Most Popular Spy Thriller Books of the 1950s

Discover popular Spy Thriller books from the 1950s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Our Man in Havana

Graham Greene

Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Thriller

1958

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Last Frontier

Alistair MacLean

Spy Thriller · Movie · Thriller

1959

7.0/10 1 ratings

The Third Man

Graham Greene

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Movie · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1950

7.0/10 1 ratings

James Bond #3

Moonraker

Ian Fleming

Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Thriller

1955

6.6/10 5 ratings

James Bond #7

Goldfinger

Ian Fleming

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

March 23, 1959

Passage of Arms

Eric Ambler

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

1959

North from Rome

Helen MacInnes

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

January 1, 1958

James Bond #6

Dr. No

Ian Fleming

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1958

James Bond #5

From Russia with Love

Ian Fleming

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

April 8, 1957

Assignment: Murder

Donald Hamilton

Spy Thriller · Mystery

January 1, 1956

James Bond #4

Diamonds Are Forever

Ian Fleming

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

March 26, 1956

The Night-Comers

Eric Ambler

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

1956

Pray for a Brave Heart

Helen MacInnes

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

January 1, 1955

Night Walker

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1954

I and My True Love

Helen MacInnes

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

February 16, 1953

James Bond #1

Casino Royale

Ian Fleming

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1953

The Schirmer Inheritance

Eric Ambler

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

1953

Neither Five nor Three

Helen MacInnes

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

March 1, 1951

Tender To Danger

Eric Ambler

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

1951

Judgment on Deltchev

Eric Ambler

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

1951