20 must-read espionage books like Winter Work by Dan Fesperman

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Winter Work

By: Dan Fesperman

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

"Winter Work is an exhilarating spy thriller set in East Germany after the fall of Berlin Wall, abo…

If you liked the espionage plot in Winter Work by Dan Fesperman , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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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 Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"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

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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 Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • 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 Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
"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

Cover of BOX 88 (BOX 88, #1) by Charles Cumming

4. BOX 88 (BOX 88, #1)

By: Charles Cumming

4.07

Format: 482 pages, Paperback

An organisation that doesn’t exist. A spy that can’t be caught. 1989: The fall of the Berlin … read more

Similar categories in Charles Cumming's BOX 88 (BOX 88, #1) book and Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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5. The Matchmaker: A Spy in Berlin

By: Paul Vidich

3.72

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice In the vein of Graham Greene and John le Carré, The M… read more

Similar categories in Paul Vidich's The Matchmaker: A Spy in Berlin book and Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • germany
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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6. 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 Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

7. The Insider (Solomon Vine, #2)

By: Matthew Richardson

4.20

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling novel of espionage and murder set in the dark heart of Westminster, from the UK's mos… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Richardson's The Insider (Solomon Vine, #2) book and Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • thriller
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8. Yesterday's Spy

By: Tom Bradby

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From British journalist and bestselling author, Tom Bradby, Yesterday's Spy is a brilliantly plotte… read more

Similar categories in Tom Bradby's Yesterday's Spy book and Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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9. Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10)

By: Martin Cruz Smith

4.00

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Detective Arkaday Renko risks his life when he heads to Ukraine shortly before the Russian invasion… read more

Similar categories in Martin Cruz Smith's Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10) book and Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Judas 62 (BOX 88, #2) by Charles Cumming

10. 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 Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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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 Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Winter Work by Dan Fesperman

12. Winter Work

By: Dan Fesperman

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

"Winter Work is an exhilarating spy thriller set in East Germany after the fall of Berlin Wall, abo… read more

Similar categories in Dan Fesperman's Winter Work book and Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • germany
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3) by Charles Cumming

13. 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 Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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 Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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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 Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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16. The Berlin Exchange

By: Joseph Kanon

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From “the most accomplished spy novelist working today” ( The Sunday Times , London), a “heart-poun… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's The Berlin Exchange book and Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • germany
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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17. 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 Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of White Fox (Alexander Vasin #3) by Owen Matthews

18. White Fox (Alexander Vasin #3)

By: Owen Matthews

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

1963. In a desolate Russian penal colony, the radio blares the news of the assassination of Preside… read more

Similar categories in Owen Matthews's White Fox (Alexander Vasin #3) book and Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

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

19. 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 Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

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

20. 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 Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
  • fiction
Cover of The Mercenary by Paul Vidich

21. 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 Dan Fesperman's Winter Work

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

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