12 Best espionage books like Snowball by Ted Allbeury

Cover of Snowball by Ted Allbeury

Snowball

By: Ted Allbeury

3.77

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

A member of British Intelligence spearheads a mission to stop the Communists from implementing a sc…

If you liked the espionage plot in Snowball by Ted Allbeury , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth

1. The Deceiver

By: Frederick Forsyth

4.04

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

As an intrepid and inventive field agent, McCready's independent style has often driven him beyond … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
"And you?"

-Frederick Forsyth, The Deceiver

"Oh, I will go back to Century House and start again. And go back each night to my small flat and listen to my music and eat my baked beans. And you will go back to Nikki, my friend, and hold her very…"

-Frederick Forsyth, The Deceiver

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2. Henry VIII

By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine

3.50

Format: None pages,

Henry VIII is a history play generally believed to be a collaboration between William Shakespeare a… read more

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3. Contraband (Gregory Sallust, #1)

By: Dennis Wheatley

4.82

Format: 174 pages,

3 Aug 1935 - 11 Aug 1935 "MIDNIGHT at the Casino" is the first chapter heading in this strange stor… read more

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  • thriller
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4. When Eight Bells Toll

By: Alistair MacLean

4.26

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic. Millions of pounds in gold … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller

5. Enter the Saint

By: Leslie Charteris

3.37

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Simon Templar tangles with the notorious 'Snake' Ganning, tracks down a stash of stolen jewels and … read more

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6. The Venetian Game

By: Philip Gwynne Jones

3.48

Format: 241 pages,

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7. Background to Danger

By: Eric Ambler

2.65

Format: 34 pages, Paperback

Kenton's career as a journalist depended on his facility with languages, his knowledge of European … read more

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8. The Light of Day

By: Eric Ambler

2.65

Format: 34 pages, Paperback

The Light of Day was the basis for Jules Dassin's classic film, Topkapi. When Arthur Abdel Simpson … read more

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9. 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 Ted Allbeury's Snowball

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
"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

Cover of A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24) by Ian Rankin

10. 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

Similar categories in Ian Rankin's A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24) book and Ted Allbeury's Snowball

  • mystery
  • thriller
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11. 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 Ted Allbeury's Snowball

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
"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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12. 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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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
Cover of Bad Actors (Slough House, #8) by Mick Herron

13. Bad Actors (Slough House, #8)

By: Mick Herron

4.37

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A governmental think-tank, whose remit is to curb the independence of the intelligence service, has… read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's Bad Actors (Slough House, #8) book and Ted Allbeury's Snowball

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
"Time, date, place, courtesy of social media. The old days, when you just rocked up to a car park near the stadium a few hours before kick-off, all of that was buried in history books and Channel 5 do…"

-Mick Herron, Bad Actors (Slough House, #8)

Cover of The Secret Servant: A Gripping Spy Action Crime Thriller From a Master of the Spy Novel (Harry Maxim Spy Thrillers Book 1) by Gavin Lyall

14. The Secret Servant: A Gripping Spy Action Crime Thriller From a Master of the Spy Novel (Harry Maxim Spy Thrillers Book 1)

By: Gavin Lyall

4.02

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

A suicide at the Ministry of Defence. A hand grenade through the door of Number Ten. A Czech defect… read more

Similar categories in Gavin Lyall's The Secret Servant: A Gripping Spy Action Crime Thriller From a Master of the Spy Novel (Harry Maxim Spy Thrillers Book 1) book and Ted Allbeury's Snowball

  • espionage
  • thriller
Cover of My Name Is Nobody (Solomon Vine, #1) by Matthew Richardson

15. 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 Ted Allbeury's Snowball

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
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16. 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

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
Cover of The Late Train to Gipsy Hill (Louise Mangan #1) by Alan   Johnson

17. The Late Train to Gipsy Hill (Louise Mangan #1)

By: Alan Johnson

3.75

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

Gary Nelson has a routine for the commute to his rather dull job in the city. Each day, he watches … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
Cover of Uncle Target: A Gripping Spy Action Crime Thriller from a Master of the Spy Novel (Harry Maxim Spy Thrillers Book 4) by Gavin Lyall

18. Uncle Target: A Gripping Spy Action Crime Thriller from a Master of the Spy Novel (Harry Maxim Spy Thrillers Book 4)

By: Gavin Lyall

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Televised as "The Secret Servant" this thriller features Major Harry Maxim whose mission to Jordan … read more

Similar categories in Gavin Lyall's Uncle Target: A Gripping Spy Action Crime Thriller from a Master of the Spy Novel (Harry Maxim Spy Thrillers Book 4) book and Ted Allbeury's Snowball

  • espionage
  • thriller
Cover of Snowball by Ted Allbeury

19. Snowball

By: Ted Allbeury

3.77

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

A member of British Intelligence spearheads a mission to stop the Communists from implementing a sc… read more

Similar categories in Ted Allbeury's Snowball book and Ted Allbeury's Snowball

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
Cover of A Political Man: The ninth Otto Fischer novel by Jim McDermott

20. A Political Man: The ninth Otto Fischer novel

By: Jim McDermott

4.38

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

For Otto Fischer, time has run out. The 1958 elections to West Berlin's House of Representatives - … read more

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21. Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)

By: Mick Herron

4.00

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

Welcome to the thrilling and unnervingly prescient world of the slow horses. This team of MI5 agent… read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's Slow Horses (Slough House, #1) book and Ted Allbeury's Snowball

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
"Half of the future is buried in the past. That was the prevailing Service culture."

-Mick Herron, Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)

"​This is how River Cartwright slipped off the fast track and joined the slow horses."

-Mick Herron, Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)

"Why am I telling you this?' 'So you'll have an excuse to kill me?' 'That's probably it."

-Mick Herron, Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)

"God,’ said Jackson Lamb. ‘Is it me, or did all the fun go out of everything round about 1979?"

-Mick Herron, Slow Horses (Slough House, #1)

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