11 Top historical fiction books like The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2) by Charles McCarry

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The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

By: Charles McCarry

3.71

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2) by Charles McCarry , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. The Brotherhood of the Rose (Mortalis, #1)

By: David Morrell

4.14

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Chris and Saul were orphans - raised in a Philadelphia school for boys, bonded by friendship and de… read more

Similar categories in David Morrell's The Brotherhood of the Rose (Mortalis, #1) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The League of Night and Fog (Mortalis, #3) by David Morrell

2. The League of Night and Fog (Mortalis, #3)

By: David Morrell

4.10

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

David Morrells international thrillers have no equal. Among his classic novels, this story stands a… read more

Similar categories in David Morrell's The League of Night and Fog (Mortalis, #3) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
"i've heard this called st. peter's square," arlene said. "but it isn't square. it's oval."

-David Morrell, The League of Night and Fog (Mortalis, #3)

"blackmail never ended. it only bought time. but time was in limited supply. it would last only as long as his money did."

-David Morrell, The League of Night and Fog (Mortalis, #3)

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3. The Fraternity of the Stone (Mortalis, #2)

By: David Morrell

4.16

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Drew Maclane was a star agent--until the day the killing had to stop. He withdrew and for six years… read more

Similar categories in David Morrell's The Fraternity of the Stone (Mortalis, #2) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"the anxiety of the unpredictable came only when you dealt with amateurs"

-David Morrell, The Fraternity of the Stone (Mortalis, #2)

"if people weren't sinners, every intelligence network would be out of business"

-David Morrell, The Fraternity of the Stone (Mortalis, #2)

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4. Once an Eagle

By: Anton Myrer

4.39

Format: 1312 pages, Paperback

Once An Eagle is the story of one special man, a soldier named Sam Damon, and his adversary over a … read more

Similar categories in Anton Myrer's Once an Eagle book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"We stand at an immense fork in the raod. One way is the path of generosity, dignity and a respect for other races and customs; the other leads most certainly to greed, suspicion, hatered and the old,…"

-Anton Myrer, Once an Eagle

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5. Sudden Mischief (Spenser, #25)

By: Robert B. Parker

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

Susan Silverman's ex doesn't call himself "Silverman" anymore--he's changed his name to "Sterling."… read more

Similar categories in Robert B. Parker's Sudden Mischief (Spenser, #25) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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6. Night Soldiers (Night Soldiers, #1)

By: Alan Furst

0.00

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

Bulgaria, 1934. A young man is murdered by the local fascists. His brother, Khristo Stoianev, is re… read more

Similar categories in Alan Furst's Night Soldiers (Night Soldiers, #1) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

7. At Risk (Liz Carlyle, #1)

By: Stella Rimington

4.04

Format: 417 pages, Paperback

A terrorist is targeting Britain. And to make matters worse it's an "invisible"--someone traveling … read more

Similar categories in Stella Rimington's At Risk (Liz Carlyle, #1) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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8. The Director

By: David Ignatius

3.60

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Graham Weber has been the director of the CIA for less than a week when a Swiss kid in a dirty T-sh… read more

Similar categories in David Ignatius's The Director book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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9. The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

By: Charles McCarry

3.71

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

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Similar categories in Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

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

10. Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat

By: Giles Milton

3.44

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machine In the spring of 1939, a top-secre… read more

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11. Berlin Game (Bernard Samson, #1)

By: Len Deighton

1.00

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

When a valuable agent behind the Iron Curtain signals he wants out, it's up to Bernard Samson, once… read more

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12. Agents of Innocence

By: David Ignatius

4.24

Format: None pages, Paperback

Agents of Innocenceis the book that established David Ignatius's reputation as a master of the nove… read more

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13. 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 Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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14. Phantom Orbit

By: David Ignatius

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A subtle and masterful novel from a prescient voice on the cutting edge of spy literature. David… read more

Similar categories in David Ignatius's Phantom Orbit book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

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

15. 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 Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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16. 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 Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • 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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17. The Enchanters

By: James Ellroy

3.73

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

James Ellroy—Demon Dog of American Letters—goes straight to the tragic heart of 1962 Hollywood with… read more

Similar categories in James Ellroy's The Enchanters book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. 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 Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Dead Fall (Scot Harvath #22) by Brad Thor

19. Dead Fall (Scot Harvath #22)

By: Brad Thor

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Lethal operative Scot Harvath is dispatched to avenge the killing of American citizens abroad in #1… read more

Similar categories in Brad Thor's Dead Fall (Scot Harvath #22) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Swamp creatures prefer to work with their own."

-Brad Thor, Dead Fall (Scot Harvath #22)

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20. 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 Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of First Frost (Walt Longmire, #20) by Craig Johnson

21. First Frost (Walt Longmire, #20)

By: Craig Johnson

4.37

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the events of The Longmire Defense, we return to find Walt and our familiar cast of chara… read more

Similar categories in Craig Johnson's First Frost (Walt Longmire, #20) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Only the Dead (Terminal List #6) by Jack Carr

22. Only the Dead (Terminal List #6)

By: Jack Carr

4.55

Format: 562 pages, Kindle Edition

Navy SEAL James Reece faces a devastating global conspiracy in this high-adrenaline thriller that i… read more

Similar categories in Jack Carr's Only the Dead (Terminal List #6) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of In the Blood (Terminal List, #5) by Jack Carr

23. In the Blood (Terminal List, #5)

By: Jack Carr

4.50

Format: 459 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling Terminal List series continues as James Reece embarks on a global… read more

Similar categories in Jack Carr's In the Blood (Terminal List, #5) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Code Red (Mitch Rapp #22) by Kyle Mills

24. Code Red (Mitch Rapp #22)

By: Kyle Mills

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Mitch Rapp makes a mortal enemy of Russia in this high-octane and “ripped straight from next week’s… read more

Similar categories in Kyle Mills's Code Red (Mitch Rapp #22) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

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

25. 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 Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Drop (Slough House, #5.5) by Mick Herron

26. The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

By: Mick Herron

3.92

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Old spooks carry the memory of tradecraft in their bones, and when Solomon Dortmund sees an envelop… read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7) by Jack Carr

27. Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7)

By: Jack Carr

4.54

Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition

You think you know James Reece. Think again. A storm is on the horizon. America’s days are numbe… read more

Similar categories in Jack Carr's Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Berlin Exchange by Joseph Kanon

28. The Berlin Exchange

By: Joseph Kanon

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From “the most accomplished spy novelist working today” ( The Sunday Times , London), a “heart-poun… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's The Berlin Exchange book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Southern Man (Penn Cage, #7) by Greg Iles

29. Southern Man (Penn Cage, #7)

By: Greg Iles

4.15

Format: 966 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen years after the events of the Natchez Burning trilogy, Penn Cage is alone. Nearly all his l… read more

Similar categories in Greg Iles's Southern Man (Penn Cage, #7) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

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

30. 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 Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Catch (Slough House, #6.5) by Mick Herron

31. The Catch (Slough House, #6.5)

By: Mick Herron

3.99

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Set in the same world as the Slough House series, this explosive novella by bestselling spy-master … read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's The Catch (Slough House, #6.5) book and Charles McCarry's The Tears of Autumn (Paul Christopher #2)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

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