20 Top espionage books like The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin's Russia by Robert B. Baer

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The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin's Russia

By: Robert B. Baer

3.69

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

The never-before-told story of the thrilling hunt for a KGB spy in the top ranks of the CIA and the…

If you liked the espionage plot in The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin's Russia by Robert B. Baer , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of Sabotage: Mission to Destroy Hitler's Atomic Bomb by Neal Bascomb

1. Sabotage: Mission to Destroy Hitler's Atomic Bomb

By: Neal Bascomb

4.01

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

A stunning adventure involving Nazis, nukes, fighting, failure, and everyday heroes, from the autho… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal by David E. Hoffman

2. The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal

By: David E. Hoffman

4.16

Format: 347 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning history The Dead Handcomes the riveting story of a sp… read more

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  • espionage
  • russia
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Betrayal: The Story of Aldrich Ames, an American Spy by Tim Weiner, David Johnston, None

3. Betrayal: The Story of Aldrich Ames, an American Spy

By: Tim Weiner , David Johnston , None

3.72

Format: 78 pages,

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  • espionage
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • true crime

4. The Main Enemy: The Inside Story of the CIA's Final Showdown with the KGB

By: James Risen , Milton Bearden

3.11

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

A landmark collaboration between a thirty-year veteran of the CIA and a Pulitzer Prize-winning jour… read more

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5. Berlin Game (Bernard Samson, #1)

By: Len Deighton

1.00

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

When a valuable agent behind the Iron Curtain signals he wants out, it's up to Bernard Samson, once… read more

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6. A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal

By: John Le Carré , Ben Macintyre

3.85

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Master storyteller Ben Macintyre's most ambitious work to date brings to life the twentieth century… read more

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7. 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

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  • espionage
  • audiobook
"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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8. Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West

By: Calder Walton

4.30

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

The riveting, untold story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with le… read more

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  • espionage
  • russia
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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9. The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History

By: Serhii Plokhy

4.30

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

An authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, from the New Yor… read more

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  • russia
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
"Despite its imperial roots, the current war is being waged in a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international or…"

-Serhii Plokhy, The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History

Cover of Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins by Annie Jacobsen

10. Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.30

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored ass… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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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
Cover of Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey

12. 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
  • politics
  • russia
  • audiobook
Cover of Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine by Mark Galeotti

13. Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine

By: Mark Galeotti

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A timely and accessible history of how Putin and the conflicts he has chosen to involve Russia in h… read more

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  • russia
  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
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14. The Roads Chosen

By: Ben Carlyle

4.12

Format: 394 pages, Paperback

Inspired by the author’s own unnerving experiences during decades spent in the former Soviet Union.… read more

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  • espionage
  • russia
Cover of Code Name Blue Wren: The True Story of America's Most Dangerous Female Spy―and the Sister She Betrayed by Jim Popkin

15. Code Name Blue Wren: The True Story of America's Most Dangerous Female Spy―and the Sister She Betrayed

By: Jim Popkin

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

10 hours, 24 minutes The incredible true story of Ana Montes, the most damaging female spy in U… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Unit: My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives by Adam Gamal

16. The Unit: My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives

By: Adam Gamal

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The first and only book to ever be written by a member of America's most secret military unit―an ex… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of Russians Among Us: Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories, and the Hunt for Putin's Spies by Gordon Corera

17. Russians Among Us: Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories, and the Hunt for Putin's Spies

By: Gordon Corera

4.27

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The full, explosive story for the first time: Putin’s espionage campaign against the West, how i… read more

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  • espionage
  • russia
  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Spy in Plain Sight: The Inside Story of America's Most Damaging Russian Spy and the Implications for National Security Today by Lis Wiehl

18. A Spy in Plain Sight: The Inside Story of America's Most Damaging Russian Spy and the Implications for National Security Today

By: Lis Wiehl

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and former federal prosecutor Lis Wiehl delivers a behind-the-sce… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior by Ric Prado

19. Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior

By: Ric Prado

3.96

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Explosive National Bestseller A memoir by the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil … read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Missing Cryptoqueen: The Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away with It by Jamie Bartlett

20. The Missing Cryptoqueen: The Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away with It

By: Jamie Bartlett

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

175 countries, four billion dollars, one the thrilling rise and fall of the biggest cryptocurrency… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence by James Bamford

21. Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence

By: James Bamford

3.64

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

James Bamford, the bestselling author of  The Puzzle Palace  and  Body of Secrets , unveils a hidde… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • true crime
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence by Amy B. Zegart

22. Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence

By: Amy B. Zegart

3.96

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating and authoritative account of espionage for the digital age, from one of America’s lea… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of By All Means Available: Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy by Michael G. Vickers

23. By All Means Available: Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy

By: Michael G. Vickers

4.17

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

A vivid narrative of a life in intelligence and special operations, from the Cold War to the war on… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Boundless: The Rise, Fall, and Escape of Carlos Ghosn by Nick Kostov

24. Boundless: The Rise, Fall, and Escape of Carlos Ghosn

By: Nick Kostov

4.40

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The unprecedented rise and catastrophic fall of one of the world's most feared and admired business… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Spy Who Knew Too Much: An Ex-CIA Officer's Quest Through a Legacy of Betrayal by Howard Blum

25. The Spy Who Knew Too Much: An Ex-CIA Officer's Quest Through a Legacy of Betrayal

By: Howard Blum

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A retired spy gets back into the game to solve a perplexing case—and reconcile with his daughter, a… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six by Matthew A. Cole

26. Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six

By: Matthew A. Cole

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From an award-winning investigative journalist, a hard-hitting exposé of the unchecked crimes of SE… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"In 2007, for example, a Gold Squadron sniper was pushed out of the unit after he killed three unarmed people—including a child—in at least two different operations. He was, nonetheless, allowed to re…"

-Matthew A. Cole, Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six

"The SEALs represented an inherent contradiction. For all their specialized training and elite capabilities, many struggled with foundational, almost rudimentary, ethical actions: to not steal, to obe…"

-Matthew A. Cole, Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six

Cover of Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination – and Secret Diplomacy – to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East by Yonah Jeremy Bob

27. Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination – and Secret Diplomacy – to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East

By: Yonah Jeremy Bob

4.02

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable story of how Israel used sabotage, assassination, cyberwar—and diplomacy—to thwart I… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of In the Enemy's House: The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies by Howard Blum

28. In the Enemy's House: The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies

By: Howard Blum

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The New York Times bestselling author of Dark Invasion and The Last Goodnight once again illuminate… read more

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  • espionage
  • russia
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin's Russia by Robert B. Baer

29. The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin's Russia

By: Robert B. Baer

3.69

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

The never-before-told story of the thrilling hunt for a KGB spy in the top ranks of the CIA and the… read more

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  • espionage
  • russia
  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of MI9: A History of the Secret Service for Escape and Evasion in World War Two by Helen Fry

30. MI9: A History of the Secret Service for Escape and Evasion in World War Two

By: Helen Fry

3.43

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

When Allied fighters were trapped behind enemy lines, one branch of military intelligence helped th… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Operaatio Tulikettu (Operaatio Kettu, #4) by Helena Immonen

31. Operaatio Tulikettu (Operaatio Kettu, #4)

By: Helena Immonen

3.93

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Venäjä on ottanut arktisen alueen hallintaansa, ja siitä voimaantuneena päättää ratkaista asemasoda… read more

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20 must-read audiobook books like The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin's Russia by Robert B. Baer

Transform Your Habits

The Peacock and the Sparrow

I.S. Berry

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West

Calder Walton

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins

Annie Jacobsen

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

David McCloskey

4.30

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The Good Assassin (George Mueller #2)

Paul Vidich

3.96

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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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