22 Top thriller books like Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3) by John Lawton

Cover of Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3) by John Lawton

Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

By: John Lawton

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

It's London, the swinging sixties, and by all rights MI6 spy Joe Wilderness should be having as goo…

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Cover of Corpus (Tom Wilde #1) by Rory Clements

1. Corpus (Tom Wilde #1)

By: Rory Clements

3.95

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

1936: Eine Mordserie erschüttert Cambridge. Internationale Kräfte kämpfen um Einfluss. Der nächste … read more

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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

2. The Best of Our Spies

By: Alex Gerlis

4.28

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

France, July 1944: a month after the Allied landings in Normandy and the liberation of Europe is un… read more

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3. The Trinity Six

By: Charles Cumming

3.37

Format: 204 pages,

The most closely-guarded secret of the Cold War is about to be exposed - the identity of a SIXTH me… read more

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4. The Secret Hours

By: Mick Herron

4.29

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical … read more

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  • espionage
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"We’re the Secret Service. We’re not here to be liked."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"And you can shut your damn mouth too." "Now now. Casual profanity’s the sign of a small fucking mind."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"Come on. You can buy me breakfast." "I've already had breakfast." "So have I. What's that got to do with it?"

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"First Desk enjoyed coincidences the way she liked happy endings: outside of fiction, they were as trustworthy as a Tinder Profile."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

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5. Phantom Orbit

By: David Ignatius

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A subtle and masterful novel from a prescient voice on the cutting edge of spy literature. David… read more

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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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6. The Scarlet Papers

By: Matthew Richardson

4.33

Format: 567 pages, Kindle Edition

VIENNA, 1946: A brilliant German scientist snatched from the ruins of Nazi Europe. MOSCOW, 1964:… read more

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  • espionage
  • historical mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels

7. The Insider (Solomon Vine, #2)

By: Matthew Richardson

4.20

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling novel of espionage and murder set in the dark heart of Westminster, from the UK's mos… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Richardson's The Insider (Solomon Vine, #2) book and John Lawton's Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
Cover of Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10) by Martin Cruz Smith

8. Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10)

By: Martin Cruz Smith

4.00

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Detective Arkaday Renko risks his life when he heads to Ukraine shortly before the Russian invasion… read more

Similar categories in Martin Cruz Smith's Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10) book and John Lawton's Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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9. Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

By: Mick Herron

4.13

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

At last in one volume: the collected Slough House spy novellas, including the never-before-publishe… read more

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  • espionage
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
"Well don't talk to me when I'm not listening. It's a waste of everyone's time."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

"Shut up. Now, ordinarily the reason I make you run up those stairs is I don't like you and I want you to die. But today, as it happens, I've a job for you."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

Cover of Judas 62 (BOX 88, #2) by Charles Cumming

10. Judas 62 (BOX 88, #2)

By: Charles Cumming

4.23

Format: 502 pages, Hardcover

The second book in Charles Cumming’s gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 – a covert int… read more

Similar categories in Charles Cumming's Judas 62 (BOX 88, #2) book and John Lawton's Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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11. A Spy Alone

By: Charles Beaumont

4.14

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

'This is first class' The Times 'A stunning debut' Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time ‘A marvellously con… read more

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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
Cover of Agent in the Shadows (The Wolf Pack Spies #3) by Alex Gerlis

12. Agent in the Shadows (The Wolf Pack Spies #3)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.41

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

June, 1943. In Lyon, the capital of the French resistance, a secret meeting is held under orders fr… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Agent in the Shadows (The Wolf Pack Spies #3) book and John Lawton's Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3) by Charles Cumming

13. Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

By: Charles Cumming

4.25

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Veteran agent Lachlan Kite―“a spy for the 21st century” ( Daily Mail )―reckons with the fallout fro… read more

Similar categories in Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3) book and John Lawton's Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Agent in Peril (The Wolf Pack Spies #2) by Alex Gerlis

14. Agent in Peril (The Wolf Pack Spies #2)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.27

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

To what lengths will the British go to smuggle a secret weapon into Nazi Germany? An unmissable Sec… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Agent in Peril (The Wolf Pack Spies #2) book and John Lawton's Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey

15. Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

By: David McCloskey

4.30

Format: 454 pages, Hardcover

A daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin. But can Langley trust the Russian at its cen… read more

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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
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16. Shanghai

By: Joseph Kanon

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest sett… read more

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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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17. Munich Wolf

By: Rory Clements

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The English Führer. In t… read more

Similar categories in Rory Clements's Munich Wolf book and John Lawton's Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

  • historical mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Bucharest Dossier by William  Maz

