18 books like Jacob Two-Two's first spy case

What to read after Jacob Two-Two's first spy case — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Harriet Spies Again Helen Ericson · 2002 · ★ 3.9 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Harriet M. Welsch is up to her old spying tricks when her beloved nanny Ole Golly, who had married and moved to Montreal, returns without her husband, Harriet's friend Sport announces he has a crush on a schoolmate, and the people across the street appear to be holding a child hostage. Shares Spies, Family, Spy Fiction, Humorous stories

Yellow-dog contract Ross Thomas · 1977 · ★ 4.0 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Spy Fiction, Mystery with this book.

Secret Agents Four Donald J. Sobol · 1967 · ★ 3.9 · 141p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Several boys chase a suspicious man who turns out to be a spy, so the boys form society VACUUM which will aid a national organization of secret agents in apprehending other spies. Shares Spies, Spy Fiction

Sly Spy Marjorie Weinman Sharmat · 1990 · ★ 5.0 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate E.J. the spy tries to uncover a secret that Olivia is keeping for a client. Shares Spies, Spy Fiction, Mystery

Gilda Joyce Jennifer Allison · 2005 · ★ 3.9 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Moderate When her best friend, Wendy Choy, qualifies to compete in an international piano competition in Oxford, England, irrepressible Gilda Joyce finds a way to get an invitation herself—as a page-turner. Wendy settles into an exhausting practice schedule, made worse by strange nightmares, while Gilda finds herself falling in love with a British boy. But when Wendy discovers a ghostly message written in… Shares Spies, Spy Fiction, Humorous stories, Schools

Choose Your Own Adventure - Beyond Escape! R. A. Montgomery · 1986 · 118p · ≈ 3h · Moderate In the year 2041 you, the reader, are Chief of Operations for a peaceful country. Your two best agents are missing and an enemy spy has stolen your topsecret files. You decide what to do next. Shares Spies, Spy Fiction

The Matarese Circle Robert Ludlum · 1979 · ★ 4.1 · 601p · ≈ 20h · Challenging An international circle of killers, the Matarese will undoubtedly take over the world within just two years. Only two rival spies have the power to stop them: Scofield, CIA, and Talaniekov, KGB. They share a genius for espionage and a life of explosive terror and violence. But though these sworn enemies once vowed to terminate each other, they must now become allies. Because only they possess the… Shares Spies, Spy Fiction, Romans

Tic-Tac-Terror Leslie McFarlane · 1982 · ★ 4.0 · 204p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The two young detectives solve a mystery involving a top secret government agency and a world-famous spy who wishes to defect to America. Shares Spies, Spy Fiction, Mystery

Murder at the Polo Club

Murder at the Polo Club C.J. Archer The sport of kings is the backdrop for a game of murder where one player loses more than the match. Can Cleo solve the case, or will the murderer win? Summer has arrived along with a plethora of social events that keep Cleo and her cousins busy. Between balls, dinners, concerts and picnics, they attend the final match between two proud polo clubs. When the winning team’s captain is found murdered… Shares Mystery

The Yellow Violet

The Yellow Violet Frances Crane · 1944 · 175p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Mystery with this book.

The Lotus Shoes

The Lotus Shoes Jane Yang · 2025 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate NATIONAL BESTSELLER"Brilliantly written, masterful storytelling, and hard to put down. This story will stay with me for a very, very long time." —Heather Morris, #1 bestselling author of The Tattooist of AuschwitzAn empowering, uplifting tale of two women from opposite sides of society, and their extraordinary journey of sisterhood, betrayal, love and triumph.1800s China. Tightly bound feet,… Shares Mystery

Shadows of Madness

Shadows of Madness Tracy L. Ward · 2017 Summoned to Edinburgh after another inexplicable vision, Dr. Peter Ainsley and his sister, Margaret Marshall, are shocked to discover their good friend, and Margaret’s secret lover, has been arrested for murder. Dr. Jonas Davies, a celebrated surgeon and newly appointed professor at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, was found at the grisly scene with the bloodied surgical knife at his… Shares Mystery

Mysterious Mr. Sabin Edward Phillips Oppenheim · 1900 · 370p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "The mysterious Mr. Sabin is an unscrupulous French royalist who aids the German government in a conspiracy of war against England. His part in the plot is that of securing valuable papers recording the coast defenses of England, for which services he demands Germany's conquest of France and the restoration of the monarchy in the person of Prince Henri and his cousin, Helene of… Shares Spy Fiction

The Price of Paradise

The Price of Paradise Andrea Penrose A gripping Regency tale of greed, temptation, and the deadly dance between truth and lies. London, 1817: For Arianna and Saybrook, a rare interlude of peace at their country estate with their young son has been a much-needed respite from their undercover missions for the British government. But when an old friend arrives in London as part of an American diplomatic mission and requests their… Shares Mystery

The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose Umberto Eco, William Weaver & Richard Dixon Now available in a deluxe edition featuring never-before-seen illustrations by the author: the beloved internationally bestselling historical mystery about a brilliant monk called upon to solve a series of baffling murders in a fourteenth-century Italian abbey“Explodes with pyrotechnic inventions, literally as well as figuratively. Hold on till the end.” —New York Times“Whether you're into… Shares Mystery

Murder at Blackburn Hall

Murder at Blackburn Hall Sara Rosett · 2019 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A missing author and a sleepy English village rife with secrets . . . September, 1923. Despite closing her first case, high society lady detective Olive Belgrave hasn’t found a new client. She’s taken a job as a hat model to pay for her poky boarding house room. But then a job offer comes her way—make discreet inquiries about a famous author who’s disappeared.  Olive travels to the English… Shares Mystery

Murder at Mill Ponds House

Murder at Mill Ponds House Michelle Salter The BRAND NEW instalment in the page-turning Iris Woodmore Mysteries from Michelle Salter!When murder hits close to home, Iris must fight to clear her name…Spring, 1924. Reporter Iris Woodmore plans to move to London to avoid a shocking hometown scandal. Longtime enemy Archie Powell has been threatening to reveal her darkest secret – and she’s desperate to flee before he does.But when he’s found… Shares Mystery

Murder is in the Air

Murder is in the Air Frances Brody · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 326p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Frances Brody's twelfth Kate Shackleton mystery will positively intoxicate fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Nicola Upson.A competition for the crown proves deadly when confidences are betrayed and secrets are spilled.North Yorkshire, 1930. It's the season for warm and spirited countryside celebrations. Ever since the war, pubs have been in the doldrums, and in an attempt to promote and breathe new… Shares Mystery

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