Most Popular Spy Thriller Books of the 1980s

Paul Christopher #5

The Last Supper

Charles McCarry

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

January 1, 1983

Metzger’s Dog

Thomas Perry

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

September 1, 1983

Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #13

Gunner Kelly

Anthony Price

Spy Thriller

January 1, 1983

Missionary Stew

Ross Thomas

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1983

Bernard Samson #1

Berlin Game

Len Deighton

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

1983

Shadow Trade

Alan Furst

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1983

Robert Renwick #3

Cloak of Darkness

Helen MacInnes

Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Romance · Thriller

January 1, 1982

The Kenneth Aubrey & Patrick Hyde #4

Jade Tiger

Craig Thomas

Spy Thriller · Thriller

January 1, 1982

Harry Maxim Spy Thrillers #2

The Conduct of Major Maxim

Gavin Lyall

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1982

The November Man #3

The Shattered Eye

Bill Granger

Spy Thriller · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1982

Matt Helm #19

The Revengers

Donald Hamilton

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1982

All Our Tomorrows

Ted Allbeury

Spy Thriller · Thriller

January 1, 1982

Lonely Margins

Ted Allbeury

Spy Thriller · War & Military

September 2, 1982

Shadow of Shadows

Ted Allbeury

Spy Thriller · Thriller

January 1, 1982

Liam Devlin #2

Touch the Devil

Jack Higgins

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mystery

February 1, 1982

Blood Oath

David Morrell

Horror · Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Adventure · Mystery

January 1, 1982

Partisans

Alistair MacLean

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

January 1, 1982

Archangel

Gerald Seymour

Spy Thriller · Thriller

January 1, 1982

Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #12

The Old Vengeful

Anthony Price

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1982

Goodbye, Mickey Mouse

Len Deighton

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Thriller

1982

Max Flynn #2

Atom Bomb Angel

Peter James

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

1982

Asian saga #5

Noble House

James Clavell

Spy Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller

April 1, 1981

Arkady Renko #1

Gorky Park

Martin Cruz Smith

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

March 1, 1981

Modesty Blaise series #9

The Xanadu Talisman

Peter O'Donnell

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Short Stories · Adventure · Mystery

July 19, 1981

The Kenneth Aubrey & Patrick Hyde #3

Sea Leopard

Craig Thomas

Spy Thriller · Thriller

January 1, 1981

The November Man #2

Schism

Bill Granger

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1981

The Secret Whispers

Ted Allbeury

Spy Thriller

December 1, 1981

Codeword Cromwell

Ted Allbeury

Spy Thriller

November 26, 1981

The Other Side of Silence

Ted Allbeury

Spy Thriller · Thriller

January 1, 1981

River of Death

Alistair MacLean

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

January 1, 1981

Dr. David Audley & Colonel Jack Butler #11

Soldier No More

Anthony Price

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1981

The Charlie Muffin Thrillers #5

Madrigal for Charlie Muffin

Brian Freemantle

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1981

The Amateur

Robert Littell

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

May 15, 1981

The Mordida Man

Ross Thomas

Spy Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 1, 1981

Quiller #10

The Peking Target

Adam Hall

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1981

XPD

Len Deighton

Spy Thriller · Alternate History · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

1981