30 Best Historical Espionage Books in the Cold War and Post-war Era

by Jacqueline Winspear

First published 2023 · ★★★★★4.5(8,946)

by Louis L’Amour

First published 1986 · ★★★★★4.5(7,788)

by Ian Fleming

First published 1963 · James Bond 007 · ★★★★★4.5(2,844)

by Len Deighton

First published 1985 · Bernard Samson · ★★★★★4.5(2,342)

by Lee Jackson

First published 2020 · The Reluctant Assassin Series · ★★★★★4.5(797)

by Jeffrey Archer

First published 2016 · The Clifton Chronicles · ★★★★★4.4(79,098)

by Len Deighton

First published 1990 · Bernard Samson · ★★★★★4.4(1,539)

by Len Deighton

First published 1989 · Bernard Samson · ★★★★★4.4(1,241)

by Ruta Sepetys

★★★★★4.4(110,356)

by Frederick Forsyth

First published 1994 · Mike Martin · ★★★★★4.4(6,789)

by Ian Fleming

First published 1955 · James Bond 007 · ★★★★★4.4(6,412)

by Alex Gerlis

First published 2021 · Richard Prince Thrillers · ★★★★★4.4(6,180)

by John le Carré

First published 1990 · George Smiley · ★★★★★4.4(4,871)

by Ian Fleming

First published 1958 · James Bond 007 · ★★★★★4.4(4,505)

by Wilbur Smith

First published 1990 · The Burning Shore Sequence · ★★★★★4.4(4,324)

by Ian Fleming

First published 1959 · James Bond 007 · ★★★★★4.4(3,796)

by Agatha Christie

First published 1959 · Hercule Poirot · ★★★★★4.4(3,658)

by Ian Fleming

First published 1961 · James Bond 007 · ★★★★★4.4(3,035)

by Lee Jackson

First published 2019 · The Reluctant Assassin Series · ★★★★★4.4(596)

by Len Deighton

First published 1996 · Bernard Samson · ★★★★★4.4(3,607)

by Richard Wake

First published 2025 · Alex Kovacs Thriller · ★★★★★4.3(1,978)

by Richard Wake

First published 2025 · Alex Kovacs Thriller · ★★★★★4.3(1,390)

by Ian Fleming

First published 1953 · James Bond 007 · ★★★★★4.3(12,626)

by Ian Fleming

First published 1954 · James Bond 007 · ★★★★★4.3(7,108)

by Ian Fleming

First published 1956 · James Bond 007 · ★★★★★4.3(4,420)

by James Clavell

First published 1986 · The Asian Saga · ★★★★★4.3(2,741)

by Ian Fleming

First published 1965 · James Bond 007 · ★★★★★4.3(2,536)

by Ian Fleming

First published 1964 · James Bond 007 · ★★★★★4.3(2,455)

by Richard Wake

First published 2024 · Alex Kovacs Thriller · ★★★★★4.3(2,425)

by Richard Wake

First published 2024 · Alex Kovacs Thriller · ★★★★★4.3(1,305)