24 Top thriller books like Big Bear, Little Bear by David Brierley

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Big Bear, Little Bear

By: David Brierley

4.29

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In Czechoslovakia in 1948, the entire British spy network is betrayed and murdered except for Orris…

If you liked the thriller plot in Big Bear, Little Bear by David Brierley , here is a list of 24 books like this:

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1. Tango Briefing

By: Adam Hall

4.27

Format: 637 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Adam Hall's Tango Briefing book and David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller

2. The List: A Novella (Slough House, #2.5)

By: Mick Herron

3.00

Format: 282 pages, ebook

Dieter Hess, an aged spy, is dead, and John Bachelor, his MI5 handler, is in deep, deep trouble. De… read more

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3. A Man With One of Those Faces (The Dublin Trilogy Book 1)

By: Caimh McDonnell

3.28

Format: 5 pages,

The First time somebody tried to kill him was an accident. The second time was deliberate. Now Paul… read more

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4. A Firing Offense

By: David Ignatius

3.27

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

When rising-star reporter Eric Truell accepts information from a maverick CIA agent, he becomes enm… read more

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5. 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 David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
"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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6. 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

Similar categories in John Lawton's Moscow Exile (Joe Wilderness #4) book and David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
Cover of Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1) by David McCloskey

7. 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 David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
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8. 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 David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • 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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9. The Quantum Spy

By: David Ignatius

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A hyper-fast quantum computer is the digital equivalent of a nuclear bomb; whoever possesses one wi… read more

Similar categories in David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy book and David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
"Misdirection. False signals. Spreading confusion. This is the Tao of deception."

-David Ignatius, The Quantum Spy

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10. 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 David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller

11. 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 David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
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12. 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 David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
"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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13. 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 David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
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14. 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 David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
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15. 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 David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
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16. 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 David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • 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 David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
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18. Ilium

By: Lea Carpenter

3.67

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Set in the dark world of international espionage, from London to Mallorca, Croatia, Paris, and Cap … read more

Similar categories in Lea Carpenter's Ilium book and David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
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19. Bucharest Unbound (Alex Kovacs 12)

By: Richard Wake

4.28

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

ALEX KOVACS IS BACK, DESPERATELY TRYING NOT TO BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS HIM. Or, rather, the hand … read more

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20. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)

By: Kate Atkinson

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more

Similar categories in Kate Atkinson's Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) book and David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • thriller
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21. Spy Trap (Brodick Cold War Thriller #3)

By: John Fullerton

4.45

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

In a shady world where no-one is what they seem, Richard Brodick should know better than to sleep w… read more

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22. Assassins Anonymous

By: Rob Hart

3.96

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

In this clever, surprising, page-turner, the world’s most lethal assassin gives up the violent life… read more

Similar categories in Rob Hart's Assassins Anonymous book and David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • thriller
"The difference between humility and humiliation is willingness. Ultimately, it's not for them. It's for me."

-Rob Hart, Assassins Anonymous

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23. The Fairfax Redemption: A Jonathon Fairfax Novel (Jonathon Fairfax, #4)

By: Christopher Shevlin

4.52

Format: 483 pages, Kindle Edition

Ever feel like the whole world is conspiring against you? Jonathon Fairfax can’t even get on the L… read more

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24. We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1)

By: Richard Osman

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A brand new series. An iconic new detective duo. And a puzzling new murder to solve... Steve Whe… read more

Similar categories in Richard Osman's We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1) book and David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • thriller
Cover of Big Bear, Little Bear by David Brierley

25. Big Bear, Little Bear

By: David Brierley

4.29

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In Czechoslovakia in 1948, the entire British spy network is betrayed and murdered except for Orris… read more

Similar categories in David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear book and David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

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

26. 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 David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
Cover of Dead Lions (Slough House, #2) by Mick Herron

27. Dead Lions (Slough House, #2)

By: Mick Herron

4.11

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

London's Slough House is where the washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what's left of their failed… read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's Dead Lions (Slough House, #2) book and David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
"It’s a phrase, black swan,"

-Mick Herron, Dead Lions (Slough House, #2)

"We don’t like being out of the loop."

-Mick Herron, Dead Lions (Slough House, #2)

"Arkady Pashkin said “Why aren’t we moving?"

-Mick Herron, Dead Lions (Slough House, #2)

"I’m sure he’s hard at work on the archive,"

-Mick Herron, Dead Lions (Slough House, #2)

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28. Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

By: Mick Herron

4.41

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

A shakeup at MI5 and a terrorist attack on British soil set in motion clandestine machinery known t… read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's Spook Street (Slough House, #4) book and David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
"...What did you say?"

-Mick Herron, Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

"And me, apparently I’m “irritable"

-Mick Herron, Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

"So this is what springtime in London was like: the women in knee-length dresses of blue-and-white hoops; the men with dark jackets over sweaters in pastel shades."

-Mick Herron, Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

"A younger listener might assume Moira to be delivering these fragments down a telephone, but in fact they are directed at the papers on her desk, papers which have accumulated in the absence of Cathe…"

-Mick Herron, Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

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29. Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)

By: Mick Herron

4.28

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

Listening Length 10 hours and 50 minutes Slough House is the Intelligence Service outpost for f… read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's Real Tigers (Slough House, #3) book and David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
"Lowell fell backwards as the world span out of control"

-Mick Herron, Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)

"Like most forms of corruption, it began with men in suits."

-Mick Herron, Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)

"belief was not actually about believing; belief was simply somewhere to shelve hope"

-Mick Herron, Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)

"You either cleaned up other people's messes or you didn't--and that was the class system for you, right there."

-Mick Herron, Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)

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30. 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 David Brierley's Big Bear, Little Bear

  • espionage
  • thriller
Cover of The Defector (The Russian Detective #2) by Blair Denholm

31. The Defector (The Russian Detective #2)

By: Blair Denholm

4.43

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

No regrets. No fear. No turning back. A US military attaché wants to defect to the Soviet Union.… read more

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Adam Hall

4.27

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Mick Herron

4.29

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John Lawton

4.07

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David McCloskey

4.21

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Paul Vidich

3.96

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4.29

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4.10

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