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Ben MacIntyre’s *A Spy Among Friends* meticulously recounts the shocking story of Kim Philby, a British intelligence officer who secretly worked for the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The book explores Philby's decades-long deception within MI6 and its impact on the agency and individuals involve...
A Divided Spy is a 2016 espionage thriller by British author Charles Cumming, featuring former MI6 officer Thomas Kell navigating a complex terrorist plot.
The 2011 film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy adapts John le Carré’s classic Cold War thriller about a British intelligence officer investigating a suspected mole within MI6. Gary Oldman portrays George Smiley as he navigates a complex web of deception and betrayal during the height of the Soviet threat....
The Sandbaggers is a 1978–1980 British spy drama created by Ian Mackintosh for ITV Yorkshire, critically admired for its unglamorous and procedurally realistic portrayal of British intelligence operations.
Scorpia is a young adult spy novel written by British author Anthony Horowitz and published in 2004. It is the fifth installment in the Alex Rider series, following a teenage boy who works as a spy for MI6. The novel introduces the fictional criminal organization Scorpia, which recruits Alex followi...
Point Blanc is a young adult spy novel by British author Anthony Horowitz, first published in 2000. It is the second book in the Alex Rider series, which follows the adventures of a teenage spy recruited by MI6. In this installment, Alex is sent undercover to Point Blanc, a remote boarding school in...
Forever and a Day is a 2018 James Bond novel by British author Anthony Horowitz, commissioned by the Ian Fleming estate as an official continuation novel. It serves as a prequel to Ian Fleming's first Bond novel, Casino Royale, depicting Bond's initial mission leading to his promotion to 00 status....
Eagle Strike is a 2003 spy novel by British author Anthony Horowitz, the fourth book in the Alex Rider series aimed at young adult readers. The series follows Alex Rider, a teenager recruited by British intelligence. In Eagle Strike, Alex investigates the activities of a wealthy philanthropist conne...
With a Mind to Kill is a 2022 James Bond continuation novel by Anthony Horowitz, his third contribution to the series following Trigger Mortis (2015) and Forever and a Day (2018). Set after the events of Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun, the novel sends Bond into the Soviet Union on a missi...
Trigger Mortis is a 2015 James Bond continuation novel written by British author Anthony Horowitz. The narrative is set in the 1950s and picks up shortly after the events of Ian Fleming's original novel Goldfinger. It is distinct among continuation novels for incorporating original, previously unpub...
Ark Angel is the sixth novel in the popular young adult spy series Alex Rider, written by British author Anthony Horowitz and published in 2005. The story follows teenage spy Alex Rider as he uncovers a plot involving a billionaire's environmental space hotel project, which serves as a front for a s...
Solo is a 2013 James Bond continuation novel by British author William Boyd, written with authorization from the Ian Fleming estate. Set in 1969, it sends Bond to the fictional West African country of Zanzarim during a civil war, initially on a mission intended to end the conflict. The novel uses Fl...
Devil May Care is a 2008 spy novel written by British author Sebastian Faulks, writing under the pseudonym "Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming." Commissioned by the Ian Fleming estate to commemorate the centenary of Fleming's birth, the book is an official continuation of the James Bond series....
Action spy thriller (2017) directed by David Leitch, starring Charlize Theron as a British MI6 agent navigating a lethal operation in Cold War Berlin during the final days before the Wall fell.
Deep State is a British political thriller series premiering in 2018 on Fox, notable for following a retired MI6 operative who is forcefully pulled back into a global web of covert operations.
John Gardner's 1981 Licence Renewed was the first authorized James Bond continuation novel after Ian Fleming's death, reviving the series for a new generation.
Raymond Benson's 1997 debut James Bond novel is set against Hong Kong's handover to China on 1 July 1997, weaving organized crime and sabotage into the event.
Our Kind of Traitor is a 2016 British spy thriller adapted from John le Carre's novel, centered on a couple drawn into Russian mafia politics.
John Gardner's 1986 Nobody Lives for Ever follows Bond after SPECTRE places a bounty on his head, with enemies using M and close allies as bait.
Raymond Benson's 1998 James Bond novel sends 007 to Greece to investigate a neo-Pythagorean extremist group carrying out murders using biological weapons.
John Gardner's 1982 For Special Services revives SPECTRE under new leadership and introduces Cedar Leiter, the daughter of Bond's longtime American ally Felix Leiter.
Treason is a 2022 Netflix British spy thriller created by Matt Charman, starring Charlie Cox as an MI6 deputy suddenly promoted.
John Gardner's 1984 Role of Honour has Bond pose as a defector to infiltrate a criminal organization controlled by a shadowy figure with nuclear ambitions.
The Looking Glass War is a British spy film adapted from John le Carre's Cold War novel, depicting a fading agency's failed mission.
Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection published posthumously two years after his death, containing two James Bond tales and representing the last original Fleming Bond fiction released.
