Best Spy Fiction

List of the Month
september 2022 (see all)
Beschrijving
Cloak and dagger... secrets and spies... the world of espionage is full of thrilling tales. Our List of the Month this September is devoted to the Best Spy Fiction. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
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De 39 treden
door John Buchan
5,395 leden
189 besprekingen
½ 3.5
22 Members
janoorani24, cpg, paradoxosalpha, charl08, troutstreamman, Sensory, Cecrow, amanda4242, cbl_tn, questbird, celerydog, paulmdh, perennialreader, petralex, gypsysmom, noveltea, citizencane, DebbiMack, Patricia.Ralston, Deborama, BGNorris, RMSpencer
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: Seminal man-on-the-run thriller featuring German spies in England on the eve of the Great War (written as English war propaganda, I think).
4
Onze man in Havana
door Graham Greene
5,354 leden
139 besprekingen
3.9
15 Members
paradoxosalpha, kleo, troutstreamman, Sensory, Cecrow, PitcherBooks, stephenis, sturlington, celerydog, perennialreader, noveltea, mfvetter, DebbiMack, AnaraGuard, RMSpencer
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: The quintessential black comedy of Cold War espionage.
5
Smiley's prooi
door John le Carré
4,491 leden
66 besprekingen
4.2
15 Members
Minthe, pitjrw, abbottthomas, jburlinson, cwc790411, paulmdh, petralex, Bookish59, citizencane, MichaelLynnSr, DebbiMack, Boand, AnaraGuard, cleed, BGNorris
6
De kleine luistervink
door Louise Fitzhugh
6,988 leden
121 besprekingen
4
12 Members
Aquila, gilroy, aprille, erinclark, bjappleg8, Sensory, Heather39, elkiedee, noveltea, DebbiMack, ManWithAnAgenda, AnaraGuard,BGNorris ,
7
Code Name Verity
door Elizabeth Wein
4,819 leden
387 besprekingen
½ 4.3
12 Members
karenb, rosalita, bjappleg8, PitcherBooks, cbl_tn, stephenis, sturlington, celerydog, elkiedee, vwinsloe, barefootsong, dandalf,
8
De spionne met het hoedje
door Dorothy Gilman
1,730 leden
74 besprekingen
3.9
11 Members
janoorani24, parlerodermime, dewasus1, PitcherBooks, sturlington, Bookish59, AbigailAdams26, barefootsong, johnsconklin, AnaraGuard, SueHerbine,BGNorris
Verklaringen
SueHerbine: Love this book! Have re read it several times and it is always enjoyable.
9
De stille Amerikaan
door Graham Greene
8,041 leden
182 besprekingen
4
11 Members
troutstreamman, terran, PitcherBooks, stephenis, questbird, RBeffa, celerydog, petralex, mfvetter, MichaelLynnSr, ManWithAnAgenda
10
De jacht op de Red October
door Tom Clancy
11,269 leden
117 besprekingen
4
9 Members
hipdeep, janoorani24, BookWallah, cbl_tn, laplantelibrary, peterveen, MichaelLynnSr, Deborama, cleed,
11
Casino Royale
door Ian Fleming
6,343 leden
254 besprekingen
½ 3.5
8 Members
timspalding, viking2917, janoorani24, amanda4242, paulmdh, perennialreader, daisyfly, Calaf49
12
Het Bourne bedrog roman van een sinistere misleiding
door Robert Ludlum
9,877 leden
155 besprekingen
3.8
7 Members
hipdeep, erinclark, Sarielle, perennialreader, peterveen, gahoward67, aspirit
13
De Rode Pimpernel
door Baroness Orczy
8,798 leden
190 besprekingen
4
9 Members
aprille, hipdeep, charl08, bjappleg8, cbl_tn, sturlington, petralex, Patricia.Ralston, Deborama,
14
The Polish Officer
door Alan Furst
1,162 leden
32 besprekingen
3.9
7 Members
adamhindman, pitjrw, troutstreamman, thosgpetri, RBeffa, citizencane, Deborama
15
Spion van nobel bloed
door John le Carré
3,997 leden
73 besprekingen
3.8
8 Members
Minthe, abbottthomas, cwc790411, questbird, paulmdh, Bookish59, MichaelLynnSr, cleed
Verklaringen
questbird: Espionage in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia
16
Trage paarden
door Mick Herron
1,744 leden
104 besprekingen
3.8
6 Members
viking2917, rosalita, charl08, abbottthomas, VivienneR, celerydog
17
The Reverse of the Medal
door Patrick O'Brian
2,529 leden
27 besprekingen
4.2
7 Members
aprille, anglemark, janoorani24, Minthe, MichaelLynnSr, dandalf, machris,
18
De openbaring
door Tim Powers
1,493 leden
42 besprekingen
4.1
6 Members
karenb, viking2917, adamhindman, paradoxosalpha, lottpoet, djriave
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: The best espionage-with-supernatural-occultism story I've read, strongly rooted in 20th-century (and earlier) historical events.
