Most Popular Spy Thriller Books of the 20th century

Mike Martin #1

The Fist of God

Frederick Forsyth

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

April 1, 1994

The Scorpio Illusion

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1993

The Deceiver

Frederick Forsyth

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1991

The Day Before Midnight

Stephen Hunter

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

January 1, 1989

The Icarus Agenda

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1988

The Parsifal Mosaic

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1980

The Master Sniper

Stephen Hunter

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1980

The Gemini Contenders

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1976

The Rhinemann Exchange

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1974

The Cry of the Halidon

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1974

The Dogs of War

Frederick Forsyth

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

January 1, 1974

The Matlock Paper

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1973

Odessa #1

The Odessa File

Frederick Forsyth

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1972

The Scarlatti Inheritance

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1971

When Eight Bells Toll

Alistair MacLean

Spy Thriller · Movie · Thriller

1966

Kim

Rudyard Kipling

19th century · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1901

Michael Osbourne #2

The Marching Season

Daniel Silva

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1999

The Unlikely Spy

Daniel Silva

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

The Charm School

Nelson DeMille

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1988

Word of Honour

Nelson DeMille

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1985

The Talbot Odyssey

Nelson DeMille

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1984

Mayday

Nelson DeMille, Thomas Block

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1979

The Naïve and Sentimental Lover

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1971

A Small Town in Germany

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1968

George Smiley #2

A Murder of Quality

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1962

George Smiley #1

Call for the Dead

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1961

Jack Ryan #2

Patriot Games

Tom Clancy

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1987

George Smiley #5

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1974

George Smiley #4

The Looking Glass War

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1965

George Smiley #3

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

John Le Carré

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1963

Road to #2

The Road to Omaha

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1992

Agents of Innocence

David Ignatius

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1987

The Spanish Gambit

Stephen Hunter

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

January 1, 1985

The Second Saladin

Stephen Hunter

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1982

The Holcroft Covenent

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1978

The Chancellor Manuscript

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1977