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Spies and special agents in the Cold War and earlier. Back to the Espionage page.

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William Boyd
Cold Sunset
Gabriel Dax 3

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Alan Judd
No. 1 St James's Park

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Alan Judd
No. 2 Whitehall Court

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Catherine Merridale
Moscow Underground

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Rory Clements
Invitation from a Dictator

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John Lawton
Smoke and Embers

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Appointment in Paris

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Mary-Jane Riley
Beattie Cavendish and the Highland Hideaway

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Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club

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Rory Clements
Evil in High Places

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Douglas Jackson
Blood Enemy
The Warsaw Quartet 4

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Blood Vengeance
The Warsaw Quartet 3

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William Boyd
The Predicament
Gabriel Dax 2

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Alex Gerlis
City of Traitors
The Double Agent 3

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Alex Gerlis
The Second Traitor
The Double Agent 2

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Douglas Jackson
Blood Roses
The Warsaw Quartet 1

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Blood Sacrifice
The Warsaw Quartet 2

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John Le Carre
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Smiley 5

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John Le Carre
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
George Smiley 3

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Edward Wilson
Portrait of the Spy as a Young Man

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Edward Wilson
Farewell Dinner for a Spy

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Rory Clements
Munich Wolf

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Rory Clements
A Cold Wind From Moscow

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Joseph Kanon
Shanghai

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Michael Gilbert
Game Without Rules

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Patrick Worrall
The Partisan

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Joseph Kanon
Leaving Berlin

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Anthony Price
Other Paths to Glory
David Audley Jack Butler 5

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Anthony Price
The Labyrinth Makers
David Audley Jack Butler 1

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Jack Higgins
A Fine Night for Dying
Paul Chavasse 6

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Jack Higgins
Dark Side of the Street
Paul Chavasse 5

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Jack Higgins
Midnight Never Comes
Paul Chavasse 4

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Jack Higgins
The Keys of Hell
Paul Chavasse 3

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Jack Higgins
The Year of the Tiger
Paul Chavasse 2

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Jack Higgins
The Bormann Testament
Paul Chavasse 1

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Ben Creed
Man of Bones

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Ben Creed
A Traitor's Heart

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Ben Creed
City of Ghosts

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Nick Harkaway
Karla's Choice
George Smiley

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Patrick Worrall
The Exile

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Karla's Choice
George Smiley

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John Le Carre
A Legacy of Spies
George Smiley 9

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John Le Carre
The Secret Pilgrim
George Smiley 8

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John Le Carre
Smiley's People
George Smiley 7

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John Le Carre
The Honourable Schoolboy
George Smiley 6

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John Le Carre
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
George Smiley 5

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John Le Carre
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
George Smiley 5

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John Le Carre
The Looking Glass War
George Smiley 4

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John Le Carre
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
George Smiley 3

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A Murder of Quality
George Smiley 2

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