12 Top spy thriller books like The Quantum Spy by David Ignatius

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The Quantum Spy

By: David Ignatius

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A hyper-fast quantum computer is the digital equivalent of a nuclear bomb; whoever possesses one wi…

"Misdirection. False signals. Spreading confusion. This is the Tao of deception."

-David Ignatius, The Quantum Spy

If you liked the spy thriller plot in The Quantum Spy by David Ignatius , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Typhoon

By: Charles Cumming

4.04

Format: 9 pages,

"Skilled fiction...tight and complex." - The New York Times "Compelling... Complex and satisfying."… read more

Similar categories in Charles Cumming's Typhoon book and David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • china
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2. 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 David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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3. 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 David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"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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4. The Quantum Spy

By: David Ignatius

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A hyper-fast quantum computer is the digital equivalent of a nuclear bomb; whoever possesses one wi… read more

Similar categories in David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy book and David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • china
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
"Misdirection. False signals. Spreading confusion. This is the Tao of deception."

-David Ignatius, The Quantum Spy

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5. 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 David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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6. Judas 62 (BOX 88, #2)

By: Charles Cumming

4.23

Format: 502 pages, Hardcover

The second book in Charles Cumming’s gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 – a covert int… read more

Similar categories in Charles Cumming's Judas 62 (BOX 88, #2) book and David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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7. 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 David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

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

8. 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 David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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9. 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 David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • china
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10. 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

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's Beirut Station: Two Lives of a Spy book and David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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11. The Coldest Warrior

By: Paul Vidich

3.93

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

In 1953, at the end of the Korean War, Dr. Charles Wilson, an Army bio-weapons scientist, died when… read more

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's The Coldest Warrior book and David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

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

12. 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 David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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13. The Handler (Handler #1)

By: M.P. Woodward

4.26

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A disgraced former CIA operative must go back in the field with only his ex-wife as his handler in … read more

Similar categories in M.P. Woodward's The Handler (Handler #1) book and David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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14. New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West

By: David E. Sanger

4.37

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

A fast-paced account of America’s plunge into simultaneous Cold Wars against two very different adv… read more

Similar categories in David E. Sanger's New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West book and David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • china
  • audiobook
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15. The Mercenary

By: Paul Vidich

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed spy novelist Paul Vidich comes a taut new thriller following the attempted exfiltrat… read more

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's The Mercenary book and David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Red London (Red Widow, #2) by Alma Katsu

16. Red London (Red Widow, #2)

By: Alma Katsu

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

CIA agent Lyndsey Duncan has a new asset to turn, in order to prevent the most calculated global in… read more

Similar categories in Alma Katsu's Red London (Red Widow, #2) book and David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Sentinel (Armored, #2) by Mark Greaney

17. Sentinel (Armored, #2)

By: Mark Greaney

4.38

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

An African coup may force Josh Duffy to choose between his mission and his family in this intense t… read more

Similar categories in Mark Greaney's Sentinel (Armored, #2) book and David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"One of the men had been hurt; Mandy heard him cussing in English in the front passenger seat throughout the entire drive, using words she'd learned from her dad,"

-Mark Greaney, Sentinel (Armored, #2)

Cover of Dead Drop (Handler #2) by M.P. Woodward

18. Dead Drop (Handler #2)

By: M.P. Woodward

4.22

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

International nuclear negotiations turns allies into enemies in this electrifying thriller from the… read more

Similar categories in M.P. Woodward's Dead Drop (Handler #2) book and David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) by Daniel Silva

19. A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24)

By: Daniel Silva

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve… Acclaimed #1 Ne… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Silva's A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) book and David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss by Margalit Fox

20. The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss

By: Margalit Fox

3.48

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A Jewish mother of four, a gracious society hostess, a beloved member of her community—and the firs… read more

Similar categories in Margalit Fox's The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss book and David Ignatius's The Quantum Spy

  • audiobook
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21. The CIA: An Imperial History

By: Hugh Wilford

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A celebrated historian of US intelligence explores how the CIA was born in anti-imperialist idealis… read more

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