5 Top espionage books like The Runner by Stephen Leather

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The Runner

By: Stephen Leather

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

***' Thought-provoking, high-octane chase thriller with style' - Financial Times******' Leather onc…

If you liked the espionage plot in The Runner by Stephen Leather , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. The Watchman

By: Chris Ryan

4.14

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

SAS Captain Alex Temple is on an urgent mission. Someone has been murdering MI5 officers and it loo… read more

Similar categories in Chris Ryan's The Watchman book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Potsdam Station (John Russell, #4) by David Downing

2. Potsdam Station (John Russell, #4)

By: David Downing

4.13

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

In April 1945, Hitler’s Reich is on the verge of extinction. Assaulted by Allied bombs and Soviet s… read more

Similar categories in David Downing's Potsdam Station (John Russell, #4) book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Spanish Game (Alec Milius #2) by Charles Cumming

3. The Spanish Game (Alec Milius #2)

By: Charles Cumming

3.87

Format: None pages,

For six years, Alec Milius has been trying to escape his past, but his past refuses to release him.… read more

Similar categories in Charles Cumming's The Spanish Game (Alec Milius #2) book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • espionage
  • crime
  • thriller
  • fiction
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4. Losing You

By: Nicci French

3.81

Format: 215 pages,

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Similar categories in Nicci French's Losing You book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Alibi Man (Elena Estes, #2) by Tami Hoag

5. The Alibi Man (Elena Estes, #2)

By: Tami Hoag

4.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Rqueen of the crime thrillerS (New York Post) brings back Elena Estes, heroine of the New York … read more

Similar categories in Tami Hoag's The Alibi Man (Elena Estes, #2) book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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6. Atom Bomb Angel

By: Peter James

3.99

Format: 272 pages,

A plot by terrorists to blow up the nuclear plants in Britain involves the disapperance of the head… read more

Similar categories in Peter James's Atom Bomb Angel book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • espionage
  • crime
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of London Calling (Inspector Carlyle #1) by James Craig

7. London Calling (Inspector Carlyle #1)

By: James Craig

2.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the middle of a General Election, someone is targeting former members of hte ultra-exclusive Mer… read more

Similar categories in James Craig's London Calling (Inspector Carlyle #1) book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction

8. King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

3.50

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

He was named "Sham" for the sun, this golden red stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone sta… read more

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9. The Black Stallion's Blood Bay Colt (The Black Stallion, #6)

By: Walter Farley

3.49

Format: 465 pages, Paperback

Young Tom Messenger has been taking care of Bonfire, the second son of the famous Black Stallion, s… read more

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10. 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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11. Love You Dead (Roy Grace, #12)

By: Peter James

4.46

Format: 170 pages,

An ugly duckling as a child, Jodie Bentley had two dreams in life - to be beautiful and rich. She's… read more

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12. Dead Man's Footsteps (Roy Grace, #4)

By: Peter James

3.89

Format: None pages,

"Abby stepped in the lift and the doors closed with a sound like a shovel smoothing gravel. She bre… read more

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13. The Murder Bag (Max Wolfe, #1)

By: Tony Parsons

4.33

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

The gripping first novel in an explosive new crime series by Tony Parsons, bestselling author of Ma… read more

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14. Turning Thirty

By: Mike Gayle

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

What's the big deal? Unlike a lot of people, Matt Beckford is actually looking forward to turning t… read more

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15. Distress Signals

By: Catherine Ryan Howard

4.15

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A debut thriller that channels Gone Girl, from the newest writer to watch, Catherine Ryan Howard Th… read more

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16. A Week in December

By: Sebastian Faulks

3.32

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A powerful contemporary novel set in London from a master of literary fiction. London, the week bef… read more

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17. Need You Dead (Roy Grace, #13)

By: Peter James

3.73

Format: 216 pages,

Roy Grace, creation of the CWA Diamond Dagger award winning author Peter James, faces his most myst… read more

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18. Trial and Retribution (Trial and Retribution, #1)