19
Een volmaakte spion
door John le Carré
3,809 leden
63 besprekingen
3.8
6 Members
viking2917, adamhindman, citizencane, MichaelLynnSr, Deborama, cleed
20
De begraafplaats van Praag
door Umberto Eco
4,528 leden
164 besprekingen
½ 3.3
6 Members
paradoxosalpha, Cecrow, petralex, Bookish59, cleed, KitKatOtaku
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: The novel's anti-hero is a forger in the regular employ of state intelligence agencies. A story about the 19th-century invention of modern anti-semitism.
21
Slippery Creatures
door KJ Charles
400 leden
20 besprekingen
4.1
6 Members
karenb, amanda4242, Heather39, souloftherose, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda,
22
De man die Donderdag was : Een nachtmerrie
door G.K. Chesterton
7,050 leden
169 besprekingen
3.8
6 Members
adamhindman, hipdeep, Cecrow, petralex, Patricia.Ralston, machris
23
The Rose Code
door Kate Quinn
1,989 leden
97 besprekingen
½ 4.3
6 Members
erinclark, terran, sturlington, perennialreader, gypsysmom, al.vick,
24
De toegewijde tuinier
door John le Carré
5,199 leden
87 besprekingen
½ 3.6
6 Members
terran, elkiedee, Bookish59, ahef1963, Deborama, cleed
25
Enigma
door Robert Harris
2,922 leden
42 besprekingen
½ 3.7
5 Members
VivienneR, souloftherose, Boand, BGNorris, machris
26
Het Alice-netwerk
door Kate Quinn
4,239 leden
212 besprekingen
4.1
5 Members
rosalita, erinclark, terran, sturlington, al.vick
27
Transcriptie
door Kate Atkinson
2,395 leden
120 besprekingen
½ 3.7
6 Members
VivienneR, terran, sturlington, elkiedee, noveltea, Deborama,
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De onstuitbare Mrs. Pollifax
door Dorothy Gilman
1,128 leden
41 besprekingen
3.8
5 Members
janoorani24, dewasus1, PitcherBooks, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
Verklaringen
SueHerbine: Great book of my favorite character.
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Mrs. Pollifax in China
door Dorothy Gilman
861 leden
22 besprekingen
3.8
5 Members
dewasus1, Bookish59, ahef1963, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
Verklaringen
SueHerbine: Dorothy Gillman never dissapoints and Mrs. Pollifax is a perfect spy!
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Verhalen van de geheim agent
door W. Somerset Maugham
1,026 leden
33 besprekingen
½ 3.7
5 Members
paradoxosalpha, pitjrw, troutstreamman, amanda4242, noveltea
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: A brace of short stories that largely invented the genre, with tropes that have survived into today's spy fiction. Vivid with more than a little autobiographical sourcing.
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De dag van de Jakhals
door Frederick Forsyth
5,298 leden
90 besprekingen
4
4 Members
birder4106, peterveen, tommi180744, MichaelLynnSr
Verklaringen
tommi180744: Riveting central character (the assassin) & storyline reads as if fact not fiction.
32
Dossier Ipcress
door Len Deighton
1,330 leden
39 besprekingen
½ 3.7
4 Members
Euryale, paradoxosalpha, abbottthomas, peterveen
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: An excellent example of the two features that attract me to this genre: epistemological ambiguity and moral compromise.
