23 must-read mystery books like Red Traitor (Alexander Vasin #2) by Owen Matthews

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Red Traitor (Alexander Vasin #2)

By: Owen Matthews

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying new thriller set during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, seen from a bone-ch…

If you liked the mystery plot in Red Traitor (Alexander Vasin #2) by Owen Matthews , here is a list of 23 books like this:

1. The Twelfth Department (Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev, #3)

By: William Ryan

3.51

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Captain Alexei Korolev has nothing to complain about. He has his own room in an apartment, a job in… read more

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  • russia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

2. The Lady from Zagreb (Bernard Gunther, #10)

By: Philip Kerr

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A beautiful actress, a rising star of the giant German film company UFA, now controlled by the Prop… read more

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3. The Mahjong Spies

By: John Trenhaile

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

As the Red Chinese prepare to swallow up Hong Kong, the Soviets devise a plan to make the Colony an… read more

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4. Prague Fatale (Bernard Gunther, #8)

By: Philip Kerr

3.42

Format: 8 pages, Kindle Edition

September 1941. Bernie Gunther returns from the horrors of the Eastern Front to find his home city … read more

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5. 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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6. 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
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"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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7. Moscow Exile (Joe Wilderness #4)

By: John Lawton

4.07

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Moscow Blues begins in Washington, D.C., in the fragile postwar period where the Red Scare is growi… read more

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  • espionage
  • russia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
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8. Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1)

By: David McCloskey

4.21

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad.… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • audiobook
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9. 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
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • audiobook

10. 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

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  • espionage
  • thriller
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11. Yesterday's Spy

By: Tom Bradby

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From British journalist and bestselling author, Tom Bradby, Yesterday's Spy is a brilliantly plotte… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • audiobook
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12. 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

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • russia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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13. 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
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14. Winter Work

By: Dan Fesperman

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

"Winter Work is an exhilarating spy thriller set in East Germany after the fall of Berlin Wall, abo… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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

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  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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16. 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
  • mystery thriller
  • russia
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • audiobook
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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

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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18. The Berlin Exchange

By: Joseph Kanon

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From “the most accomplished spy novelist working today” ( The Sunday Times , London), a “heart-poun… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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19. 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
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
Cover of The English Führer (Tom Wilde #7) by Rory Clements

20. The English Führer (Tom Wilde #7)

By: Rory Clements

4.11

Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition

Autumn 1945 - Off the east coast of England, a Japanese sub surfaces, unloads its mysterious cargo,… read more

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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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21. In At The Kill (Jonas Merrick series)

By: Gerald Seymour

4.30

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

a suburban crime family grips a whole city with fear.And their ambition reaches further still. an … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Red Traitor (Alexander Vasin #2) by Owen Matthews

22. Red Traitor (Alexander Vasin #2)

By: Owen Matthews

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying new thriller set during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, seen from a bone-ch… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • russia
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • audiobook
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23. 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
  • audiobook
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24. Island Reich

By: Jack Grimwood

4.07

Format: 533 pages, Hardcover

An unlikely spy. July 1940. As Britain braces itself for invasion, ex-Tommy and safecracker Bill O… read more

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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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25. 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

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
  • fiction
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26. The Mercenary

By: Paul Vidich

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed spy novelist Paul Vidich comes a taut new thriller following the attempted exfiltrat… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • russia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • audiobook
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27. A Shadow Intelligence (Elliot Kane, #1)

By: Oliver Harris

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

There is a dark side to MI6 that needs men like Elliot Kane—volatile, inquisitive, free-floating—in… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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28. The Partisan

By: Patrick Worrall

3.64

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Summer 1961: The brutal Cold War between East and West is becoming ever more perilous. Two young pr… read more

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  • espionage
  • russia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
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29. The Translator

By: Harriet Crawley

4.04

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

• "A classic thriller of the new Cold War." Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad• A taut, highly top… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • russia
  • fiction
  • thriller
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30. Arctic Sun

By: Jack Grimwood

3.95

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

Kola Peninsula, 1987. High in the Soviet Arctic, a tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret . . . … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
  • russia
Cover of Red Corona (Richard Knox, #1) by Tim Glister

31. Red Corona (Richard Knox, #1)

By: Tim Glister

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

It’s 1961 and the white heat of the Space Race is making the Cold War even colder. Richard Knox … read more

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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

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Andrew O'Hagan

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