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Goodreads Best Spy Novels - Page 2

The best spy novels from the 20th and 21st centuries" (according to Goodreads voters)
Only books with 1000+ ratings were included. BTW, it seems that big and bold fonts are the go for the book covers in this genre.
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The Little Drummer Girl (John Le Carré)
The Little Drummer Girl
41
John Le Carré
The Key to Rebecca (Ken Follett)
The Key to Rebecca
42
Ken Follett
Portrait of a Spy (Daniel Silva)
Portrait of a Spy
43
Daniel Silva
Separation of Power (Vince Flynn)
Separation of Power
44
Vince Flynn
The Company (Robert Littell)
The Company
45
Robert Littell
The Camel Club (David Baldacci)
The Camel Club
46
David Baldacci
Plum Island (Nelson Demille)
Plum Island
47
Nelson Demille
Six Days of the Condor (James Grady)
Six Days of the Condor
48
James Grady
The Faithful Spy (Alex Berenson)
The Faithful Spy
49
Alex Berenson
The Secret Agent (Joseph Conrad)
The Secret Agent
50
Joseph Conrad
The Tourist (Olen Steinhauer)
The Tourist
51
Olen Steinhauer
The Innocent (David Baldacci)
The Innocent
52
David Baldacci
Live and Let Die (Ian Fleming)
Live and Let Die
53
Ian Fleming
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Ian Fleming)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
54
Ian Fleming
The English Assassin (Daniel Silva)
The English Assassin
55
Daniel Silva
Consent to Kill (Vince Flynn)
Consent to Kill
56
Vince Flynn
The Tailor of Panama (John Le Carré)
The Tailor of Panama
57
John Le Carré
The Looking Glass War (John Le Carré)
The Looking Glass War
58
John Le Carré
Doctor No (Ian Fleming)
Doctor No
59
Ian Fleming
One Shot (Lee Child)
One Shot
60
Lee Child
The Third Option (Vince Flynn)
The Third Option
61
Vince Flynn
The Ipcress File (Len Deighton)
The Ipcress File
62
Len Deighton
Night Soldiers (Alan Furst)
Night Soldiers
63
Alan Furst
The Fourth Protocol (Frederick Forsyth)
The Fourth Protocol
64
Frederick Forsyth
Executive Orders (Tom Clancy)
Executive Orders
65
Tom Clancy
The Bourne Trilogy (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Trilogy
66
Robert Ludlum
Call for the Dead (John Le Carré)
Call for the Dead
67
John Le Carré
The Defector (Daniel Silva)
The Defector
68
Daniel Silva
The Constant Gardener (John Le Carré)
The Constant Gardener
69
John Le Carré
Debt of Honor (Tom Clancy)
Debt of Honor
70
Tom Clancy
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Emma Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
71
Emma Orczy
Shibumi (Trevanian)
Shibumi
72
Trevanian
The Bourne Supremacy (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Supremacy
73
Robert Ludlum
Extreme Measures (Vince Flynn)
Extreme Measures
74
Vince Flynn
Bad Luck and Trouble (Lee Child)
Bad Luck and Trouble
75
Lee Child
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
76
Graham Greene
Die Trying (Lee Child)
Die Trying
77
Lee Child
Mexico Set (Len Dighton)
Mexico Set
78
Len Dighton
Moscow Rules (Daniel Silva)
Moscow Rules
79
Daniel Silva
The Night Manager (John Le Carré)
The Night Manager
80
John Le Carré
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