13 best-selling espionage books like The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes

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The Year of the Locust

By: Terry Hayes

3.57

Format: 652 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Utterly gripping, elegantly written... most definitely worth the wait’ Observer'Ticks all the boxe…

If you liked the espionage plot in The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of The Secret Hours by Mick Herron

1. 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 Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"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

Cover of Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1) by David McCloskey

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 Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) by Don Winslow

3. 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 Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Lone Wolf (Orphan X, #9) by Gregg Hurwitz

4. Lone Wolf (Orphan X, #9)

By: Gregg Hurwitz

4.37

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

Once a black book government assassin known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak left the program, went deep und… read more

Similar categories in Gregg Hurwitz's Lone Wolf (Orphan X, #9) book and Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Chaos Agent (Gray Man #13) by Mark Greaney

5. The Chaos Agent (Gray Man #13)

By: Mark Greaney

4.48

Format: 556 pages, Kindle Edition

Artificial intelligence leads to shockingly real danger for the Gray Man in this latest entry in th… read more

Similar categories in Mark Greaney's The Chaos Agent (Gray Man #13) book and Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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6. Water

By: John Boyne

4.33

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the local… read more

Similar categories in John Boyne's Water book and Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Earth

By: John Boyne

4.34

Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition

From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man wh… read more

Similar categories in John Boyne's Earth book and Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes

8. The Year of the Locust

By: Terry Hayes

3.57

Format: 652 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Utterly gripping, elegantly written... most definitely worth the wait’ Observer'Ticks all the boxe… read more

Similar categories in Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust book and Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Scarlet Papers by Matthew Richardson

9. 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 Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7) by Robert Galbraith

10. The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7)

By: Robert Galbraith

4.61

Format: 960 pages, Hardcover

In the seventh installment in the Strike series, Cormoran and Robin must rescue a man ensnared in t… read more

Similar categories in Robert Galbraith's The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7) book and Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Wace's charm and ease of manner, his smile, his warmth, had vanished. Once before, Strike had faced a killer whose eyes, under the stress and excitement of hearing his crimes described, had become as…"

-Robert Galbraith, The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7)

Cover of A Spy Alone by Charles    Beaumont

11. 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 Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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 Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3) by Chris Hammer

13. The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3)

By: Chris Hammer

4.23

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Tilt. Chris Hammer's… read more

Similar categories in Chris Hammer's The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3) book and Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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 Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Shanghai by Joseph Kanon

15. 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 Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Munich Wolf by Rory Clements

16. 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

Similar categories in Rory Clements's Munich Wolf book and Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

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

17. 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 Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Beirut Station: Two Lives of a Spy by Paul Vidich

18. 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 Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Grid by Nick  Cook

19. The Grid

By: Nick Cook

3.32

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

'A highly original, electrifying read' The Times'A stylish, riveting thriller' Daily Mail'An assur… read more

Similar categories in Nick Cook's The Grid book and Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Sentinel (Armored, #2) by Mark Greaney

20. 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 Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • 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 A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) by Daniel Silva

21. 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 Terry Hayes's The Year of the Locust

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

21 must-read fiction books like The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes

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The Secret Hours

Mick Herron

4.29

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Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1)

David McCloskey

4.21

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City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

Don Winslow

4.42

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Lone Wolf (Orphan X, #9)

Gregg Hurwitz

4.37

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The Good Assassin (George Mueller #2)

Paul Vidich

3.96

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The Secret Hours

Mick Herron

4.29

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Phantom Orbit

David Ignatius

4.10

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The Peacock and the Sparrow

I.S. Berry

3.81

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