21 best-selling fiction books like Short of Glory by judd-alan

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Short of Glory

By: judd-alan

3.71

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A satirical romp through the corridors of the Foreign Office as Patrick Stubbs is posted as third s…

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1. Silesian Station (John Russell, #2)

By: David Downing

4.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Praise for David Downing: "[Downing]'s excellent at building suspense . . . and shows a keen eye fo… read more

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2. Inside Enemy (Charles Thoroughgood, #4)

By: Alan Judd

3.72

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Charles Thoroughgood is now the recently-appointed chief of a reconstituted MI6, married to his pre… read more

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3. Lehrter Station (John Russell, #5)

By: David Downing

3.66

Format: 256 pages,

Paris, November 1945. John Russell is walking home along the banks of the Seine on a cold and misty… read more

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4. Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

By: David Downing

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

By 1939, Anglo-American journalist John Russell has spent fifteen years in Berlin, where his German… read more

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5. Empire State

By: Henry Porter

4.23

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

In a world that inspires paranoia on a grand scale, where international agencies show no scruple in… read more

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6. Legacy

By: Alan Judd

4.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From Alan Judd, winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize forThe Devil's Own Work and author of the accl… read more

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7. Stettin Station (John Russell, #3)

By: David Downing

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the fall of 1941, Anglo-American journalist John Russell is still living in Berlin, tied to the … read more

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8. 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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"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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9. 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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10. 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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11. Dead of Night (A Berlin Wartime Thriller)

By: Simon Scarrow

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Germany, 1940. The world holds its breath and hopes for peace. At home, the Nazi Party’s grip on po… read more

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12. A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

By: Ian Rankin

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The brand-new John Rebus thriller from the #1 international bestseller Ian Rankin. John Rebus st… read more

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13. The Year of the Locust

By: Terry Hayes

3.57

Format: 652 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Utterly gripping, elegantly written... most definitely worth the wait’ Observer'Ticks all the boxe… read more

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14. 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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15. 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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16. Hammer to Fall (Joe Wilderness #3)

By: John Lawton

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

It's London, the swinging sixties, and by all rights MI6 spy Joe Wilderness should be having as goo… read more

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17. Metropolis (Bernie Gunther, #14)

By: Philip Kerr

4.17

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

Berlin, 1928, the dying days of the Weimar Republic shortly before Hitler and the Nazis came to pow… read more

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18. 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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19. The Old Enemy (Paul Samson #3)

By: Henry Porter

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Paul Samson is living in London and picking up some extra work for a private security company when … read more

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20. Dolphin Junction: Stories

By: Mick Herron

4.02

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Now, for the first time, Mick Herron’s short fiction has been collected into one volume. In Dolphin… read more

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21. A Breed of Heroes

By: Alan Judd

3.79

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

After university and Sandhurst, Charles Thoroughgood has now joined the Assault Commados and is on … read more

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22. 1945: Victory in the West

By: Peter Caddick-Adams

4.55

Format: 651 pages, Kindle Edition

'Magisterial . . . [a] fine, balanced and superb account. It deserves to be read for many years to … read more

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23. A Fine Madness

By: Alan Judd

3.37

Format: None pages, Audiobook

*SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH, MARCH 2021* ‘Absolutely spellbinding. I gobbled… read more

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24. Short of Glory

By: judd-alan

3.71

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A satirical romp through the corridors of the Foreign Office as Patrick Stubbs is posted as third s… read more

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25. Uncommon Enemy

By: Alan Judd

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

From a prison cell, in which he has been held on suspicion of breaking the Official Secrets Act, Ch… read more

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26. Deep Blue

By: Alan Judd

3.53

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of Legacy, now a major BBC Film, comes a brilliant new novel for fans of le Carre, … read more

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27. Queen & Country

By: Alan Judd

4.09

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

Russian defectors are dying and only Charles Thoroughgood can make it stop ‘He saw Cleaner B… read more

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28. The Painted Lady

By: Harriet Crawley

4.05

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Splendid first thriller.’ DAILY EXPRESS A spate of daring thefts is plaguing the art collectors of… read more

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29. 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

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"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

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30. Accidental Agent

By: Alan Judd

3.62

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

'Alan Judd's special magic is to mix contemporary events as they break over our heads with the code… read more

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31. The Noonday Devil

By: Alan Judd

3.56

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Robert Stevens and Tim Albright are in their final term at Oxford. Their exams are looming larger a… read more

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22 must-read fiction books like A Fine Madness by Alan Judd

Transform Your Habits

The Man in the Wooden Hat (Old Filth, #2)

Jane Gardam

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Then We Take Berlin (Joe Wilderness, #1)

John Lawton

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Moscow Exile (Joe Wilderness #4)

John Lawton

4.07

Transform Your Habits

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S.G. MacLean

4.08

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