25 Top thriller books like A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7) by John Lawton

Cover of A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7) by John Lawton

A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

By: John Lawton

3.71

Format: None pages,

Vienna, 1934.Ten-year-old cello prodigy Meret Voytek becomes a pupil of concert pianist Viktor Rose…

If you liked the thriller plot in A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7) by John Lawton , here is a list of 25 books like this:

Cover of Winter: A Berlin Family, 1899-1945 (Bernard Samson, #0) by Len Deighton

1. Winter: A Berlin Family, 1899-1945 (Bernard Samson, #0)

By: Len Deighton

4.16

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

Epic prelude to the classic spy trilogy, GAME, SET and MATCH, that follows the fortunes of a German… read more

Similar categories in Len Deighton's Winter: A Berlin Family, 1899-1945 (Bernard Samson, #0) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Swiss Spy by Alex Gerlis

2. The Swiss Spy

By: Alex Gerlis

4.53

Format: 122 pages,

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Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's The Swiss Spy book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7) by John Lawton

3. A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

By: John Lawton

3.71

Format: None pages,

Vienna, 1934.Ten-year-old cello prodigy Meret Voytek becomes a pupil of concert pianist Viktor Rose… read more

Similar categories in John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • espionage
  • historical mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

4. A Foreign Country (Thomas Kell, #1)

By: Charles Cumming

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the internationally acclaimed, New York Timesbestselling author of The Trinity Six,comes a com… read more

Similar categories in Charles Cumming's A Foreign Country (Thomas Kell, #1) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

5. Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

By: Mick Herron

3.00

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

What happens when an old spook loses his mind? Does the Service have a retirement home for those wh… read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's Spook Street (Slough House, #4) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

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6. 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 John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"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 City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) by Don Winslow

7. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Matchmaker: A Spy in Berlin by Paul Vidich

8. The Matchmaker: A Spy in Berlin

By: Paul Vidich

3.72

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice In the vein of Graham Greene and John le Carré, The M… read more

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's The Matchmaker: A Spy in Berlin book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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9. 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 John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • espionage
  • historical mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

10. 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 John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • espionage
  • thriller
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11. Union Station

By: David Downing

3.82

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

In this fascinating historical thriller, a British journalist (and former spy) is adrift in McCarth… read more

Similar categories in David Downing's Union Station book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

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

12. 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 John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10) by Martin Cruz Smith

13. Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10)

By: Martin Cruz Smith

4.00

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Detective Arkaday Renko risks his life when he heads to Ukraine shortly before the Russian invasion… read more

Similar categories in Martin Cruz Smith's Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas by Mick Herron

14. 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 John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
"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

Cover of A Spy Alone by Charles    Beaumont

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

Similar categories in Charles Beaumont's A Spy Alone book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Agent in the Shadows (The Wolf Pack Spies #3) by Alex Gerlis

16. Agent in the Shadows (The Wolf Pack Spies #3)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.41

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

June, 1943. In Lyon, the capital of the French resistance, a secret meeting is held under orders fr… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Agent in the Shadows (The Wolf Pack Spies #3) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Winter Work by Dan Fesperman

17. Winter Work

By: Dan Fesperman

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

"Winter Work is an exhilarating spy thriller set in East Germany after the fall of Berlin Wall, abo… read more

Similar categories in Dan Fesperman's Winter Work book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3) by Charles Cumming

18. 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 John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey

19. 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 John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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20. Shanghai

By: Joseph Kanon

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest sett… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's Shanghai book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of From a Dark Horizon (Gregor Reinhardt, #4) by Luke McCallin

21. From a Dark Horizon (Gregor Reinhardt, #4)

By: Luke McCallin

4.26

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

In the waning days of World War I, a horrific crime behind the lines sends Lieutenant Gregor Reinha… read more

Similar categories in Luke McCallin's From a Dark Horizon (Gregor Reinhardt, #4) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • historical mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Ozark Dogs by Eli Cranor

22. Ozark Dogs

By: Eli Cranor

3.72

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this Southern thriller, two families grapple with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkan… read more

Similar categories in Eli Cranor's Ozark Dogs book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of A Killing in November (DI Ryan Wilkins, #1) by Simon Mason

23. A Killing in November (DI Ryan Wilkins, #1)

By: Simon Mason

4.16

Format: 352 pages, ebook

Ryan Wilkins grew up on a trailer park, a member of what many people would call the criminal classe… read more

Similar categories in Simon Mason's A Killing in November (DI Ryan Wilkins, #1) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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24. The Bucharest Dossier

By: William Maz

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Bill Hefflin is a man apart—apart from life, apart from his homeland, apart from love At the start … read more

Similar categories in William Maz's The Bucharest Dossier book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Escape from Estonia: A Cold War espionage thriller (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 11) by Richard Wake

25. Escape from Estonia: A Cold War espionage thriller (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 11)

By: Richard Wake

4.20

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

THE WAR IS OVER, BUT THE FIGHT CONTINUES.In the latest book in the Alex Kovacs thriller series, the… read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's Escape from Estonia: A Cold War espionage thriller (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 11) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

Cover of Revolt In Berlin: Part One: A Spy Story by Noel Hynd

26. Revolt In Berlin: Part One: A Spy Story

By: Noel Hynd

4.39

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

“Revolt in Part One” is the fifth book in Noel Hynd’s ‘Flowers From Berlin’ series.It is the early… read more

Similar categories in Noel Hynd's Revolt In Berlin: Part One: A Spy Story book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

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

27. 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 John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1) by Alex Gerlis

28. Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.11

Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition

'Gerlis is at the top of his game' Paul Vidich, author of Beirut Station 'Utterly gripping and sta… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
  • fiction
Cover of Bucharest Unbound (Alex Kovacs 12) by Richard Wake

29. 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

Similar categories in Richard Wake's Bucharest Unbound (Alex Kovacs 12) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

Cover of The Unwanted Dead (Eddie Giral, #1) by Chris   Lloyd

30. The Unwanted Dead (Eddie Giral, #1)

By: Chris Lloyd

3.81

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, Friday 14th June 1940. The day the Nazis march into Paris. It made headlines around the glo… read more

Similar categories in Chris Lloyd's The Unwanted Dead (Eddie Giral, #1) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • historical mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Paris Requiem (Eddie Giral, #2) by Chris   Lloyd

31. Paris Requiem (Eddie Giral, #2)

By: Chris Lloyd

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A gripping World War II murder mystery—and a beautifully drawn portrait of Paris under Nazi occupat… read more

Similar categories in Chris Lloyd's Paris Requiem (Eddie Giral, #2) book and John Lawton's A Lily of the Field (Inspector Troy, #7)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

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Len Deighton

4.16

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Alex Gerlis

4.53

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3.71

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Mick Herron

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Paul Vidich

3.96

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Mick Herron

4.29

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David Ignatius

4.10

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I.S. Berry

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