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Het Rusland huis
door John le Carré
3,792 leden
48 besprekingen
½ 3.6
4 Members
Minthe, petralex, Boand, Deborama
34
Door het oog van de naald
door Ken Follett
5,344 leden
93 besprekingen
4
4 Members
laplantelibrary, birder4106, RBeffa, MichaelLynnSr
35
Het raadsel van de Wadden
door Erskine Childers
2,594 leden
68 besprekingen
½ 3.6
4 Members
questbird, petralex, peterveen, Yuki-Onna
Verklaringen
questbird: Messing about with boats meets pre-WW1 espionage
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Mrs. Pollifax en de boeddha van Hongkong
door Dorothy Gilman
843 leden
19 besprekingen
½ 3.7
4 Members
dewasus1, Bookish59, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
37
Zoo Station
door David Downing
806 leden
33 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
RBeffa, elkiedee, mysterymax
38
De sympathisant
door Viet Thanh Nguyen
3,898 leden
151 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
aprille, pitjrw, questbird, sturlington
Verklaringen
questbird: Triple agent in the Vietnam War and beyond.
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De ideale vijand
door John le Carré
3,408 leden
43 besprekingen
½ 3.6
4 Members
rosalita, janoorani24, Bookish59, cleed
40
The Kill Artist
door Daniel Silva
2,498 leden
71 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
Sarielle, perennialreader, KitKatOtaku
41
Game, Set & Match trilogy
door Len Deighton
292 leden
1 bespreking
½ 4.3
3 Members
viking2917, questbird, tommi180744
42
Geheim dossier Odessa
door Frederick Forsyth
2,949 leden
49 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
hipdeep, BookWallah, Boand
43
The Jennifer Morgue
door Charles Stross
2,144 leden
66 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
tardis, adamhindman, paradoxosalpha, PitcherBooks,
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: The James Bond legend serves as a basis for eldritch thaumaturgy in the context of 21st-century espionage.
44
Radio Girls
door Sarah Jane Stratford
346 leden
24 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
rosalita, Bookish59, barefootsong, machris,
45
De ongrijpbare Mrs. Pollifax
door Dorothy Gilman
986 leden
35 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
dewasus1, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
46
De vrouw in het wit
door Wilkie Collins
12,810 leden
336 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
aprille, thosgpetri, celerydog, ManWithAnAgenda,
47
American Spy
door Lauren Wilkinson
806 leden
48 besprekingen
½ 3.5
3 Members
Euryale, terran, sturlington
48
Spy vs. Spy: The Complete Casebook
door Antonio Prohias
182 leden
2 besprekingen
4
4 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, ManWithAnAgenda, AnaraGuard,
49
Een erepalm voor Mrs. Pollifax
door Dorothy Gilman
913 leden
21 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
dewasus1, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
50
De lokvogel
door John le Carré
3,395 leden
47 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
bjappleg8, paulmdh, Boand
51
Kingdom of Shadows
door Alan Furst
1,072 leden
25 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
adamhindman, troutstreamman, RBeffa
52
Mrs. Pollifax op safari
door Dorothy Gilman
902 leden
23 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
dewasus1, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
53
De novembermoorden
door Charles McCarry
524 leden
17 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
viking2917, janoorani24, pitjrw
54
Dark Voyage
door Alan Furst
894 leden
28 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
Minthe, troutstreamman, RBeffa
55
De Afghaan
door Frederick Forsyth
1,916 leden
48 besprekingen
½ 3.4
3 Members
BookWallah, abbottthomas, terran
56
Mrs. Pollifax en de gouden driehoek
door Dorothy Gilman
838 leden
18 besprekingen
½ 3.6
3 Members
dewasus1, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
57
Heerschappij van de angst
door Graham Greene
1,647 leden
32 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
JerryMonaco, pitjrw
58
Veel liefs uit Moskou
door Ian Fleming
3,779 leden
64 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
abbottthomas, amanda4242
59
De onaanraakbare
door John Banville
1,559 leden
36 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
aprille, jburlinson
60
Your Code Name Is Jonah
door Edward Packard
291 leden
3 besprekingen
3
3 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow, ManWithAnAgenda,
Verklaringen
Cecrow: Nice! I forgot about this one. A few others in the series would qualify as well.
61
Night Soldiers
door Alan Furst
1,569 leden
47 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
adamhindman, RBeffa
62
The Model Spy
door Maryka Biaggio
13 leden
5 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
Bookish59, Maryka
Verklaringen
Maryka: Based on the true story of Toto Koopman, arguably the first woman to spy for the British.
