29 Top thriller books like Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2) by Oliver Harris

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Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

By: Oliver Harris

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

British spy Elliot Kane is forced out of semi-retirement to investigate a colleague’s suspicious de…

If you liked the thriller plot in Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2) by Oliver Harris , here is a list of 29 books like this:

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1. A Dying Breed

By: Peter Hanington

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Kabul, Afghanistan. William Carver, a veteran but unpredictable BBC hack, is thrown into the unknow… read more

Similar categories in Peter Hanington's A Dying Breed book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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2. 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 Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • 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

Cover of Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1) by David McCloskey

3. 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

Similar categories in David McCloskey's Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1) book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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4. 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

Similar categories in Matthew Richardson's The Scarlet Papers book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook

5. 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 Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • thriller
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6. 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

Similar categories in Tom Bradby's Yesterday's Spy book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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7. 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 Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"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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8. 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 Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

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

9. 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 Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Bad Actors (Slough House, #8) by Mick Herron

10. Bad Actors (Slough House, #8)

By: Mick Herron

4.37

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A governmental think-tank, whose remit is to curb the independence of the intelligence service, has… read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's Bad Actors (Slough House, #8) book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Time, date, place, courtesy of social media. The old days, when you just rocked up to a car park near the stadium a few hours before kick-off, all of that was buried in history books and Channel 5 do…"

-Mick Herron, Bad Actors (Slough House, #8)

Cover of Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey

11. 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

Similar categories in David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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12. 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

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's Shanghai book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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13. 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 Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. 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

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's Beirut Station: Two Lives of a Spy book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Double Agent (Kate Henderson #2) by Tom Bradby

15. Double Agent (Kate Henderson #2)

By: Tom Bradby

4.05

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Kidnapped in Venice by a Russian defector, Kate knows she's in trouble. But when he offers her conc… read more

Similar categories in Tom Bradby's Double Agent (Kate Henderson #2) book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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16. A Cursed Place

By: Peter Hanington

4.07

Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition

*ONE OF 40 BOOKS FOR SUMMER* 'gripping'- iNews'A panoramic thriller ...chockful of vivid characters… read more

Similar categories in Peter Hanington's A Cursed Place book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of My Name Is Nobody (Solomon Vine, #1) by Matthew Richardson

17. 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

Similar categories in Matthew Richardson's My Name Is Nobody (Solomon Vine, #1) book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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18. This is the Night They Come for You

By: Robert Goddard

4.24

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

On a stifling afternoon at Police HQ in Algiers, Superintendent Taleb, coasting towards retirement,… read more

Similar categories in Robert Goddard's This is the Night They Come for You book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
  • fiction
Cover of The Mercenary by Paul Vidich

20. 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

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's The Mercenary book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Cracked Mirror by Chris Brookmyre

21. The Cracked Mirror

By: Chris Brookmyre

4.07

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

FORGET WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW THIS IS NOT THAT CRIME NOVEL You know Johnny Hawke. Hard-bitten LAP… read more

Similar categories in Chris Brookmyre's The Cracked Mirror book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Lost and Never Found  (DI Wilkins Mysteries #3) by Simon Mason

22. Lost and Never Found (DI Wilkins Mysteries #3)

By: Simon Mason

4.35

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

'Ryan and Ray go from strength to strength, and this, their third outing, is the best yet. Simon Ma… read more

Similar categories in Simon Mason's Lost and Never Found (DI Wilkins Mysteries #3) book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Secret Service (Kate Henderson #1) by Tom Bradby

23. Secret Service (Kate Henderson #1)

By: Tom Bradby

3.97

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

To those who don't really know her, Kate Henderson's life must seem perfectly ordinary. But she is … read more

Similar categories in Tom Bradby's Secret Service (Kate Henderson #1) book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Unwanted Dead (Eddie Giral, #1) by Chris   Lloyd

24. The Unwanted Dead (Eddie Giral, #1)

By: Chris Lloyd

3.81

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, Friday 14th June 1940. The day the Nazis march into Paris. It made headlines around the glo… read more

Similar categories in Chris Lloyd's The Unwanted Dead (Eddie Giral, #1) book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2) by Oliver Harris

25. Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

By: Oliver Harris

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

British spy Elliot Kane is forced out of semi-retirement to investigate a colleague’s suspicious de… read more

Similar categories in Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2) book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Arctic Sun by Jack Grimwood

26. 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

Similar categories in Jack Grimwood's Arctic Sun book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
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27. The Burning Time

By: Peter Hanington

4.30

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

'Smart and topical' Financial Times (An FT Best New Thriller 2023)'A compelling, fast-paced thrille… read more

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28. The Saboteur

By: Simon Conway

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A stunning, apocalyptic standalone sequel to The Stranger. The Terrorist Guy Fowle, known as the… read more

Similar categories in Simon Conway's The Saboteur book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of A Single Source by Peter Hanington

29. A Single Source

By: Peter Hanington

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Veteran BBC reporter William Carver is back. This time, he’s in Cairo – bang in the middle of the A… read more

Similar categories in Peter Hanington's A Single Source book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Precipice by Robert Harris

30. 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 Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"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

Cover of Invasion  (Luke Carlton #4) by Frank   Gardner

31. Invasion (Luke Carlton #4)

By: Frank Gardner

4.12

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

The world is on high alert. Across the Strait from Taiwan, China’s armed forces appear to be readyi… read more

Similar categories in Frank Gardner's Invasion (Luke Carlton #4) book and Oliver Harris's Ascension (Elliot Kane, #2)

  • fiction

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Peter Hanington

3.41

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Mick Herron

4.29

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Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1)

David McCloskey

4.21

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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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David Ignatius

4.10

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I.S. Berry

3.81

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