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Defectors
Defectors is a 2017 spy novel by Joseph Kanon set primarily in Moscow years after the Second World War. The story centers on a former CIA officer who visits his brother, a defector to the Soviet Union, and uncovers layers of deception surrounding past intelligence operations. Kanon, known for Cold W...
apps Top Defectors Alternatives
The top alternative to Defectors in 2026 is The Spy and the Traitor with a score of 8.9/10, followed by Dead Lions (8.8) and The Tears of Autumn (8.8).
The Spy and the Traitor
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Dead Lions
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The Tears of Autumn
Charles McCarry’s *The Tears of Autumn* presents a chilling portrayal of Cold War intelligence work through the experien...
A Spy Among Friends
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Spy Line
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Berlin Game
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London Match
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Spy Hook
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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...
The Miernik Dossier
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Box 88
Box 88 is a 2021 spy novel by Scottish author Charles Cumming that follows intelligence officer Lachlan Kite across mult...
Mexico Set
Mexico Set (1984) is the second novel in Len Deighton's Cold War trilogy Game, Set and Match, preceded by Berlin Game (1...
Istanbul Passage
Istanbul Passage is a 2012 espionage novel by American author Joseph Kanon. Set in the immediate aftermath of World War...
Leaving Berlin
Leaving Berlin is a 2014 historical spy novel by Joseph Kanon set in post-World War II Berlin during the early Cold War...
The Debriefing
The Debriefing is a 1979 Cold War espionage novel by American author Robert Littell. Its story concerns intelligence off...
The Berlin Exchange
The Berlin Exchange is a historical spy novel by Joseph Kanon published in 2022. The narrative is set during the Cold Wa...
Los Alamos
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The Prodigal Spy
The Prodigal Spy is a 1998 espionage novel by Joseph Kanon, set during the early Cold War and McCarthy era. The story fo...
A Choice of Enemies
A Choice of Enemies is a Cold War spy novel in which an intelligence officer is forced to navigate competing loyalties a...
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