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Agent Garbo
by Stephan Talty • 2012
A failed chicken farmer invented 27 imaginary spies, then froze Hitler's panzers on D-Day.
4.08
2k+
Agent Garbo Summary
Agent Garbo 89%
A failed chicken farmer invented 27 imaginary spies, then froze Hitler's panzers on D-Day.
by Stephan Talty 2012
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Spymasters
by Chris Whipple • 2020
Fourteen men and one woman, one brutal job: telling presidents what they don't want to hear.
4.05
1k+
The Spymasters Summary
The Spymasters 89%
Fourteen men and one woman, one brutal job: telling presidents what they don't want to hear.
by Chris Whipple 2020
4.05
1k+ ratings
Spycatcher
by Peter Wright • 1987
MI5's first scientist built secret listening devices, then spent his career hunting a Soviet mole.
3.73
3k+
Spycatcher Summary
Spycatcher 89%
MI5's first scientist built secret listening devices, then spent his career hunting a Soviet mole.
by Peter Wright 1987
3.73
3k+ ratings
The Art of Intelligence
by Henry A. Crumpton • 2012
Recruiting a spy means navigating greed, ideology, and revenge, and why it still beats technology.
3.84
3k+
The Art of Intelligence Summary
The Art of Intelligence 89%
Recruiting a spy means navigating greed, ideology, and revenge, and why it still beats technology.
by Henry A. Crumpton 2012
3.84
3k+ ratings
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett • 1978
A German spy knows the D-Day secret; a woman on a barren island must stop him.
4.22
171k+
Eye of the Needle Summary
Eye of the Needle 89%
A German spy knows the D-Day secret; a woman on a barren island must stop him.
by Ken Follett 1978
4.22
171k+ ratings
Jackdaws
by Ken Follett • 2001
Before D-Day, a British agent leads an all-female team of misfits against a Nazi communications hub.
4.09
44k+
Jackdaws Summary
Jackdaws 89%
Before D-Day, a British agent leads an all-female team of misfits against a Nazi communications hub.
by Ken Follett 2001
4.09
44k+ ratings
Washington's Spies
by Alexander Rose • 2006
Washington's spies weren't professionals. They were neighbors who took their secret to the grave.
3.82
6k+
Washington's Spies Summary
Washington's Spies 88%
Washington's spies weren't professionals. They were neighbors who took their secret to the grave.
by Alexander Rose 2006
3.82
6k+ ratings
Mossad
by Michael Bar-Zohar • 2010
Audacity and moral compromise: the real missions that built the Mossad legend.
4.19
16k+
Mossad Summary
Mossad 88%
Audacity and moral compromise: the real missions that built the Mossad legend.
by Michael Bar-Zohar 2010
4.19
16k+ ratings
Operation Mincemeat
by Ben Macintyre • 2010
How a dead homeless man became a Royal Marines officer and deceived the entire Nazi war machine.
4.03
24k+
Operation Mincemeat Summary
Operation Mincemeat 88%
How a dead homeless man became a Royal Marines officer and deceived the entire Nazi war machine.
by Ben Macintyre 2010
4.03
24k+ ratings
Code Warriors
by Stephen Budiansky • 2016
Math, machines, and moral compromise: the NSA's secret Cold War against the Soviets.
3.72
760
Code Warriors Summary
Code Warriors 88%
Math, machines, and moral compromise: the NSA's secret Cold War against the Soviets.
by Stephen Budiansky 2016
3.72
760 ratings
The Nazi Conspiracy
by Brad Meltzer • 2023
1943 Nazi plot to kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill: the spies who saved the summit.
4.15
10k+
The Nazi Conspiracy Summary
The Nazi Conspiracy 88%
1943 Nazi plot to kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill: the spies who saved the summit.
by Brad Meltzer 2023
4.15
10k+ ratings
Legacy of Ashes
by Tim Weiner • 2007
Born to inform presidents, the CIA chose covert action instead, and its failures are fatal.
3.96
16k+
Legacy of Ashes Summary
Legacy of Ashes 88%
Born to inform presidents, the CIA chose covert action instead, and its failures are fatal.
by Tim Weiner 2007
3.96
16k+ ratings
Capture or Kill
by Don Bentley • 2024
An Iranian commander's warning pitches Mitch Rapp into a race to stop a catastrophic attack.
