9 Best espionage books like The Children's Game by Max Karpov

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The Children's Game

By: Max Karpov

4.24

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A frighteningly plausible, fast-paced thriller about a Russian cyberattack on America, involving fa…

If you liked the espionage plot in The Children's Game by Max Karpov , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of Avenger by Frederick Forsyth

1. Avenger

By: Frederick Forsyth

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Attorney Calvin Dexter hangs his shingle in a quiet New Jersey town, has a reasonably successful pr… read more

Similar categories in Frederick Forsyth's Avenger book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • espionage
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
"Almost all great fortunes are based upon one cracking good idea and the guts to go with it"

-Frederick Forsyth, Avenger

"As he went down the steps to the street, something was troubling him. Something about the Vietcong officer, his face, the expression of frozen astonishment. At the end of the street passers-by turned…"

-Frederick Forsyth, Avenger

Cover of Situation Room (Luke Stone #3) by Jack Mars

2. Situation Room (Luke Stone #3)

By: Jack Mars

4.33

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

A cyberattack on an obscure U.S. dam leaves thousands dead and the government wondering who attacke… read more

Similar categories in Jack Mars's Situation Room (Luke Stone #3) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • suspense
Cover of Hell's Gate (R.J. MacCready #1) by Bill Schutt, J.R. Finch

3. Hell's Gate (R.J. MacCready #1)

By: Bill Schutt , J.R. Finch

3.56

Format: 405 pages, Hardcover

When a Japanese submarine is discovered abandoned deep in the Brazilian wilderness, a smart, advent… read more

Similar categories in Bill Schutt's Hell's Gate (R.J. MacCready #1) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of Executive Actions (Executive #1) by Gary Grossman

4. Executive Actions (Executive #1)

By: Gary Grossman

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

"The best political thriller I have read in a long time, right up there with the very best of David… read more

Similar categories in Gary Grossman's Executive Actions (Executive #1) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • espionage
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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5. The Empty Chair (Lincoln Rhyme, #3)

By: Jeffery Deaver

3.84

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Bone Collector and The Devil's Teardrop comes this spine-chillin… read more

Similar categories in Jeffery Deaver's The Empty Chair (Lincoln Rhyme, #3) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of Scratch One by Michael Crichton, John Lange

6. Scratch One

By: Michael Crichton , John Lange

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

To prevent an arms shipment from reaching the Middle East a terrorist group has been carrying out t… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Scratch One book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
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7. Rum Runner (Jack Daniels Mystery, #9)

By: J.A. Konrath

3.71

Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty years ago, a young cop named Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels arrested one of the most sadistic kil… read more

Similar categories in J.A. Konrath's Rum Runner (Jack Daniels Mystery, #9) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
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8. The Eagle Has Flown (Liam Devlin, #4)

By: Jack Higgins

3.91

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

As an increasingly isolated and insane Hitler pursues his hopeless war, betrayal and treachery reac… read more

Similar categories in Jack Higgins's The Eagle Has Flown (Liam Devlin, #4) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction

9. One Way (Sam Archer, #5)

By: Tom Barber

3.98

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

NYPD Detective Sam Archer is on his way home on a Sunday afternoon in New York City. He's been out … read more

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10. The Ophiuchi Hotline

By: John Varley

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

After the effortless capture of Earth by vastly superior aliens, humanity is forced to fight for ex… read more

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11. Survivor In Death (In Death, #20)

By: Nora Roberts , J.D. Robb

3.98

Format: 176 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The only thing that kept young Nixie Swisher from suffering the same fate as her parents, brother, … read more

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12. Out of Bounds (Inspector Karen Pirie, #4)

By: Val McDermid

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Internationally bestselling author Val McDermid is one of our finest crime writers, whose gripping,… read more

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13. Without Fail (Jack Reacher, #6)

By: Lee Child , Dick Hill

3.94

Format: 313 pages, Audiobook

Skilled, cautious, and anonymous, Jack Reacher is perfect for the job: to assassinate the vice pres… read more

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14. Sting of the Drone (Ray Bowman, #1)

By: Richard A. Clarke

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In Washington, the Kill Committee gathers in the White House's Situation Room to pick the next targ… read more

Similar categories in Richard A. Clarke's Sting of the Drone (Ray Bowman, #1) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

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15. The Never Game (Colter Shaw, #1)

By: Jeffery Deaver

3.92

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

The first installment in Jeffery Deaver’s Colter Shaw series. The son of a survivalist family, Colt… read more

Similar categories in Jeffery Deaver's The Never Game (Colter Shaw, #1) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of Reckoning (FBI Thriller, #26) by Catherine Coulter

