17 Best thriller books like Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) by Ian Fleming

Cover of Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) by Ian Fleming

Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

By: Ian Fleming

3.74

Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

British Secret Service agent James Bond, a.k.a. 007, is sent to France to play in a high-stakes bac…

"Mine’s Bond – James Bond."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

"Mine’s Bond – James Bond."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

"Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

"Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

If you liked the thriller plot in Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) by Ian Fleming , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Trigger Mortis by Ian Fleming, Anthony Horowitz

1. Trigger Mortis

By: Ian Fleming , Anthony Horowitz

3.78

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Incorporating original, never-before-published material from 007 creator Ian Fleming, New York Time… read more

Similar categories in Ian Fleming's Trigger Mortis book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) by Raymond Chandler

2. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

By: Raymond Chandler

3.95

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troubleso… read more

Similar categories in Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
"Parecía más muerto que muchos cadáveres"

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"Dead men are heavier than broken hearts."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"I was as empty of life as a scarecrow's pockets."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"Just keep your nose clean and everything will be jake."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

Cover of The Ipcress File (Secret File, #1) by Len Deighton

3. The Ipcress File (Secret File, #1)

By: Len Deighton

3.93

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

Len Deighton’s classic first novel, whose protagonist is a nameless spy – later christened Harry Pa… read more

Similar categories in Len Deighton's The Ipcress File (Secret File, #1) book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
"He had a long thin nose, a moustache like flock wallpaper, sparse, carefully combed hair, and the complexion of a Hovis loaf."

-Len Deighton, The Ipcress File (Secret File, #1)

"I think Jay is in import and export business as his cards say, but he finally found that the second most valuable commodity today is information." "And?" "The most valuable?" "People with information…"

-Len Deighton, The Ipcress File (Secret File, #1)

Cover of Solo by William  Boyd

4. Solo

By: William Boyd

3.94

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran … read more

Similar categories in William Boyd's Solo book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007 by John George Pearson

5. James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007

By: John George Pearson

3.93

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

The author describes his experiences trying to track down the real James Bond and presents an accou… read more

Similar categories in John George Pearson's James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007 book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • novels
Cover of Call for the Dead (George Smiley, #1) by John Le Carré

6. Call for the Dead (George Smiley, #1)

By: John Le Carré

3.94

Format: 456 pages, Paperback

John le Carre classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of interna… read more

Similar categories in John Le Carré's Call for the Dead (George Smiley, #1) book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Icebreaker (John Gardner's Bond, #3) by John  Gardner

7. Icebreaker (John Gardner's Bond, #3)

By: John Gardner

3.50

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In Icebreaker, as indestructible as ever, Bond is back in another mission—a deadly assignment under… read more

Similar categories in John Gardner's Icebreaker (John Gardner's Bond, #3) book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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8. The Devil's Trinity

By: Michael Parker

4.26

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

A modern day thriller pitching the ultimate terror against the United States of America.CIA agent, … read more

Similar categories in Michael Parker's The Devil's Trinity book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • fiction
"Are you ready for nuclear Armageddon?"

-Michael Parker, The Devil's Trinity

"Harry Marsham, who was known as Marsh to his friends, should have died that night."

-Michael Parker, The Devil's Trinity

"And in that vast emptiness, two heads bobbed above the surface without a sound, just one hundred feet from them."

-Michael Parker, The Devil's Trinity

"That’s the second time you’ve apologised in less than a minute, Remo. When you have to do that to an admiral it could be your career on the line."

-Michael Parker, The Devil's Trinity

Cover of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1) by John Le Carré

9. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)

By: John Le Carré

4.06

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

A modern classic in which John le Carré expertly creates a total vision of a secret world, Tinker, … read more

Similar categories in John Le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1) book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
"As a good Socialist, I'm going for the money."

-John Le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)

"Treason is very much a matter of habit, Smiley decided."

-John Le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)

"Good intelligence work, Control had always preached, was gradual and rested on a kind of gentleness."

-John Le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)

"The monstrosity of this, reaching Smiley through a thickening wall of spiritual exhaustion, left him momentarily speechless."

