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The Art of Deception: The British Spy Novel

Our maverick English Teacher and genre enthusiast looks at that most specific of genres - the British Spy Novel. Starting with Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Agent", our compiler lists the bibliographies of the major writers who defined, redefined, and expanded the genre. Note: After careful consideration, our compiler decided to include the espionage fiction of Ken Follett and Alistair Maclean, while excluding the work of Sapper, Jack Higgins, and Frederick Forsyth.
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The Secret Agent (Joseph Conrad)
The Secret Agent
1
Joseph Conrad
The Riddle of the Sands (Erskine Childers)
The Riddle of the Sands
2
Erskine Childers
The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
The 39 Steps
3
John Buchan
Greenmantle (John Buchan)
Greenmantle
4
John Buchan
Mr. Standfast (John Buchan)
Mr. Standfast
5
John Buchan
The Three Hostages (John Buchan)
The Three Hostages
6
John Buchan
The Courts of the Morning (John Buchan)
The Courts of the Morning
7
John Buchan
The Island of Sheep (John Buchan)
The Island of Sheep
8
John Buchan
Ashenden (W. Somerset Maugham)
Ashenden
9
W. Somerset Maugham
The Dark Frontier (Eric Ambler)
The Dark Frontier
10
Eric Ambler
Journey Into Fear
Journey Into Fear
11
Background to Danger (Eric Ambler)
Background to Danger
12
Eric Ambler
Epitaph for a Spy
Epitaph for a Spy
13
Cause for Alarm
Cause for Alarm
14
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
15
Eric Ambler
Judgment on Deltchev (Eric Ambler)
Judgment on Deltchev
16
Eric Ambler
The Schirmer Inheritance (Eric Ambler)
The Schirmer Inheritance
17
Eric Ambler
State of Siege (Ambler)
State of Siege
18
Ambler
Passage of Arms (Eric Ambler)
Passage of Arms
19
Eric Ambler
The Light of Day (Eric Ambler)
The Light of Day
20
Eric Ambler
A Kind of Anger (Eric Ambler)
A Kind of Anger
21
Eric Ambler
Dirty Story (Eric Ambler)
Dirty Story
22
Eric Ambler
The Intercom Conspiracy (Eric Ambler)
The Intercom Conspiracy
23
Eric Ambler
The Levanter (Eric Ambler)
The Levanter
24
Eric Ambler
Doctor Frigo (Eric Ambler)
Doctor Frigo
25
Eric Ambler
The Siege of the Villa Lipp (Ambler)
The Siege of the Villa Lipp
26
Ambler
The Care of Time (Eric Ambler)
The Care of Time
27
Eric Ambler
Stamboul Train (Graham Greene)
Stamboul Train
28
Graham Greene
The Confidential Agent (Graham Greene)
The Confidential Agent
29
Graham Greene
The Ministry of Fear
The Ministry of Fear
30
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
31
Graham Greene
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
32
Graham Greene
Our Man in Havana (Graham Greene)
Our Man in Havana
33
Graham Greene
The Comedians
The Comedians
34
The Human Factor
The Human Factor
35
The Honorary Consul
The Honorary Consul
36
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
37
Ian Fleming
Live and Let Die (Ian Fleming)
Live and Let Die
38
Ian Fleming
Moonraker (Ian Fleming)
Moonraker
39
Ian Fleming
Diamonds Are Forever (Fleming)
Diamonds Are Forever
40
Fleming
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