10 must-read espionage books like Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas by Mick Herron

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Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

By: Mick Herron

4.13

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

At last in one volume: the collected Slough House spy novellas, including the never-before-publishe…

"Well don't talk to me when I'm not listening. It's a waste of everyone's time."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

"Well don't talk to me when I'm not listening. It's a waste of everyone's time."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

"Shut up. Now, ordinarily the reason I make you run up those stairs is I don't like you and I want you to die. But today, as it happens, I've a job for you."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

"Shut up. Now, ordinarily the reason I make you run up those stairs is I don't like you and I want you to die. But today, as it happens, I've a job for you."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

If you liked the espionage plot in Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas by Mick Herron , here is a list of 10 books like this:

1. A Man With One of Those Faces (The Dublin Trilogy Book 1)

By: Caimh McDonnell

3.28

Format: 5 pages,

The First time somebody tried to kill him was an accident. The second time was deliberate. Now Paul… read more

Similar categories in Caimh McDonnell's A Man With One of Those Faces (The Dublin Trilogy Book 1) book and Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

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 Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5) by Anthony Horowitz

3. Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

By: Anthony Horowitz

4.18

Format: 419 pages, Hardcover

In New York Times–bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fifth literary whodunit in the Ha… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Horowitz's Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5) book and Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1) by Mark Billingham

4. The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1)

By: Mark Billingham

4.11

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

The first new series in two decades from multi-award-winning international bestseller Mark Billingh… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1) book and Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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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 Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas by Mick Herron

6. Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

By: Mick Herron

4.13

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

At last in one volume: the collected Slough House spy novellas, including the never-before-publishe… read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas book and Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • spy thriller
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Well don't talk to me when I'm not listening. It's a waste of everyone's time."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

"Shut up. Now, ordinarily the reason I make you run up those stairs is I don't like you and I want you to die. But today, as it happens, I've a job for you."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

Cover of A Spy Alone by Charles    Beaumont

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 Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

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

8. 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 Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

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

9. 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 Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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11. 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 Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Hunted

By: Abir Mukherjee

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A breakout thriller from an “enthralling” and award-winning writer: can two parents find their lost… read more

Similar categories in Abir Mukherjee's Hunted book and Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

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

13. 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 Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

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

14. 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 Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
  • fiction
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15. The Cracked Mirror

By: Chris Brookmyre

4.07

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

FORGET WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW THIS IS NOT THAT CRIME NOVEL You know Johnny Hawke. Hard-bitten LAP… read more

Similar categories in Chris Brookmyre's The Cracked Mirror book and Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Lost and Never Found  (DI Wilkins Mysteries #3) by Simon Mason

16. Lost and Never Found (DI Wilkins Mysteries #3)

By: Simon Mason

4.35

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

'Ryan and Ray go from strength to strength, and this, their third outing, is the best yet. Simon Ma… read more

Similar categories in Simon Mason's Lost and Never Found (DI Wilkins Mysteries #3) book and Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Shorts: A Bunny McGarry Short Fiction Collection (The Dublin Trilogy) by Caimh McDonnell

17. Shorts: A Bunny McGarry Short Fiction Collection (The Dublin Trilogy)

By: Caimh McDonnell

4.64

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Gathered together for the first time and featuring two brand new stories, this collection contains … read more

Similar categories in Caimh McDonnell's Shorts: A Bunny McGarry Short Fiction Collection (The Dublin Trilogy) book and Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • short stories
  • audiobook
Cover of Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) by Kate Atkinson

18. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)

By: Kate Atkinson

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more

Similar categories in Kate Atkinson's Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) book and Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Wrong Hands (Detective Miller #2) by Mark Billingham

19. The Wrong Hands (Detective Miller #2)

By: Mark Billingham

4.41

Format: 405 pages, Hardcover

This is one case Detective Miller won't want to open . . . The second rip-roaring mystery from m… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's The Wrong Hands (Detective Miller #2) book and Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Best Revenge (Jonas Merrick series) by Gerald Seymour

20. The Best Revenge (Jonas Merrick series)

By: Gerald Seymour

4.40

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

On the Mongolian steppes a general in the People's Liberation Army stakes his career, and his life,… read more

Similar categories in Gerald Seymour's The Best Revenge (Jonas Merrick series) book and Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • espionage
  • fiction
Cover of The Shame Archive by Oliver Harris

21. The Shame Archive

By: Oliver Harris

4.39

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

How does a secret service confront its past, when it never ended? Buried deep in MI6's digital a… read more

Similar categories in Oliver Harris's The Shame Archive book and Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction

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