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The Sisterhood
by Liza Mundy • 2023
The CIA's essential women were kept off the books. They sued, won, and hunted bin Laden.
4.19
6k+
The Sisterhood Summary
The Sisterhood 92%
The CIA's essential women were kept off the books. They sued, won, and hunted bin Laden.
by Liza Mundy 2023
4.19
6k+ 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 91%
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
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 90%
She cracked Nazi spy rings and sank Prohibition crime empires. The government erased her name.
by Amy Butler Greenfield 2021
4.19
2k+ ratings
Iron Orchid
by Stuart Woods • 2005
A CIA trainee joins a manhunt for a rogue agent-turned-vigilante, but he's a ghost in the crowd.
3.97
7k+
Iron Orchid Summary
Iron Orchid 89%
A CIA trainee joins a manhunt for a rogue agent-turned-vigilante, but he's a ghost in the crowd.
by Stuart Woods 2005
3.97
7k+ 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
The Target
by David Baldacci • 2014
Two assassins survive a brutal CIA purge as a North Korean hit targets the First Family.
4.18
66k+
The Target Summary
The Target 89%
Two assassins survive a brutal CIA purge as a North Korean hit targets the First Family.
by David Baldacci 2014
4.18
66k+ 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
The Secrets We Kept
by Lara Prescott • 2019
A banned novel links a Moscow muse facing the Gulag to the CIA typists smuggling it home.
3.65
79k+
The Secrets We Kept Summary
The Secrets We Kept 89%
A banned novel links a Moscow muse facing the Gulag to the CIA typists smuggling it home.
by Lara Prescott 2019
3.65
79k+ ratings
Killers of a Certain Age
by Deanna Raybourn • 2022
Four aging female assassins discover their retirement cruise is a trap set by their own agency.
3.85
122k+
Killers of a Certain Age Summary
Killers of a Certain Age 88%
Four aging female assassins discover their retirement cruise is a trap set by their own agency.
by Deanna Raybourn 2022
3.85
122k+ 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 88%
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 Secret War of Julia Child
by Diana R. Chambers • 2024
1943: a restless OSS clerk talks her way to Asia, where trust is the deadliest weapon.
3.60
7k+
The Secret War of Julia Child Summary
The Secret War of Julia Child 88%
1943: a restless OSS clerk talks her way to Asia, where trust is the deadliest weapon.
by Diana R. Chambers 2024
3.60
7k+ ratings
The Black Widow
by Daniel Silva • 2016
After an ISIS attack on Paris, a female spy goes undercover as a jihadi widow to hunt its architect.
4.33
38k+
The Black Widow Summary
The Black Widow 88%
After an ISIS attack on Paris, a female spy goes undercover as a jihadi widow to hunt its architect.
by Daniel Silva 2016
4.33
38k+ ratings
Restless
by William Boyd • 2006
A woman discovers her mother was a spy. The man who betrayed her is now a lord.
3.95
24k+
Restless Summary
Restless 88%
A woman discovers her mother was a spy. The man who betrayed her is now a lord.
by William Boyd 2006
3.95
24k+ 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
Cross Roads
by Fern Michaels • 2010
Scattered after their pardons, a band of female vigilantes suspects their quiet lives are a trap.
4.37
5k+
Cross Roads Summary
Cross Roads 88%
Scattered after their pardons, a band of female vigilantes suspects their quiet lives are a trap.
by Fern Michaels 2010
4.37
5k+ ratings
Broad Band
by Claire L. Evans • 2018
Women created the first program, the first compiler, and the early web. Then they were erased.
3.93
2k+
Broad Band Summary
Broad Band 88%
Women created the first program, the first compiler, and the early web. Then they were erased.
by Claire L. Evans 2018
3.93
2k+ 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 88%
MI5's first scientist built secret listening devices, then spent his career hunting a Soviet mole.
by Peter Wright 1987
3.73
3k+ 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
Dark Angel
by John Sandford • 2023
A Homeland Security agent infiltrates a hacker group and becomes the target of Russian assassins.
