6 Best crime books like The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs by William Maz

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The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

By: William Maz

4.21

Format: 433 pages, Kindle Edition

Literary Titan Award Winner Summer 2023 Pencraft Best Book Award WinnerCIA agent Bill Hefflin is ba…

If you liked the crime plot in The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs by William Maz , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of The Director by David Ignatius

1. The Director

By: David Ignatius

3.60

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Graham Weber has been the director of the CIA for less than a week when a Swiss kid in a dirty T-sh… read more

Similar categories in David Ignatius's The Director book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

2. The Good Assassin (George Mueller #2)

By: Paul Vidich

3.96

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

Former CIA Agent George Mueller arrives in Havana in August 1958--the last months before the fall o… read more

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's The Good Assassin (George Mueller #2) book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • fiction
Cover of Phantom Orbit by David Ignatius

3. 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

Similar categories in David Ignatius's Phantom Orbit book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Peacock and the Sparrow by I.S. Berry

4. The Peacock and the Sparrow

By: I.S. Berry

3.81

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL • A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • AN NPR BEST B… read more

Similar categories in I.S. Berry's The Peacock and the Sparrow book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
"Jimmy dealt in one of two limitless departments within the CIA - money and suspicion."

-I.S. Berry, The Peacock and the Sparrow

"I was free from the tangle of mistakes, promises, and defeats that grips a man's heels, taunts him with flashes of its sinewy strength."

-I.S. Berry, The Peacock and the Sparrow

"Nobody in espionage could justify sympathy. Right and wrong existed on paper, but in reality all that existed were the amorphous masses of in-between."

-I.S. Berry, The Peacock and the Sparrow

"At the end of the road, I've learned, espionage turns into a profession of ghosts. The culmination of actions taken or not taken, ends swallowed by means. A place where, even after you disappear, you…"

-I.S. Berry, The Peacock and the Sparrow

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5. 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 William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

6. 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 William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • thriller
Cover of A Spy Alone by Charles    Beaumont

7. 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 William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

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

8. 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 William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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 William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

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

10. 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 William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Wealth of Shadows by Graham Moore

11. The Wealth of Shadows

By: Graham Moore

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An ordinary man joins a secret mission to bring down the Nazi war machine by crashing their economy… read more

Similar categories in Graham Moore's The Wealth of Shadows book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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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 William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Red Widow (Red Widow, #1) by Alma Katsu

13. Red Widow (Red Widow, #1)

By: Alma Katsu

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

An exhilarating spy thriller about two women CIA agents who become intertwined around a threat to t… read more

Similar categories in Alma Katsu's Red Widow (Red Widow, #1) book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Budapest in Pieces (Alex Kovacs #10) by Richard Wake

14. 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 William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

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

15. 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 William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Coldest Warrior by Paul Vidich

16. The Coldest Warrior

By: Paul Vidich

3.93

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

In 1953, at the end of the Korean War, Dr. Charles Wilson, an Army bio-weapons scientist, died when… read more

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's The Coldest Warrior book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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 William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • 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 William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

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

19. 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 William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Red London (Red Widow, #2) by Alma Katsu

20. Red London (Red Widow, #2)

By: Alma Katsu

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

CIA agent Lyndsey Duncan has a new asset to turn, in order to prevent the most calculated global in… read more

Similar categories in Alma Katsu's Red London (Red Widow, #2) book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Center (Lance Spector Thrillers Book 8) by Saul Herzog

21. The Center (Lance Spector Thrillers Book 8)

By: Saul Herzog

4.45

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

New York, two years agoLance Spector is doing something he shouldn't be. He's sleeping with his han… read more

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Cover of Sentinel (Armored, #2) by Mark Greaney

22. Sentinel (Armored, #2)

By: Mark Greaney

4.38

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

An African coup may force Josh Duffy to choose between his mission and his family in this intense t… read more

Similar categories in Mark Greaney's Sentinel (Armored, #2) book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
"One of the men had been hurt; Mandy heard him cussing in English in the front passenger seat throughout the entire drive, using words she'd learned from her dad,"

-Mark Greaney, Sentinel (Armored, #2)

Cover of Arctic Sun by Jack Grimwood

23. 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 William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
Cover of The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs by William  Maz

24. The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

By: William Maz

4.21

Format: 433 pages, Kindle Edition

Literary Titan Award Winner Summer 2023 Pencraft Best Book Award WinnerCIA agent Bill Hefflin is ba… read more

Similar categories in William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of China Hand by Scott Spacek

25. China Hand

By: Scott Spacek

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

INSPIRED BY ACTUAL EVENTS: When a high-ranking Chinese general wants to defect to the US, the CIA t… read more

Similar categories in Scott Spacek's China Hand book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Dead Drop (Handler #2) by M.P. Woodward

26. Dead Drop (Handler #2)

By: M.P. Woodward

4.22

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

International nuclear negotiations turns allies into enemies in this electrifying thriller from the… read more

Similar categories in M.P. Woodward's Dead Drop (Handler #2) book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) by Daniel Silva

27. A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24)

By: Daniel Silva

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve… Acclaimed #1 Ne… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Silva's A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Reunion in Prague (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 13) by Richard Wake

28. 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

Similar categories in Richard Wake's Reunion in Prague (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 13) book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

Cover of Shadow of Doubt (Scot Harvath #23) by Brad Thor

29. Shadow of Doubt (Scot Harvath #23)

By: Brad Thor

4.59

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

In a world shrouded in shadows, where doubt is the only weapon, can one spy expose the truth? A… read more

Similar categories in Brad Thor's Shadow of Doubt (Scot Harvath #23) book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • thriller
Cover of Capture or Kill (Mitch Rapp, #23) by Vince Flynn

30. Capture or Kill (Mitch Rapp, #23)

By: Vince Flynn

4.53

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

Mitch Rapp faces an Iranian foe bent on destabilizing the Middle East in the newest thriller from V… read more

Similar categories in Vince Flynn's Capture or Kill (Mitch Rapp, #23) book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • thriller
Cover of Tom Clancy Shadow State (A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel Book 12) by M.P. Woodward

31. Tom Clancy Shadow State (A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel Book 12)

By: M.P. Woodward

4.57

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

Surviving a helicopter crash in the Vietnamese Highlands is only the start of the challenges facing… read more

Similar categories in M.P. Woodward's Tom Clancy Shadow State (A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel Book 12) book and William Maz's The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs

  • thriller
  • fiction

26 best-selling fiction books like The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs by William Maz

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The Director

David Ignatius

3.60

The Good Assassin (George Mueller #2)

Paul Vidich

3.96

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Phantom Orbit

David Ignatius

4.10

Transform Your Habits

The Peacock and the Sparrow

I.S. Berry

3.81

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18 best-selling fiction books like Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey

The Good Assassin (George Mueller #2)

Paul Vidich

3.96

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The Secret Hours

Mick Herron

4.29

Transform Your Habits

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David Ignatius

4.10

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3.81

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