18. The Bucharest Dossier

By: William Maz

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Bill Hefflin is a man apart—apart from life, apart from his homeland, apart from love At the start … read more

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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Escape from Estonia: A Cold War espionage thriller (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 11) by Richard Wake

19. Escape from Estonia: A Cold War espionage thriller (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 11)

By: Richard Wake

4.20

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

THE WAR IS OVER, BUT THE FIGHT CONTINUES.In the latest book in the Alex Kovacs thriller series, the… read more

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Cover of Budapest in Pieces (Alex Kovacs #10) by Richard Wake

20. Budapest in Pieces (Alex Kovacs #10)

By: Richard Wake

4.28

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

THE COMMUNISTS RULE HUNGARY, BUT WHO RULES THE COMMUNISTS?Alex Kovacs, an ordinary man and an extra… read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's Budapest in Pieces (Alex Kovacs #10) book and John Lawton's Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

  • historical fiction
Cover of Beirut Station: Two Lives of a Spy by Paul Vidich

21. Beirut Station: Two Lives of a Spy

By: Paul Vidich

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A stunning new espionage novel by a master of the genre, Beirut Station follows a young female CIA … read more

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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
Cover of Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3) by John Lawton

22. Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

By: John Lawton

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

It's London, the swinging sixties, and by all rights MI6 spy Joe Wilderness should be having as goo… read more

Similar categories in John Lawton's Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3) book and John Lawton's Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

  • espionage
  • historical mystery
  • british literature
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
Cover of Nemesis (Tom Wilde, #3) by Rory Clements

23. Nemesis (Tom Wilde, #3)

By: Rory Clements

4.15

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

'A masterpiece of spies, intrigue and political shenanigans' Sunday ExpressCan a ruthless spy ring … read more

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  • espionage
  • historical mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Shadows of London (Marwood and Lovett #6) by Andrew  Taylor

24. The Shadows of London (Marwood and Lovett #6)

By: Andrew Taylor

4.38

Format: 450 pages, Hardcover

London 1671 The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital. When a man’s brut… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Taylor's The Shadows of London (Marwood and Lovett #6) book and John Lawton's Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

  • historical mystery
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of My Name Is Nobody (Solomon Vine, #1) by Matthew Richardson

25. My Name Is Nobody (Solomon Vine, #1)

By: Matthew Richardson

3.95

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

A breathless, gripping must-read for fans of Terry Hayes' I Am Pilgrim and James Swallow's Nomad'I … read more

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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Alpine Pursuit (Alex Kovacs, #8) by Richard Wake

26. The Alpine Pursuit (Alex Kovacs, #8)

By: Richard Wake

4.30

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

The war is over, and Alex Kovacs has returned to his home in Vienna after his years of fighting for… read more

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  • espionage
  • historical fiction
Cover of Adrift in Istanbul (Alex Kovacs #9) by Richard Wake

27. Adrift in Istanbul (Alex Kovacs #9)

By: Richard Wake

4.25

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

In a city perched between East and West, and with the Cold War growing colder every day, people are… read more

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  • espionage
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Limoges Dilemma (Alex Kovacs, #4) by Richard Wake

28. The Limoges Dilemma (Alex Kovacs, #4)

By: Richard Wake

4.31

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

The war stops for nothing. If you are in the French Resistance, there is no time for grieving or se… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Bucharest Unbound (Alex Kovacs 12) by Richard Wake

29. Bucharest Unbound (Alex Kovacs 12)

By: Richard Wake

4.28

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

ALEX KOVACS IS BACK, DESPERATELY TRYING NOT TO BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS HIM. Or, rather, the hand … read more

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Cover of The Spies of Zurich (Alex Kovacs, #2) by Richard Wake

30. The Spies of Zurich (Alex Kovacs, #2)

By: Richard Wake

4.23

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

It is 1939 and Germany has invaded Poland. World War II has started but the main event is still bei… read more

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  • espionage
  • novels
  • thriller
  • historical fiction
Cover of Reunion in Prague (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 13) by Richard Wake

31. Reunion in Prague (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 13)

By: Richard Wake

4.37

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

WHEN FAMILY TIES LEAD TO DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.Everyman spy Alex Kovacs returns to action in Reunion … read more

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Corpus (Tom Wilde #1)

Rory Clements

3.95

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The Secret Hours

Mick Herron

4.29

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Phantom Orbit

David Ignatius

4.10

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The Scarlet Papers

Matthew Richardson

4.33

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Paul Vidich

3.96

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Mick Herron

4.29

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Phantom Orbit

David Ignatius

4.10

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I.S. Berry

3.81

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