Best Noir Spy
A German Requiem is a historical crime novel by British author Philip Kerr, first published in 1991. It is the third novel featuring Bernie Gunther, a former Berlin detective whose investigations unfold against the political violence and corruption of Nazi and postwar Germany. Set mainly in occupied...
The Pale Criminal is a 1990 historical detective novel by British author Philip Kerr. It is the second book in the Bernie Gunther series, which follows a German private investigator operating before and during World War II. Set in Berlin in 1938, the plot centers on Gunther's forced return to the ho...
March Violets is a 1989 historical detective novel by British author Philip Kerr, marking the first appearance of his fictional private investigator, Bernie Gunther. Set in Berlin in 1936, the narrative follows Gunther as he navigates the criminal underworld and the increasingly oppressive political...
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies, released in 2006, depicts French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath’s mission to Cairo. He investigates the disappearance of his colleague, Jack Jefferson, uncovering an intricate network of espionage. The film was directed by Michel Hazanavicius and stars Jean D...
The Ipcress File is a 1965 British spy thriller centered on Harry Palmer, a War Office intelligence officer tasked with uncovering the fate of missing scientists. The film adapts Len Deighton’s novel and follows Palmer's investigation into a complex espionage case involving government personnel. It...
A gritty espionage comic by Warren Ellis and J.H. Williams III, launched in 2005, featuring a former British intelligence agent turned private investigator.
A Bullet for Joey is a 1955 film noir by Lewis Allen, notable for pairing Edward G. Robinson and George Raft in a Cold War kidnapping plot.