4.33
17k+
Capture or Kill Summary
Capture or Kill 88%
An Iranian commander's warning pitches Mitch Rapp into a race to stop a catastrophic attack.
by Don Bentley 2024
4.33
17k+ ratings
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers
by Norbert Juretzko • 2004
The inside story of an intelligence agency so inept the Americans bought their agents a Winnebago.
3.67
21
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers Summary
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers 88%
The inside story of an intelligence agency so inept the Americans bought their agents a Winnebago.
by Norbert Juretzko 2004
3.67
21 ratings
Big Boys' Rules
by mark-urban • 1992
Britain's covert war on the IRA: informers, bugged weapons, ambushes the state called self-defense.
3.87
326
Big Boys' Rules Summary
Big Boys' Rules 88%
Britain's covert war on the IRA: informers, bugged weapons, ambushes the state called self-defense.
by mark-urban 1992
3.87
326 ratings
The Woman All Spies Fear
by Amy Butler Greenfield • 2021
She cracked Nazi spy rings and sank Prohibition crime empires. The government erased her name.
4.19
2k+
The Woman All Spies Fear Summary
The Woman All Spies Fear 88%
She cracked Nazi spy rings and sank Prohibition crime empires. The government erased her name.
by Amy Butler Greenfield 2021
4.19
2k+ ratings
Portrait of a Spy
by Daniel Silva • 2011
A reluctant spy hunts a German agent through wartime London to protect the D-Day invasion secret.
4.26
34k+
Portrait of a Spy Summary
Portrait of a Spy 88%
A reluctant spy hunts a German agent through wartime London to protect the D-Day invasion secret.
by Daniel Silva 2011
4.26
34k+ ratings
Code Name Hélène
by Ariel Lawhon • 2020
A woman with many aliases parachutes into occupied France to turn untrained Maquis into soldiers.
4.41
83k+
Code Name Hélène Summary
Code Name Hélène 88%
A woman with many aliases parachutes into occupied France to turn untrained Maquis into soldiers.
by Ariel Lawhon 2020
4.41
83k+ ratings
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
by Amy B. Zegart • 2022
James Bond and Jack Ryan are America's spy professors, and the curriculum is dangerously wrong.
3.95
2k+
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms Summary
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms 88%
James Bond and Jack Ryan are America's spy professors, and the curriculum is dangerously wrong.
by Amy B. Zegart 2022
3.95
2k+ ratings
Four Shots in the Night
by Henry Hemming • 2024
The IRA's top executioner of informers was himself a British spy. A single murder pulled the thread.
4.30
2k+
Four Shots in the Night Summary
Four Shots in the Night 88%
The IRA's top executioner of informers was himself a British spy. A single murder pulled the thread.
by Henry Hemming 2024
4.30
2k+ ratings
Spy Schools
by Daniel Golden • 2017
China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.
3.57
315
Spy Schools Summary
Spy Schools 88%
China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.
by Daniel Golden 2017
3.57
315 ratings
Moonraker
by Ian Fleming • 1955
A national hero's card cheating pulls Bond into a missile project hiding a deadlier deception.
3.81
32k+
Moonraker Summary
Moonraker 88%
A national hero's card cheating pulls Bond into a missile project hiding a deadlier deception.
by Ian Fleming 1955
3.81
32k+ ratings
The Billion Dollar Spy
by David E. Hoffman • 2015
A Soviet engineer's note gave the CIA billions in secrets; a single betrayal took it all away.
4.23
16k+
The Billion Dollar Spy Summary
The Billion Dollar Spy 88%
A Soviet engineer's note gave the CIA billions in secrets; a single betrayal took it all away.
by David E. Hoffman 2015
4.23
16k+ ratings
Area 51
by Annie Jacobsen • 2011
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
3.86
11k+
Area 51 Summary
Area 51 88%
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
by Annie Jacobsen 2011
3.86
11k+ ratings
A Spy Among Friends
by Ben Macintyre • 2014
Kim Philby and Nicholas Elliott were friends inside Britain's secret service. One was a traitor.
4.20
30k+
A Spy Among Friends Summary
A Spy Among Friends 87%
Kim Philby and Nicholas Elliott were friends inside Britain's secret service. One was a traitor.
by Ben Macintyre 2014
4.20
30k+ ratings
The Way of the Knife
by Mark Mazzetti • 2013
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
3.85
4k+
The Way of the Knife Summary
The Way of the Knife 87%
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
by Mark Mazzetti 2013
3.85
4k+ ratings
R. N. Kao
by Mr Nitin A Gokhale • 2019
How a gentle, artistic police officer built India's CIA and secretly redrew South Asia's map.
