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Call for the Dead
Call for the Dead is John le Carré's debut novel, published in 1961 and set within the British intelligence world of the Cold War. It introduces George Smiley, who investigates the apparent suicide of Samuel Fennan, a Foreign Office employee whom Smiley had recently questioned and cleared of suspici...
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The top alternative to Call for the Dead in 2026 is Dead Lions with a score of 8.8/10, followed by Spy Hook (8.4) and Spy Sinker (8.3).
Dead Lions
Dead Lions is Mick Herron’s gripping spy novel set within Britain’s intelligence services. The story follows a team of M...
Spy Hook
"Spy Hook" is a 1988 Cold War espionage novel by British author Len Deighton. It serves as the first installment in the...
Spy Sinker
Spy Sinker is a Cold War espionage novel by Len Deighton published in 1990. It serves as the final book in the Hook, Lin...
The Secret Hours
The Secret Hours is a spy thriller published in 2023 by British author Mick Herron. The novel functions as a standalone...
A Small Town in Germany
"A Small Town in Germany" is a spy novel written by John le Carré, published in 1968. Set against the backdrop of the Co...
A Legacy of Spies
A Legacy of Spies is a 2017 spy novel by John le Carré that revisits the Cold War events of his 1963 novel, The Spy Who...
The Secret Pilgrim
John le Carré's 1990 spy novel "The Secret Pilgrim" is structured as a frame narrative centered on Ned, a retiring offic...
Charlie M
Charlie M is Brian Freemantle's 1977 novel introducing Charlie Muffin, a scruffy, working-class British spy who consiste...
A Spy by Nature
"A Spy by Nature" is a 2001 espionage novel by Scottish author Charles Cumming that introduces the recurring protagonist...
The 9th Directive
The 9th Directive is a 1966 espionage novel by Elleston Trevor, published under his Adam Hall pseudonym. It is an instal...
The Tango Briefing
The Tango Briefing is a 1973 spy novel written by British author Elleston Trevor under his well-known pseudonym, Adam Ha...
Billion-Dollar Brain
Billion-Dollar Brain is a Cold War spy novel written by British author Len Deighton and published in 1966. It is the fou...
The Warsaw Document
The Warsaw Document is a 1971 Cold War espionage thriller by British author Craig Thomas, notable for its depiction of p...
The Other Side of Silence
The Other Side of Silence is a 2016 historical mystery novel by British author Philip Kerr, serving as the eleventh inst...
Our Game
Our Game is a 1995 spy novel by British writer John le Carré. Retired intelligence officer Tim Cranmer investigates afte...
Horse Under Water
Horse Under Water is Len Deighton's second novel about an unnamed British intelligence officer, published in 1963. The s...
Here Comes Charlie M
Here Comes Charlie M is Brian Freemantle's second Charlie Muffin novel, continuing the adventures of the irreverent Brit...
Single & Single
Single & Single is a 1999 novel by British writer John le Carré. Its story follows British Customs and Excise officer Na...
The Inscrutable Charlie Muffin
The Inscrutable Charlie Muffin is a spy novel written by British author Brian Freemantle, published in 1979. It serves a...
A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality is a 1962 crime novel by British writer John le Carré and the second novel to feature George Smiley....
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