17 must-read espionage books like Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3) by Charles Cumming

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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…

If you liked the espionage plot in Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3) by Charles Cumming , here is a list of 17 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
"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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Peacock and the Sparrow by I.S. Berry

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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
"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 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction

6. 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
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7. 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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8. 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
"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

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9. 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

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

10. 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

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

11. 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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12. 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
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13. 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Hunted by Abir  Mukherjee

14. 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

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

15. 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

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

16. 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

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

17. 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

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

18. 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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
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19. Arctic Sun

By: Jack Grimwood

3.95

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

Kola Peninsula, 1987. High in the Soviet Arctic, a tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret . . . … read more

Similar categories in Jack Grimwood's Arctic Sun book and Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • espionage
  • thriller
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 Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • espionage
  • fiction
Cover of Blood Roses (The Warsaw Quartet #1) by Douglas     Jackson

21. Blood Roses (The Warsaw Quartet #1)

By: Douglas Jackson

4.35

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

As the Nazis roll into Warsaw, a serial killer is unleashed… September 1939. A city ruled by fear. … read more

Similar categories in Douglas Jackson's Blood Roses (The Warsaw Quartet #1) book and Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

  • thriller
  • fiction

19 must-read fiction books like Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3) by Charles Cumming

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Hours

Mick Herron

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1)

David McCloskey

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Peacock and the Sparrow

I.S. Berry

3.81

Transform Your Habits

The Year of the Locust

Terry Hayes

3.57

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18 best-selling fiction books like Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey

The Good Assassin (George Mueller #2)

Paul Vidich

3.96

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Hours

Mick Herron

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Phantom Orbit

David Ignatius

4.10

Transform Your Habits

The Peacock and the Sparrow

I.S. Berry

3.81

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