By: Lynda La Plante

3.77

Format: None pages,

Anita's five-year-old daughter Julie goes missing whilst playing in the playground on the council e… read more

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19. 1979

By: Val McDermid

3.78

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

Hailed as Britain's Queen of Crime, Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novel… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's 1979 book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Traitor (Alias Emma, #2) by Ava Glass

20. The Traitor (Alias Emma, #2)

By: Ava Glass

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

British spy Emma Makepeace goes undercover on a Russian oligarch’s superyacht, where she’s one wron… read more

Similar categories in Ava Glass's The Traitor (Alias Emma, #2) book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • espionage
  • crime
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Goodbye (David Raker, #12) by Tim Weaver

21. The Last Goodbye (David Raker, #12)

By: Tim Weaver

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

TWO DISAPPEARANCESAt the country's newest theme park, Tom Preacher and his son Leo are queuing for … read more

Similar categories in Tim Weaver's The Last Goodbye (David Raker, #12) book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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22. Good Cop Bad Cop

By: Simon Kernick

4.18

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

Undercover cop Chris Sketty became a hero when he almost died trying to stop the most brutal terror… read more

Similar categories in Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Before the Storm (DCI Lorimer, #18) by Alex Gray

23. Before the Storm (DCI Lorimer, #18)

By: Alex Gray

4.28

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspector Daniel Kohi of the Zimbabwean police force returns home one night to find his worst night… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gray's Before the Storm (DCI Lorimer, #18) book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Stone Town (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #2) by Margaret Hickey

24. Stone Town (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #2)

By: Margaret Hickey

4.07

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

Stone Town is captivating new rural crime drama from the author of the bestselling Cutters End. … read more

Similar categories in Margaret Hickey's Stone Town (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #2) book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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25. The Night Gate (The Enzo Files, #7)

By: Peter May

4.17

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

The body of a man shot through the head is disinterred by the roots of a fallen tree. A famous art … read more

Similar categories in Peter May's The Night Gate (The Enzo Files, #7) book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Cajun Justice by James  Patterson

26. Cajun Justice

By: James Patterson

3.84

Format: 436 pages, Paperback

The Bayou is a unique place to live and it provides a grit and passion to any who hail from it, inc… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Cajun Justice book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • crime
  • adult
  • fiction
Cover of Under Her Roof by A.A. Chaudhuri

27. Under Her Roof

By: A.A. Chaudhuri

4.14

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

'A nail biting, claustrophobic thriller with a plot that will give you shivers, and a twist that wi… read more

Similar categories in A.A. Chaudhuri's Under Her Roof book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
Cover of The Pact by Dawn Goodwin

28. The Pact

By: Dawn Goodwin

3.72

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

I'LL KILL YOURS, IF YOU KILL MINE. Maddie's life has come crashing down around her. Her husband ha… read more

Similar categories in Dawn Goodwin's The Pact book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Runner by Stephen Leather

29. The Runner

By: Stephen Leather

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

***' Thought-provoking, high-octane chase thriller with style' - Financial Times******' Leather onc… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Leather's The Runner book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • adventure
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • horses
  • crime
  • book club
Cover of Witness 8 (Eddy Flynn, #8) by Steve Cavanagh

30. Witness 8 (Eddy Flynn, #8)

By: Steve Cavanagh

4.40

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

This riveting psychological thriller from master of twists Steve Cavanagh, author of the “unguessab… read more

Similar categories in Steve Cavanagh's Witness 8 (Eddy Flynn, #8) book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • crime
  • adult
  • fiction
Cover of Trust Me, I'm Dead (Judi Westerholme #1) by Sherryl Clark

31. Trust Me, I'm Dead (Judi Westerholme #1)

By: Sherryl Clark

3.79

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 CWA DEBUT DAGGER FOR UNPUBLISHED FIRST NOVELShe hasn't seen her brother in… read more

Similar categories in Sherryl Clark's Trust Me, I'm Dead (Judi Westerholme #1) book and Stephen Leather's The Runner

  • thriller
  • crime

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