15 Top thriller books like Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14) by Philip Kerr

Cover of Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14) by Philip Kerr

Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

By: Philip Kerr

4.17

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

Berlin, 1928, the dying days of the Weimar Republic shortly before Hitler and the Nazis came to pow…

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Cover of Faith (Bernard Samson, #7) by Len Deighton

1. Faith (Bernard Samson, #7)

By: Len Deighton

4.13

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Prime minister of the political thriller, Len Deighton is back in top form with the first of a new … read more

Similar categories in Len Deighton's Faith (Bernard Samson, #7) book and Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Spy Sinker (Bernard Samson, #6) by Len Deighton

2. Spy Sinker (Bernard Samson, #6)

By: Len Deighton

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

The hero of Spy Hookand Spy Linereturns for a final bow in Len Deighton's thrilling novel, Spy Sink… read more

Similar categories in Len Deighton's Spy Sinker (Bernard Samson, #6) book and Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

3. The Polish Officer (Night Soldiers, #3)

By: Alan Furst

4.23

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

September 1939. As Warsaw falls to Hitler's Wehrmacht, Captain Alexander de Milja is recruited by t… read more

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4. The Man From Berlin (Gregor Reinhardt, #1)

By: Luke McCallin

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Yugoslavia, a German officer has been shot and killed. Along with him a young, beautiful filmmaker … read more

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Cover of Then We Take Berlin (Joe Wilderness, #1) by John Lawton

5. Then We Take Berlin (Joe Wilderness, #1)

By: John Lawton

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Joe Wilderness is a World War II orphan, a condition that he thinks excuses him from common moralit… read more

Similar categories in John Lawton's Then We Take Berlin (Joe Wilderness, #1) book and Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • germany
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

6. The Unfortunate Englishman (Joe Wilderness, #2)

By: John Lawton

3.89

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Having shot someone in what he believed was self-defense in the chaos of 1963 Berlin, Wilderness fi… read more

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Cover of Zoo Station (John Russell, #1) by David Downing

7. Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

By: David Downing

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

By 1939, Anglo-American journalist John Russell has spent fifteen years in Berlin, where his German… read more

Similar categories in David Downing's Zoo Station (John Russell, #1) book and Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • germany
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

8. Horse Under Water

By: Len Deighton

1.00

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

The Ipcress File was a debut sensation. Here; in the second Secret File, Horse Under Water; skin di… read more

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9. 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

Similar categories in Mick Herron's The Secret Hours book and Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • mystery thriller
  • 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

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

10. 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 Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas by Mick Herron

11. 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

Similar categories in Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas book and Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"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

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12. 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

Similar categories in Charles Beaumont's A Spy Alone book and Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series) by Behcet Kaya

13. Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.37

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

A shocking murder has devastated the sacred walls of Kingsley University. A student discovers the b… read more

Similar categories in Behcet Kaya's Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series) book and Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

"Swamp."

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

"How was he murdered?"

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

"Why was bail denied?"

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

"Kowkosvki? You handling this?"

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

Cover of Agent in the Shadows (The Wolf Pack Spies #3) by Alex Gerlis

14. 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 Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

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

15. 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 Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Munich Wolf by Rory Clements

16. 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 Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • historical
  • germany
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14) by Philip Kerr

17. Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

By: Philip Kerr

4.17

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

Berlin, 1928, the dying days of the Weimar Republic shortly before Hitler and the Nazis came to pow… read more

Similar categories in Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14) book and Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • historical
  • germany
  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1) by Alex Gerlis

18. Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.11

Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition

'Gerlis is at the top of his game' Paul Vidich, author of Beirut Station 'Utterly gripping and sta… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1) book and Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Accomplice by Joseph Kanon

19. The Accomplice

By: Joseph Kanon

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Named “The Book of the Year” by Lee Child in The Guardian From “master of the genre” ( The Washi… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's The Accomplice book and Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • mystery thriller
  • germany
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Vos in de VS (Dutch Edition) by Michiel Vos

20. Vos in de VS (Dutch Edition)

By: Michiel Vos

3.36

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

In de twintig jaar dat hij in de Verenigde Staten woont, heeft de bekende Amerika-correspondent Mic… read more

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Cover of Precipice by Robert Harris

21. Precipice

By: Robert Harris

4.23

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the… read more

Similar categories in Robert Harris's Precipice book and Philip Kerr's Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

  • historical
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"There were twelve deliveries a day in London in 1914. It would be in his hands by mid-afternoon. Pg5"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"The worst crises in politics always occurred, in his experience, when two unrelated problems struck at once. The difficulties weren’t doubled, or even squared, but cubed. Pg345"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"Major Hankey, secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence, was brought in by Bongie, and placed in front of him on the table the large red and blue leather-bound volume known as the War Book, he o…"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

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3.88

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4.24

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4.17

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Joseph Kanon

3.64

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3.92

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Mick Herron

4.29

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Matthew Richardson

4.33

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