14 Best thriller books like Zoo Station (John Russell, #1) by David Downing

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Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

By: David Downing

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

By 1939, Anglo-American journalist John Russell has spent fifteen years in Berlin, where his German…

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Cover of Blood of Victory (Night Soldiers, #7) by Alan Furst

1. Blood of Victory (Night Soldiers, #7)

By: Alan Furst

3.95

Format: 237 pages, Hardcover

November 1940, and the battle to cut Germany's oil supply rages through the spy haunts of the Balka… read more

Similar categories in Alan Furst's Blood of Victory (Night Soldiers, #7) book and David Downing's Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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2. 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 David Downing's Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

  • espionage
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

3. The Other Side of Silence (Bernie Gunther, #11)

By: Philip Kerr

3.38

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From New York Times-bestselling author Philip Kerr, the much anticipated return of Bernie Gunther i… read more

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4. The One from the Other (Bernard Gunther, #4)

By: Philip Kerr

3.49

Format: 182 pages,

Philip Kerr's Berlin Noir trilogy--featuring the tough, fast-talking, noirish detective Bernie Gunt… read more

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5. The Polish Officer (Night Soldiers, #3)

By: Alan Furst

4.23

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

September 1939. As Warsaw falls to Hitler's Wehrmacht, Captain Alexander de Milja is recruited by t… read more

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6. Then We Take Berlin (Joe Wilderness, #1)

By: John Lawton

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Joe Wilderness is a World War II orphan, a condition that he thinks excuses him from common moralit… read more

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  • espionage
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

7. Dark Star (Night Soldiers, #2)

By: Alan Furst

4.34

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

Paris, Moscow, Berlin, and Prague, 1937. In the back alleys of nighttime Europe, war is already und… read more

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8. Defectors

By: Joseph Kanon

3.73

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Leaving Berlinand The Good Germancomes a thrilling and richly imagin… read more

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9. Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

By: David Downing

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

By 1939, Anglo-American journalist John Russell has spent fifteen years in Berlin, where his German… read more

Similar categories in David Downing's Zoo Station (John Russell, #1) book and David Downing's Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • war
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

10. Prussian Blue (Bernie Gunther, #12)

By: Philip Kerr

4.26

Format: None pages, ebook

From New York Times-bestselling author Philip Kerr, the much-anticipated return of Bernie Gunther, … read more

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11. 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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12. 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

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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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13. 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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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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14. 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 David Downing's Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

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

15. 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

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  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Sea of Spies (Richard Prince, #2) by Alex Gerlis

16. Sea of Spies (Richard Prince, #2)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.29

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

The Allies are desperate to stop neutral Turkey supplying vital materials to the Nazis – materials … read more

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  • espionage
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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17. 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

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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18. Munich Wolf

By: Rory Clements

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The English Führer. In t… read more

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  • historical
  • germany
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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19. Beirut Station: Two Lives of a Spy

By: Paul Vidich

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A stunning new espionage novel by a master of the genre, Beirut Station follows a young female CIA … read more

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

20. 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

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
  • fiction
Cover of The Berlin Spies (Spy Masters, #4) by Alex Gerlis

21. The Berlin Spies (Spy Masters, #4)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.24

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling new novel with an astonishing twist from Alex Gerlis, the acclaimed author of The Bes… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's The Berlin Spies (Spy Masters, #4) book and David Downing's Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

  • espionage
  • historical
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

14 must-read fiction books like Zoo Station (John Russell, #1) by David Downing

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Blood of Victory (Night Soldiers, #7)

Alan Furst

3.95

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Night Soldiers (Night Soldiers, #1)

Alan Furst

0.00

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Then We Take Berlin (Joe Wilderness, #1)

John Lawton

3.92

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Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

David Downing

3.88

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15 Best fiction books like The Berlin Spies (Spy Masters, #4) by Alex Gerlis

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Judgment in Berlin: A Spy Story

Noel Hynd

4.48

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A Spy Alone

Charles Beaumont

4.14

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Shanghai

Joseph Kanon

4.03

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Munich Wolf

Rory Clements

4.24

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