3.92
456
R. N. Kao Summary
R. N. Kao 87%
How a gentle, artistic police officer built India's CIA and secretly redrew South Asia's map.
by Mr Nitin A Gokhale 2019
3.92
456 ratings
World War One
by Daniel Wrinn • 2021
Scuttling a ship, leaping from a train, fighting in Eden: the Great War you haven't read.
3.91
54
World War One Summary
World War One 87%
Scuttling a ship, leaping from a train, fighting in Eden: the Great War you haven't read.
by Daniel Wrinn 2021
3.91
54 ratings
The Devil's Chessboard
by David Talbot • 2015
He built the CIA. Kennedy fired him. Then he led the cover-up of Kennedy's murder.
4.35
8k+
The Devil's Chessboard Summary
The Devil's Chessboard 87%
He built the CIA. Kennedy fired him. Then he led the cover-up of Kennedy's murder.
by David Talbot 2015
4.35
8k+ ratings
The Athena Project
by Brad Thor • 2010
Four women operatives hunt a global conspiracy that has revived a Nazi experiment in human fusion.
3.88
14k+
The Athena Project Summary
The Athena Project 87%
Four women operatives hunt a global conspiracy that has revived a Nazi experiment in human fusion.
by Brad Thor 2010
3.88
14k+ ratings
The Imagineers of War
by Sharon Weinberger • 2017
DARPA gave us the Internet and lost Vietnam. The same faith in technology drove both.
3.69
565
The Imagineers of War Summary
The Imagineers of War 87%
DARPA gave us the Internet and lost Vietnam. The same faith in technology drove both.
by Sharon Weinberger 2017
3.69
565 ratings
The Lieutenants
by W.E.B. Griffin • 1986
From North Africa to Cold War Berlin, officers navigate war, captivity, and the shadow war.
4.34
9k+
The Lieutenants Summary
The Lieutenants 87%
From North Africa to Cold War Berlin, officers navigate war, captivity, and the shadow war.
by W.E.B. Griffin 1986
4.34
9k+ ratings
By Way of Deception
by Victor Ostrovsky • 1990
A spy agency with zero oversight inevitably serves itself. A Mossad insider shows the bodies.
3.92
2k+
By Way of Deception Summary
By Way of Deception 87%
A spy agency with zero oversight inevitably serves itself. A Mossad insider shows the bodies.
by Victor Ostrovsky 1990
3.92
2k+ ratings
Dead Eye
by Mark Greaney • 2013
After killing a Russian mobster, a rogue spy becomes the hunted, pursued by a sociopathic rival.
4.42
23k+
Dead Eye Summary
Dead Eye 87%
After killing a Russian mobster, a rogue spy becomes the hunted, pursued by a sociopathic rival.
by Mark Greaney 2013
4.42
23k+ ratings
Phenomena
by Annie Jacobsen • 2017
How the CIA spent decades training psychic spies to fight the Cold War.
3.94
2k+
Phenomena Summary
Phenomena 87%
How the CIA spent decades training psychic spies to fight the Cold War.
by Annie Jacobsen 2017
3.94
2k+ ratings
Target Tehran
by Yonah Jeremy Bob • 2023
Inside the Mossad heist that stole Iran's nuclear archive and exposed its secret weapons program.
4.07
450
Target Tehran Summary
Target Tehran 87%
Inside the Mossad heist that stole Iran's nuclear archive and exposed its secret weapons program.
by Yonah Jeremy Bob 2023
4.07
450 ratings
In the Enemy's House
by Howard Blum • 2018
An FBI agent and a quiet linguist unraveled the Soviet codes that hid the atomic spies.
4.14
2k+
In the Enemy's House Summary
In the Enemy's House 87%
An FBI agent and a quiet linguist unraveled the Soviet codes that hid the atomic spies.
by Howard Blum 2018
4.14
2k+ ratings
One Nation Under Blackmail
by Whitney Alyse Webb • 2022
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
4.42
712
One Nation Under Blackmail Summary
One Nation Under Blackmail 87%
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022
4.42
712 ratings
Casino Royale
by Ian Fleming • 1953
Tasked with bankrupting a Soviet paymaster, a British agent wagers his life at the baccarat table.
