13 best-selling espionage books like Union Station by David Downing

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Union Station

By: David Downing

3.82

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

In this fascinating historical thriller, a British journalist (and former spy) is adrift in McCarth…

If you liked the espionage plot in Union Station by David Downing , here is a list of 13 books like this:

1. Bluffing Mr. Churchill (Inspector Troy, #4)

By: John Lawton

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

With his Frederick Troy series, John Lawton has been compared to such top historical espionage writ… read more

Similar categories in John Lawton's Bluffing Mr. Churchill (Inspector Troy, #4) book and David Downing's Union Station

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2. 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 David Downing's Union Station

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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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 Downing's Union Station

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical 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. Union Station

By: David Downing

3.82

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

In this fascinating historical thriller, a British journalist (and former spy) is adrift in McCarth… read more

Similar categories in David Downing's Union Station book and David Downing's Union Station

  • espionage
  • germany
  • united states
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Downing's Union Station

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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6. 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 David Downing's Union Station

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Atlas Maneuver (Cotton Malone, #18) by Steve Berry

7. The Atlas Maneuver (Cotton Malone, #18)

By: Steve Berry

4.28

Format: 401 pages, Hardcover

From celebrated  New York Times  bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest Cotton Malone adve… read more

Similar categories in Steve Berry's The Atlas Maneuver (Cotton Malone, #18) book and David Downing's Union Station

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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8. The Wealth of Shadows

By: Graham Moore

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An ordinary man joins a secret mission to bring down the Nazi war machine by crashing their economy… read more

Similar categories in Graham Moore's The Wealth of Shadows book and David Downing's Union Station

  • espionage
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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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 Downing's Union Station

  • espionage
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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10. The London Bookshop Affair

By: Louise Fein

3.78

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A new historical drama from Daughter of the Reich bestselling author Louise Fein, about a London bo… read more

Similar categories in Louise Fein's The London Bookshop Affair book and David Downing's Union Station

  • espionage
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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11. 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 Downing's Union Station

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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12. Revolt In Berlin: Part One: A Spy Story

By: Noel Hynd

4.39

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

“Revolt in Part One” is the fifth book in Noel Hynd’s ‘Flowers From Berlin’ series.It is the early… read more

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13. Cold Victory

By: Karl Marlantes

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Karl Marlantes comes a propulsive and sweeping novel in whic… read more

Similar categories in Karl Marlantes's Cold Victory book and David Downing's Union Station

  • audiobook
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Death and Glory (Barker & Llewelyn, #15) by Will Thomas

14. Death and Glory (Barker & Llewelyn, #15)

By: Will Thomas

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Private Enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, along with his partner Thomas Llewelyn, has a long, accomplishe… read more

Similar categories in Will Thomas's Death and Glory (Barker & Llewelyn, #15) book and David Downing's Union Station

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. 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

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Every Spy a Traitor (The Double Agent series Book 1) book and David Downing's Union Station

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
  • fiction
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16. Ilium

By: Lea Carpenter

3.67

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Set in the dark world of international espionage, from London to Mallorca, Croatia, Paris, and Cap … read more

Similar categories in Lea Carpenter's Ilium book and David Downing's Union Station

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Bucharest Unbound (Alex Kovacs 12) by Richard Wake

17. Bucharest Unbound (Alex Kovacs 12)

By: Richard Wake

4.28

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

ALEX KOVACS IS BACK, DESPERATELY TRYING NOT TO BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS HIM. Or, rather, the hand … read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's Bucharest Unbound (Alex Kovacs 12) book and David Downing's Union Station

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18. A Refiner’s Fire (The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries, #33)

By: Donna Leon

4.05

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

In the thirty-third installment of Donna Leon’s magnificent series, Commissario Guido Brunetti conf… read more

Similar categories in Donna Leon's A Refiner’s Fire (The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries, #33) book and David Downing's Union Station

  • mystery
  • 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 Downing's Union Station

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Reunion in Prague (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 13) by Richard Wake

20. Reunion in Prague (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 13)

By: Richard Wake

4.37

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

WHEN FAMILY TIES LEAD TO DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.Everyman spy Alex Kovacs returns to action in Reunion … read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's Reunion in Prague (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 13) book and David Downing's Union Station

Cover of A Blood Red Morning (Henri Lefort Mysteries #3) by Mark Pryor

21. A Blood Red Morning (Henri Lefort Mysteries #3)

By: Mark Pryor

4.31

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

In this unputdownable WWII series, Paris detective Henri Lefort, must solve a complex case when a m… read more

Similar categories in Mark Pryor's A Blood Red Morning (Henri Lefort Mysteries #3) book and David Downing's Union Station

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

17 Top fiction books like Union Station by David Downing

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John Lawton

4.07

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I.S. Berry

3.81

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3.82

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A Spy Alone

Charles Beaumont

4.14

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Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

C.J. Box

4.36

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Eruption

Michael Crichton

3.91

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Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12)

Harlan Coben

4.34

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The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39)

Jonathan Kellerman

4.21

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