Spies Like Us
Secret identities, spy gear, and subterfuge abound in
these authors' suspenseful novels! 
Brian Andrews
Gripping, fast-paced thrillers incorporate contemporary politics into suspenseful tales of action-packed rescues and international intrigue.
 
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Don Bentley
Suspenseful, gritty, and action-packed thrillers filled with spies and international intrigue.
 
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Tom Bradby
Bradby writes historical mysteries and intense thrillers dealing with spies and political intrigue.
 
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Robert Dugoni
Cunningly plotted mysteries blend realistic police procedurals with heroes that overcome great odds to apprehend their target.
 
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Alan Furst
Furst writes of reluctant heroes fighting against totalitarianism and fascism in European countries of the 1930s and '40s. 
 
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Andrew Gross
Gross's novels are filled with copious violence, and endless twists and turns unravel conspiracies, double-crosses, and clever deceptions. 
 
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Oliver Harris
Richly detailed, atmospheric suspense stories, Harris's writing is fast-paced, featuring wholly believable characters and full-speed-ahead action. 
 
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Robert Harris
Harris writes suspenseful historical fiction driven by elaborate mysteries, political conspiracies, and chilling violence involving vivid, well-developed portraits of famous historical figures. 
 
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Mick Herron
Herron produces well-written and meaty mysteries and thrillers. Some of his books are funny send-ups of spy thrillers, with quirky characters and acidic wit. His mysteries tend towards the noir: bleak, twisty, violent, and gritty. He also writes straight spy thrillers replete with action and suspense.
 
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David Ignatius
Well-researched novels about terrorism and political intrigue in the Middle East. Drawing on his experience as a journalist covering foreign affairs, Ignatius is known for crafting authentic depictions of American espionage tactics within volatile political climates.
 
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Ronie Kendig
Spy fiction with elements of politics, adventure, and suspense. Fast-paced and action-packed, these novels never let up for a minute while the world's fate hangs in the balance.
 
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Kyle Mills
Mills writes the popular Mitch Rapp series, about a CIA agent that engages in complex missions full of fast-paced action.
 
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Sean Parnell
Immersive, stylish, and intelligent thrillers. Parnell excels at developing characters' backstories.
 
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Daniel Silva
 
Complex, well-researched spy thrillers, filled with action, often violent, as his haunted heroes face dangerous missions, exposing past secrets that pose a present danger.
 
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Olen Steinhauer
Steinhauer's intricately plotted novels follow extraordinary individuals drawn into complex conspiracies, mysterious intrigues, and suspenseful acts of espionage. 
 
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Taylor Stevens
Stevens specializes in suspenseful espionage novels. Her protagonists are invariably strong women working in a male-dominated, highly sexist environment.
 
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Brad Thor
Thor writes complex thrillers frequently involving terrorist plans to subvert and destroy American interests, littered with politics and international intrigue.
 
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Paul Vidich
Vidich writes thrillers and historical fiction about heroes foiling intricate, deadly terrorist plots through swift action and ingenuity. 
 
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