-John Le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)

10. The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan Universe, #4)

By: Tom Clancy

4.16

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Here is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so… read more

Similar categories in Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan Universe, #4) book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

11. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

By: John Le Carré

3.94

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

In this classic, John le Carre's third novel and the first to earn him international acclaim, he cr… read more

Similar categories in John Le Carré's The Spy Who Came In from the Cold book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

Cover of Colonel Sun (James Bond, #15) by Kingsley Amis, Robert Markham

12. Colonel Sun (James Bond, #15)

By: Kingsley Amis , Robert Markham

3.57

Format: None pages, Audiobook

An awe inspiring and suspense filled book! read more

Similar categories in Kingsley Amis's Colonel Sun (James Bond, #15) book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • classics
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • audiobook
Cover of Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) by Ian Fleming

13. Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

By: Ian Fleming

3.74

Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

British Secret Service agent James Bond, a.k.a. 007, is sent to France to play in a high-stakes bac… read more

Similar categories in Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • classics
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Mine’s Bond – James Bond."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

"Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

"In his mind he fingered the necklace of the days to come."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

"Like all harsh, cold men, he was easily tipped over into sentiment."

-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

Cover of Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks, Rodrigo Corral, None

14. Devil May Care

By: Sebastian Faulks , Rodrigo Corral , None

3.45

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

Bond is back. With a vengeance. "Devil May Care" is a masterful continuation of the James Bond lega… read more

Similar categories in Sebastian Faulks's Devil May Care book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) by John Buchan

15. The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

By: John Buchan

3.60

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

Adventurer Richard Hannay, just returned from South Africa, is thoroughly bored with London life—un… read more

Similar categories in John Buchan's The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • classics
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"By God!' he whispered, drawing his breath in sharply, 'it is all pure Rider Haggard and Conan Doyle."

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

"If you’re going to be killed you invent some kind of flag and country to fight for, and if you survive you get to love the thing"

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

"I am an ordinary sort of fellow, not braver than other people, but I hate to see a good man downed, and that long knife would not be the end of Scudder if I could play the game in his place."

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

"All this was very loose guessing, and I don't pretend it was ingenious or scientific. I wasn't any kind of Sherlock Holmes. But I have always fancied I had a kind of instinct about questions like thi…"

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

Cover of License Renewed (John Gardner's Bond, #1) by John  Gardner

16. License Renewed (John Gardner's Bond, #1)

By: John Gardner

3.52

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

In License Renewed, the most famous secret agent in the world pits his nerve and cunning against a … read more

Similar categories in John Gardner's License Renewed (John Gardner's Bond, #1) book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond by Ben Macintyre

17. For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond

By: Ben Macintyre

3.85

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Published to coincide with the 2008 Imperial War Museum exhibition of the same name, this is a thri… read more

Similar categories in Ben Macintyre's For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Ian Fleming: The Complete Man by Nicholas Shakespeare

18. Ian Fleming: The Complete Man

By: Nicholas Shakespeare

4.09

Format: 839 pages, Kindle Edition

A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biograp… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Shakespeare's Ian Fleming: The Complete Man book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

Cover of Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz

19. Forever and a Day

By: Anthony Horowitz

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

*THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* A spy is dead. A legend is born. Read the explosive new James… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Horowitz's Forever and a Day book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of With a Mind to Kill by Anthony Horowitz

20. With a Mind to Kill

By: Anthony Horowitz

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

It is M's funeral. One man is missing from the graveside: the traitor who pulled the trigger and wh… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Horowitz's With a Mind to Kill book and Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

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

21. 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 Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • audiobook

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Trigger Mortis

Ian Fleming , Anthony Horowitz

3.78

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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

Raymond Chandler

3.95

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The Ipcress File (Secret File, #1)

Len Deighton

3.93

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Solo

William Boyd

3.94

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Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

Ian Fleming

3.64

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You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)

Ian Fleming

3.75

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11)

Ian Fleming

3.97

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Ian Fleming

3.63

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