14 Top espionage books like Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8) by John Lawton

Cover of Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8) by John Lawton

Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

By: John Lawton

3.32

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

John Lawton's Inspector Troy novels are regularly singled out as a crime series of exceptional qual…

If you liked the espionage plot in Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8) by John Lawton , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8) by John Lawton

1. Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

By: John Lawton

3.32

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

John Lawton's Inspector Troy novels are regularly singled out as a crime series of exceptional qual… read more

Similar categories in John Lawton's Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8) book and John Lawton's Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

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

2. The Best of Our Spies

By: Alex Gerlis

4.28

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

France, July 1944: a month after the Allied landings in Normandy and the liberation of Europe is un… read more

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3. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

  • 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

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4. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

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

5. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

  • espionage
  • thriller
Cover of Union Station by David Downing

6. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

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

7. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

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

8. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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9. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

  • 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

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10. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

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

11. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

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

12. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Agent in Peril (The Wolf Pack Spies #2) by Alex Gerlis

13. Agent in Peril (The Wolf Pack Spies #2)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.27

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

To what lengths will the British go to smuggle a secret weapon into Nazi Germany? An unmissable Sec… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Agent in Peril (The Wolf Pack Spies #2) book and John Lawton's Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

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

14. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Bucharest Dossier by William  Maz

15. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

  • 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

16. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

Cover of Budapest in Pieces (Alex Kovacs #10) by Richard Wake

17. Budapest in Pieces (Alex Kovacs #10)

By: Richard Wake

4.28

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

THE COMMUNISTS RULE HUNGARY, BUT WHO RULES THE COMMUNISTS?Alex Kovacs, an ordinary man and an extra… read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's Budapest in Pieces (Alex Kovacs #10) book and John Lawton's Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

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

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

Similar categories in Matthew Richardson's My Name Is Nobody (Solomon Vine, #1) book and John Lawton's Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

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

19. 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 Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
  • fiction
Cover of Dolphin Junction: Stories by Mick Herron

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

Similar categories in Mick Herron's Dolphin Junction: Stories book and John Lawton's Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Man from Section Five: A Brinley Knight Spy Thriller (The Man from MI5 Book 1) by Jana Petken

21. The Man from Section Five: A Brinley Knight Spy Thriller (The Man from MI5 Book 1)

By: Jana Petken

4.34

Format: 569 pages, Kindle Edition

Book two coming November 2022Petken delivers a compelling story. As the outbreak of war approaches,… read more

Similar categories in Jana Petken's The Man from Section Five: A Brinley Knight Spy Thriller (The Man from MI5 Book 1) book and John Lawton's Friends and Traitors (Inspector Troy, #8)

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3.32

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Mick Herron

4.29

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4.33

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David Downing

3.82

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3.96

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4.29

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David Ignatius

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