3.74
97k+
Casino Royale Summary
Casino Royale 87%
Tasked with bankrupting a Soviet paymaster, a British agent wagers his life at the baccarat table.
by Ian Fleming 1953
3.74
97k+ ratings
How Spies Think
by David Omand • 2020
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
3.62
832
How Spies Think Summary
How Spies Think 87%
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
by David Omand 2020
3.62
832 ratings
Killing Hitler
by Roger Moorhouse • 2006
Over forty attempts on Hitler's life failed. The near-misses and the luck that saved him.
3.83
399
Killing Hitler Summary
Killing Hitler 87%
Over forty attempts on Hitler's life failed. The near-misses and the luck that saved him.
by Roger Moorhouse 2006
3.83
399 ratings
Spies of the Balkans
by Alan Furst • 2010
1940 Salonika: a police fixer smuggles Jewish refugees to safety as Nazi spies close in.
3.94
7k+
Spies of the Balkans Summary
Spies of the Balkans 87%
1940 Salonika: a police fixer smuggles Jewish refugees to safety as Nazi spies close in.
by Alan Furst 2010
3.94
7k+ ratings
Nielegałowie. Jak szpieguje nas Rosja?
by Shaun Walker • 2025
A century of Russian spies next door: from Lenin's fugitives to the sleepers caught last week.
4.22
2k+
Nielegałowie. Jak szpieguje nas Rosja? Summary
Nielegałowie. Jak szpieguje nas Rosja? 87%
A century of Russian spies next door: from Lenin's fugitives to the sleepers caught last week.
by Shaun Walker 2025
4.22
2k+ ratings
Eichmann in My Hands
by Peter Z. Malkin • 1990
One sentence to stop the architect of the Holocaust on a dark street in Buenos Aires.
4.43
927
Eichmann in My Hands Summary
Eichmann in My Hands 87%
One sentence to stop the architect of the Holocaust on a dark street in Buenos Aires.
by Peter Z. Malkin 1990
4.43
927 ratings
Counter-insurgency in Aden
by Shaun Clarke • 2015
Disguised in Aden to kill double agents, an SAS squadron is thrust into an unwinnable mountain war.
3.75
111
Counter-insurgency in Aden Summary
Counter-insurgency in Aden 87%
Disguised in Aden to kill double agents, an SAS squadron is thrust into an unwinnable mountain war.
by Shaun Clarke 2015
3.75
111 ratings
The Spy and the Traitor
by Ben Macintyre • 2018
Soviet golden boy, MI6's greatest mole, and the desperate 1985 escape that saved him.
4.52
91k+
The Spy and the Traitor Summary
The Spy and the Traitor 87%
Soviet golden boy, MI6's greatest mole, and the desperate 1985 escape that saved him.
by Ben Macintyre 2018
4.52
91k+ ratings
Redemption
by Will Jordan • 2012
A haunted operative breaks into a Russian prison to free a spy the agency buried alive.
4.01
2k+
Redemption Summary
Redemption 87%
A haunted operative breaks into a Russian prison to free a spy the agency buried alive.
by Will Jordan 2012
4.01
2k+ ratings
The Unexpected Spy
by Tracy Walder • 2020
Inside the CIA's most secret unit, a young woman hunted the world's most dangerous men.
3.84
7k+
The Unexpected Spy Summary
The Unexpected Spy 87%
Inside the CIA's most secret unit, a young woman hunted the world's most dangerous men.
by Tracy Walder 2020
3.84
7k+ ratings
Red War
by Kyle Mills • 2018
A dying dictator's war plans force his CIA nemesis and former assassin into an uneasy alliance.
4.24
22k+
Red War Summary
Red War 87%
A dying dictator's war plans force his CIA nemesis and former assassin into an uneasy alliance.
by Kyle Mills 2018
4.24
22k+ ratings
The Accidental Admiral
by James G. Stavridis • 2014
What a Navy admiral learned commanding NATO through Afghanistan, Libya, and a balky Russia.
4.00
248
The Accidental Admiral Summary
The Accidental Admiral 87%
What a Navy admiral learned commanding NATO through Afghanistan, Libya, and a balky Russia.
by James G. Stavridis 2014
4.00
248 ratings
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