4.21
25k+
Dark Angel Summary
Dark Angel 88%
A Homeland Security agent infiltrates a hacker group and becomes the target of Russian assassins.
by John Sandford 2023
4.21
25k+ 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 88%
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
Point Blank
by Fern Michaels • 2015
Her daughter taken, a mother joins the Sisterhood to infiltrate a corrupted Chinese monastery.
4.34
4k+
Point Blank Summary
Point Blank 88%
Her daughter taken, a mother joins the Sisterhood to infiltrate a corrupted Chinese monastery.
by Fern Michaels 2015
4.34
4k+ ratings
The Spy Coast
by Tess Gerritsen • 2023
A body dumped in her driveway shatters a retired spy's quiet life in coastal Maine.
4.31
112k+
The Spy Coast Summary
The Spy Coast 88%
A body dumped in her driveway shatters a retired spy's quiet life in coastal Maine.
by Tess Gerritsen 2023
4.31
112k+ 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 88%
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
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
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 88%
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022
4.42
712 ratings
Kingmaker
by Sonia Purnell • 2024
Dismissed as a courtesan, she rebuilt the Democrats and became ambassador to France at 73.
4.16
6k+
Kingmaker Summary
Kingmaker 88%
Dismissed as a courtesan, she rebuilt the Democrats and became ambassador to France at 73.
by Sonia Purnell 2024
4.16
6k+ ratings
The Fatal Flying Affair
by T.E. Kinsey • 2020
A fatal parachute test draws Lady Hardcastle and her maid into a world of aviation and espionage.
4.41
8k+
The Fatal Flying Affair Summary
The Fatal Flying Affair 88%
A fatal parachute test draws Lady Hardcastle and her maid into a world of aviation and espionage.
by T.E. Kinsey 2020
4.41
8k+ 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
A Different Kind of Power
by Jacinda Ardern • 2025
A prime minister led through massacre and pandemic with empathy, then walked away. Here is why.
4.45
21k+
A Different Kind of Power Summary
A Different Kind of Power 88%
A prime minister led through massacre and pandemic with empathy, then walked away. Here is why.
by Jacinda Ardern 2025
4.45
21k+ 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
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 88%
A spy agency with zero oversight inevitably serves itself. A Mossad insider shows the bodies.
by Victor Ostrovsky 1990
3.92
2k+ ratings
Dear Madam President
by Jennifer Palmieri • 2018
Leadership was designed by men. A White House veteran shows women how to rewrite the rules.
3.89
6k+
Dear Madam President Summary
Dear Madam President 88%
Leadership was designed by men. A White House veteran shows women how to rewrite the rules.
by Jennifer Palmieri 2018
3.89
6k+ ratings
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
by Claire North • 2016
Forgotten by all, Hope steals a diamond. Her real target: the empire that killed her friend.
3.64
12k+
The Sudden Appearance of Hope Summary
The Sudden Appearance of Hope 87%
Forgotten by all, Hope steals a diamond. Her real target: the empire that killed her friend.
by Claire North 2016
3.64
12k+ ratings
A History of the World in 21 Women
by Jenni Murray • 2018
A personal history of the world, told through 21 women who refused to be told no.
3.81
4k+
A History of the World in 21 Women Summary
A History of the World in 21 Women 87%
A personal history of the world, told through 21 women who refused to be told no.
by Jenni Murray 2018
3.81
4k+ 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
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 87%
Math, machines, and moral compromise: the NSA's secret Cold War against the Soviets.
by Stephen Budiansky 2016
3.72
760 ratings
The Agency for Scandal
by Laura Wood • 2023
A Victorian wallflower spy falls for a duke who never notices her, until their missions collide.
