Most Popular Spy Thriller Books of the 20th century

Our Man in Havana

Graham Greene

Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Thriller

1958

Jack Ryan #1

The Hunt for Red October

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1984

Mitch Rapp #3

Transfer of Power

Vince Flynn

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

John Corey #1

Plum Island

Nelson DeMille

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

Jason Bourne #1

The Bourne Identity

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1980

John Clark #2

Rainbow Six

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1998

Jack Ryan #7

Executive Orders

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Thriller

1996

John Clark #1

Without Remorse

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1993

Jason Bourne #3

The Bourne Ultimatum

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1990

Jack Ryan #4

Clear and Present Danger

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1989

Jason Bourne #2

The Bourne Supremacy

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1986

Mark Beamon #2

Storming Heaven

Kyle Mills

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

Mark Beamon #1

Rising Phoenix

Kyle Mills

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1997

Enigma

Robert Harris

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Alternate History · Historical Fiction

September 26, 1995

Matarese Dynasty #1

The Matarese Circle

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1979

The Day of the Jackal

Frederick Forsyth

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1971

Single & Single

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

Term Limits

Vince Flynn

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1997

The Tailor of Panama

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

George Smiley #8

The Secret Pilgrim

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1990

Jack Ryan #3

The Cardinal of the Kremlin

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1988

George Smiley #7

Smiley's People

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1979

George Smiley #6

The Honourable Schoolboy

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1977

Jack Ryan #5

The Sum of All Fears

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1991

The Aquitaine Progression

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1984

Jack Ryan #6

Debt of Honour

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1994

Michael Osbourne #1

The Mark of the Assassin

Daniel Silva

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1998

Our Game

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1995

The Night Manager

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1993

The Russia House

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1989

A Perfect Spy

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1986

The Little Drummer Girl

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1983

Cathedral

Nelson DeMille

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

February 1, 1981

By the Rivers of Babylon

Nelson DeMille

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1979

Matarese Dynasty #2

The Matarese Countdown

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1997

The Zero Hour

Joseph Finder

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996