16. Reckoning (FBI Thriller, #26)

By: Catherine Coulter

4.43

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Agents Savich and Sherlock are back in the latest installment in Cathe… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Coulter's Reckoning (FBI Thriller, #26) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) by James Lee Burke

17. Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24)

By: James Lee Burke

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

James Lee Burke returns to his bestselling Dave Robicheaux series, bringing Dave’s partner and frie… read more

Similar categories in James Lee Burke's Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
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18. The Graveyard Shift

By: Harry Patterson

3.79

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

A detective takes on a vengeful ex-con in London’s seedy underworld in this classic thriller by the… read more

Similar categories in Harry Patterson's The Graveyard Shift book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • espionage
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of A Clean Kill (Garrett Mann, #1) by Steven Konkoly

19. A Clean Kill (Garrett Mann, #1)

By: Steven Konkoly

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

An FBI agent hunting a serial killer has to up his game when a trail of murders is not what it seem… read more

Similar categories in Steven Konkoly's A Clean Kill (Garrett Mann, #1) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of Target One (The Spy Game #1) by Jack Mars

20. Target One (The Spy Game #1)

By: Jack Mars

4.10

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Jacob Snow—elite soldier-turned-CIA agent, haunted by his tortured past—is one of the CIA’s greates… read more

Similar categories in Jack Mars's Target One (The Spy Game #1) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • espionage
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Collector (Gabriel Allon, #23) by Daniel Silva

21. The Collector (Gabriel Allon, #23)

By: Daniel Silva

4.38

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon joins forces with a brilliant and beautiful master-thi… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Silva's The Collector (Gabriel Allon, #23) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Dead of Night (Harry Bauer Thriller #1) by Blake Banner

22. Dead of Night (Harry Bauer Thriller #1)

By: Blake Banner

4.29

Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition

What do you do when the only skill you ever learned was how to kill, when you’re among the best of … read more

Similar categories in Blake Banner's Dead of Night (Harry Bauer Thriller #1) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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23. The Neighborhood

By: Matthew Betley

4.05

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

It’s not such a beautiful day in the neighborhood ... From the critically acclaimed author of th… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Betley's The Neighborhood book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of Invisible Blood by Lee Child

24. Invisible Blood

By: Lee Child

3.50

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

A collection of seventeen brand-new crime stories from bestselling authors Lee Child, Jeffrey Deave… read more

Similar categories in Lee Child's Invisible Blood book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Painted In Blood (DI Buchan #2) by Douglas Lindsay

25. Painted In Blood (DI Buchan #2)

By: Douglas Lindsay

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

A double murder, a public spectacle, a killer toying with the police. And then, from nowhere, a mys… read more

Similar categories in Douglas Lindsay's Painted In Blood (DI Buchan #2) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
Cover of The Cause: A Deep Conspiracy Thriller by Dan Klasing

26. The Cause: A Deep Conspiracy Thriller

By: Dan Klasing

4.14

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

The fate of the nation hangs in the balance when the world's only anti-gravity aircraft is stolen f… read more

Similar categories in Dan Klasing's The Cause: A Deep Conspiracy Thriller book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Fatal Choice (Sydney Best #1) by Mia Gold

27. Fatal Choice (Sydney Best #1)

By: Mia Gold

3.99

Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition

As an agent of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security Service, homicide investigator Sydney Best relies … read more

Similar categories in Mia Gold's Fatal Choice (Sydney Best #1) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
Cover of The Children's Game by Max Karpov

28. The Children's Game

By: Max Karpov

4.24

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A frighteningly plausible, fast-paced thriller about a Russian cyberattack on America, involving fa… read more

Similar categories in Max Karpov's The Children's Game book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • espionage
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Elias Network (Caspian Anderson Book 1) by Simon Gervais

29. The Elias Network (Caspian Anderson Book 1)

By: Simon Gervais

4.24

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

Mr. & Mrs. Smith meets political thriller in this heart-pounding series debut about two undercover … read more

Similar categories in Simon Gervais's The Elias Network (Caspian Anderson Book 1) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Find Me (Addison Shine FBI Suspense Thriller, #1) by Kate Bold

30. Find Me (Addison Shine FBI Suspense Thriller, #1)

By: Kate Bold

4.19

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

Medical examiner-turned-FBI Agent Addison Shine is known for her uncanny ability to discern the cau… read more

Similar categories in Kate Bold's Find Me (Addison Shine FBI Suspense Thriller, #1) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Seas of Crisis (Jeffrey Fuller, #6) by Joe Buff

31. Seas of Crisis (Jeffrey Fuller, #6)

By: Joe Buff

4.32

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

“Attention, all military thriller fans, report to battle stations, flank speed, superior entertainm… read more

Similar categories in Joe Buff's Seas of Crisis (Jeffrey Fuller, #6) book and Max Karpov's The Children's Game

  • thriller
  • fiction

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