by Brad Thor

Secret Service agent Scot Harvath takes matters into his own hands when he discovers a top-secret military fortress in Switzerland.