63
Charlotte Gray
door Sebastian Faulks
2,427 leden
31 besprekingen
½ 3.5
3 Members
charl08, celerydog, Deborama,
64
Dode leeuwen
door Mick Herron
998 leden
56 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
VivienneR, celerydog
65
Diary of a Dead Man on Leave
door David Downing
100 leden
6 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
VivienneR, RBeffa
66
Rally naar Bagdad
door Agatha Christie
2,744 leden
49 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
BookWallah, cbl_tn
67
Het masker van Dimitrios
door Eric Ambler
1,844 leden
50 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
troutstreamman, cbl_tn
68
Spook Street
door Mick Herron
623 leden
29 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
VivienneR, celerydog
69
Kardinaal van het Kremlin
door Tom Clancy
6,308 leden
38 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
hipdeep, daisyfly,
70
De Dame
door Daniel O'Malley
2,971 leden
206 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
Morphidae, PitcherBooks,
Verklaringen
Morphidae: Urban fantasy espionage with a British dry wit. The book description also describes it well, "... for readers who like their espionage with a dollop of purple slime, or their supernatural thrillers with an agenda and a pencil skirt."
71
Wat we niet vertelden
door Lara Prescott
1,131 leden
61 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
sturlington, aspirit
72
His Quiet Agent
door Ada Maria Soto
74 leden
13 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
lottpoet, barefootsong, ManWithAnAgenda, ,
73
The Spy
door James Fenimore Cooper
779 leden
15 besprekingen
½ 3.3
2 Members
petralex, citizencane
74
Silverview
door John le Carré
1,042 leden
46 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
troutstreamman, Boand
75
München 1938
door Robert Harris
1,128 leden
56 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
VivienneR, RBeffa
76
An Extraordinary Union
door Alyssa Cole
486 leden
37 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
karenb, barefootsong,
77
Summerland
door Hannu Rajaniemi
354 leden
18 besprekingen
½ 3.5
2 Members
Aquila, karenb,
78
De geheime tegenstander
door Agatha Christie
4,418 leden
141 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Member
Ling.Lass
79
De brief in Berlijn
door Ian McEwan
2,431 leden
49 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Member
EMS_24
80
Circus
door Alistair MacLean
883 leden
16 besprekingen
½ 3.3
Member
perennialreader
81
James Bond contra kolonel Soen
door Robert Markham
454 leden
13 besprekingen
3.2
Member
timspalding
82
Voorspel in Warschau
door Helen MacInnes
315 leden
9 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Member
tealadytoo
83
Falcó
door Arturo Pérez-Reverte
268 leden
17 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Member
kleo
84
The Double Game
door Dan Fesperman
173 leden
12 besprekingen
½ 3.3
Member
mysterymax
85
A Spy in Winter
door Michael Hastings
26 leden
1 bespreking
½ 3.3
Member
ahef1963
86
The Last Tallyho
door Richard Newhafer
15 leden
1 bespreking
Member
laplantelibrary
87
N of M
door Agatha Christie
2,917 leden
55 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
cbl_tn, elkiedee,
88
Code Rebecca
door Ken Follett
2,956 leden
42 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Member
perennialreader
89
The good German = (De goede Duitser)
door Joseph Kanon
1,529 leden
40 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Member
kleo
90
Grafschrift voor een spion
door Eric Ambler
738 leden
17 besprekingen
3.9
Member
pitjrw
91
De man met de twee gezichten
door Desmond Bagley
317 leden
3 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Member
paulmdh
92
rode liefde
door Jennie Rooney
137 leden
8 besprekingen
4
Member
elkiedee
93
Witch Hunt
door Ian Rankin
830 leden
11 besprekingen
½ 3.5
2 Members
Euryale, gypsysmom,
94
De testamenten
door Margaret Atwood
6,145 leden
225 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
aprille, celerydog,
95
Oorlog en Vrede
door Leo Tolstoy
28,865 leden
458 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Member
laplantelibrary
96
Carte Blanche
door Jeffery Deaver
1,120 leden
35 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Member
Sarielle
97
The Cairo Affair
door Olen Steinhauer
455 leden
35 besprekingen
3.8
Member
mysterymax
98
Personages
door Robert Littell
368 leden
10 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Member
viking2917
99
De treffende gelijkenis
door E. Phillips Oppenheim
324 leden
8 besprekingen
3.9
Member
jburlinson
100
The House of Rumour
door Jake Arnott
174 leden
15 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Member
paradoxosalpha
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: A a sprawling novel featuring Aleister Crowley's role in the British interrogation of Rudolf Hess as a sort of psycho-social asymptote.