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Contact zero David Wolstencroft · 2005 · ★ 3.6 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Framed and dispossessed for a crime he did not commit during his first assignment, recent Spy School graduate Ben Locke learns that several of his fellow classmates have been murdered, a situation that forces him to search for the enigmatic Contact Zero, a mythical helper of Agency ex-members. Shares Assassins, Intelligence officers, Spy Fiction, Friendship

Palace of Treason Jason Matthews · 2015 · ★ 4.2 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate 843 pages (large print) ; 23 cm Shares Spy Fiction, Thriller

The Winter of Frankie Machine

The Winter of Frankie Machine Don Winslow · 2006 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Frankie Machianno, a hard-working entrepreneur, passionate lover, part-time surf bum, and full-time dad, is a widely recognized pillar of his waterfront community. He is also a retired hit man. Once better known as Frankie Machine, he was a brutally efficient killer. Now someone from his past wants him dead, and after a botched attempt on his life, Frankie sets out to find his potential killers.… Shares Assassins, Thriller

The Man with the Golden Gun Ian Fleming · 1965 · ★ 3.6 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Bond may have a license to kill, but “Pistols” Scaramanga has a talent for it. He’s a KGB-trained assassin who’s left a trail of dead British Secret Service agents in his wake. His weapon of choice? A gold-plated Colt .45. In the aftermath of his brainwashing by the Soviets, Bond is given one last chance to win back M’s trust: terminate Scaramanga before he strikes MI6 again. Traveling to… Shares Assassins, Intelligence officers, Spy Fiction, Thriller

From Russia with Love Ian Fleming · 1957 · ★ 4.3 · 187p · ≈ 6h · Moderate James Bond is marked for death by the Soviet counterintelligence agency SMERSH in Ian Fleming’s masterful spy thriller, and the novel that President John F. Kennedy named one of his favourite books of all time. SMERSH stands for ‘Death to Spies’ and there’s no secret agent they’d like to disgrace and destroy more than 007, James Bond. But ensnaring the British Secret Service’s most lethal… Shares Assassins, Intelligence officers, Spy Fiction, Thriller

The Spy Who Loved Me Ian Fleming · 1962 · ★ 3.4 · 203p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Vivienne Michel, a precocious French Canadian raised in the United Kingdom, seems a foreigner in every land. With only a supercharged Vespa and a handful of American dollars, she travels down winding roads into the pine forests of the Adirondacks. After stopping at the Dreamy Pines Motor Court and being coerced into caretaking at the vacant motel for the night, Viv opens the door to two armed… Shares Assassins, Intelligence officers, Spy Fiction, Thriller

All The Queen's Men Linda Howard · 1999 · ★ 3.9 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate (The second book in the CIA's Spies series) CIA agent John Medina and electronics expert Niema Burdock share a violent past: the two were part of a covert operation that went tragically wrong, resulting in the death of several people. Now, five years later, their paths cross again and John, whose love for Niema has only grown over time, is determined to keep her in his life for good. Having… Shares Intelligence officers, Spy Fiction, Thriller

Liar's candle August Thomas · 2018 · ★ 3.7 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Reminiscent of the work of John le Carre and Olen Steinhauser, this brilliant debut novel features a young State Department intern on the run in Turkey, trying to outwit and outmaneuver everyone from the Turkish president to Islamic extremists to the CIA. Racing to keep from being killed and to uncover the truth, Penny Kessler reluctantly partners with Connor Beauregard, a rookie CIA officer on… Shares Intelligence officers, Spy Fiction

The Mission Song John le Carré · 2006 · ★ 3.9 · 354p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Wanneer een Afrikaanse tolk bij een geheim topoverleg ontdekt dat men een invasie van het noodlijdende Congo plant, probeert hij dat wereldkundig te maken. Shares Intelligence officers, Spy Fiction, Thriller

The progress of Julius Daphne du Maurier · 1933 · ★ 5.0 · 308p · ≈ 10h · Moderate A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb. Julius Lévy has grown up in a peasant family in a village on the banks of the Seine. A quick-witted urchin caught up in the Franco-Prussian War, he is soon forced by tragedy to escape France for Algeria. Once there, he learns the ease of swindling, the rewards of love affairs, and… Shares Thriller

Murder On The Leon

Murder On The Leon Bruce Hammack One ship. Two suspects. And a killer everyone missed.Private investigator Fen Maguire boards an Alaskan cruise with a cover identity and a cold case: solve a two-month-old murder that's turned into a jurisdictional nightmare. A woman's body was pulled from the Leon River, but no one knows where she actually died. Two sheriffs are locked in a turf war, each convinced the other arrested the wrong… Shares Thriller

Last Girl Ghosted

Last Girl Ghosted Lisa Unger · 2021 · ★ 3.6 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "A five-alarm fire of a situation…the surprises keep coming." —The New York Times  Secrets, obsession and vengeance converge in this riveting thriller about an online dating match turned deadly cat-and-mouse game, from the New York Times bestselling author of Confessions on the 7:45She met him through a dating app. An intriguing picture on a screen, a date at a downtown bar. What she thought… Shares Thriller

Hard Money

Hard Money Diane Capri The thrilling new unputdownable Michael Flint novel from Bestselling Author Diane Capri! Death stalks the Lyman family. No heir has lived to reach the age of thirty. Two years ago, the last heir vanished. After an underwater explosion, his body was never found. Accident, curse, or revenge? Spencer Lyman managed to break free from his criminal underworld and build a legitimate empire. But… Shares Thriller

One Last Secret

One Last Secret Adele Parks · 2022 · ★ 3.7 "I’ll drop anything for a new Adele Parks: she nails it every time"—Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment"Absolutely gripping"—Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of The Family Remains"Whip-smart protagonist, immensely satisfying"—Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Girl, Forgotten"Parks gets better and… Shares Thriller

The Yacht Girl

The Yacht Girl Sean Black Shares Thriller with this book.

Ceremony

Ceremony Robert B. Parker The house looked right. And the neighborhood was perfect. And everything else was wrong. So Spenser took the parents' money and went after a runaway girl. Unfortunately, April Kyle had already traveled two lifetimes from her suburban home. Now she was caught up in a web of pinps, criminals, and exploiters—the kinf of people who won't listen to anything but money, or a gun. . . . Praise for… Shares Thriller

The Beach House

The Beach House Nina Manning Shares Thriller with this book.

The Final Score

The Final Score Don Winslow “The best crime fiction I've read in twenty years.” — Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author"A masterpiece. . . . Don Winslow remains one of my all-time favorite writers." —James Patterson, #1 New York Times bestselling author“[Winslow’s] books sing with the small details that transport you to real places." —Washington PostThe trademark literary style, trenchant wit, and incisive… Shares Thriller

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