The Greatest Books of All Time on Spies
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247 | Kim | Rudyard Kipling | 1901 | British | English | |
| 633 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | John le Carré | 1974 | British | English | |
| 1310 | Our Man In Havana | Graham Greene | 1958 | British | English | |
| 1494 | Eye Of The Needle | Ken Follett | 1978 | British | English | |
| 2098 | From Russia with Love | Ian Fleming | 1957 | British | English | |
| 2226 | Operation Shylock | Philip Roth | 1993 | American | English | |
| 2839 | Ashenden, Or, The British Agent | W. Somerset Maugham | 1928 | British | English | |
| 6852 | The Quiller Memorandum | Adam Hall | 1965 | British | English | |
| 6892 | The Company | Robert Littell | 2002 | American | English | |
| 6907 | Spies | Michael Frayn | 2002 | British | English | |
| 7018 | Charm School | Nelson DeMille | 1988 | American | English | |
| 7709 | The Honourable Schoolboy | John le Carré | 1977 | British | English | |
| 8265 | Berlin Game | Len Deighton | 1983 | British | English | |
| 9214 | Game, Set & Match | Len Deighton | 1983 | British | English | |
| 10496 | The Second Oldest Profession | Phillip Knightley | 1986 | British | English | |
| 10816 | Skeleton Key | Anthony Horowitz | 2002 | British | English | |
| 17117 | My Silent War | Kim Philby | 1968 | British | English | |
| 17117 | His Last Bow | Arthur Conan Doyle | 1917 | British | English | |
| 17117 | The Fourth Man | Robert Baer | 2022 | American | English |