4.23
5k+
The Agency for Scandal Summary
The Agency for Scandal 87%
A Victorian wallflower spy falls for a duke who never notices her, until their missions collide.
by Laura Wood 2023
4.23
5k+ ratings
What I Saw at the Revolution
by Peggy Noonan • 1990
A Brooklyn speechwriter gives Reagan his voice, then finds power is hollow at the center.
3.91
852
What I Saw at the Revolution Summary
What I Saw at the Revolution 87%
A Brooklyn speechwriter gives Reagan his voice, then finds power is hollow at the center.
by Peggy Noonan 1990
3.91
852 ratings
The Secret
by Lee Child • 2023
A string of suspicious scientist deaths pulls a demoted Army MP into a Cold War cover-up.
4.08
61k+
The Secret Summary
The Secret 87%
A string of suspicious scientist deaths pulls a demoted Army MP into a Cold War cover-up.
by Lee Child 2023
4.08
61k+ ratings
Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein • 2012
A captured spy's confession hides coded messages meant for the best friend she left behind.
4.00
129k+
Code Name Verity Summary
Code Name Verity 87%
A captured spy's confession hides coded messages meant for the best friend she left behind.
by Elizabeth Wein 2012
4.00
129k+ ratings
Run to Win
by Stephanie Schriock • 2021
Most women wait until they feel ready. The women who win don't: a campaign-tested playbook.
3.60
231
Run to Win Summary
Run to Win 87%
Most women wait until they feel ready. The women who win don't: a campaign-tested playbook.
by Stephanie Schriock 2021
3.60
231 ratings
Hard Choices
by Hillary Rodham Clinton • 2013
Deciding which American principle to sacrifice today: the memoir of a Secretary of State.
3.61
15k+
Hard Choices Summary
Hard Choices 87%
Deciding which American principle to sacrifice today: the memoir of a Secretary of State.
by Hillary Rodham Clinton 2013
3.61
15k+ ratings
Unintended Consequences
by Stuart Woods • 2013
He wakes in Paris with amnesia, a tuxedo, and no idea why spies want him dead.
3.95
7k+
Unintended Consequences Summary
Unintended Consequences 87%
He wakes in Paris with amnesia, a tuxedo, and no idea why spies want him dead.
by Stuart Woods 2013
3.95
7k+ 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 87%
Washington's spies weren't professionals. They were neighbors who took their secret to the grave.
by Alexander Rose 2006
3.82
6k+ 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
Last to Eat, Last to Learn
by Pashtana Durrani • 2023
Afghanistan's first female tribal chief ran secret tablet schools until the Taliban came for her.
4.38
626
Last to Eat, Last to Learn Summary
Last to Eat, Last to Learn 87%
Afghanistan's first female tribal chief ran secret tablet schools until the Taliban came for her.
by Pashtana Durrani 2023
4.38
626 ratings
The Art Spy
by Michelle Young • 2025
She spied on the Nazis from inside their art-looting HQ and saved a train of stolen masterpieces.
3.99
4k+
The Art Spy Summary
The Art Spy 87%
She spied on the Nazis from inside their art-looting HQ and saved a train of stolen masterpieces.
by Michelle Young 2025
3.99
4k+ ratings
The Hit
by David Baldacci • 2013
Ordered to kill his rogue partner, a government assassin uncovers a conspiracy targeting them both.
4.18
80k+
The Hit Summary
The Hit 87%
Ordered to kill his rogue partner, a government assassin uncovers a conspiracy targeting them both.
by David Baldacci 2013
4.18
80k+ ratings
The Girl With a Mind for Math
by Julia Finley Mosca • 2018
Segregation said she couldn't. The Navy said two months. She designed a ship in 18 hours.
4.41
747
The Girl With a Mind for Math Summary
The Girl With a Mind for Math 87%
Segregation said she couldn't. The Navy said two months. She designed a ship in 18 hours.
by Julia Finley Mosca 2018
4.41
747 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 87%
The inside story of an intelligence agency so inept the Americans bought their agents a Winnebago.
by Norbert Juretzko 2004
3.67
21 ratings
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