18 Top espionage books like Wedding Station (John Russell, #0) by David Downing

Cover of Wedding Station (John Russell, #0) by David Downing

Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

By: David Downing

4.20

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The prequel to David Downing’s bestselling Station series introduces John Russell, an Englishman wi…

If you liked the espionage plot in Wedding Station (John Russell, #0) by David Downing , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Hitler's Peace by Philip Kerr

1. Hitler's Peace

By: Philip Kerr

3.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Autumn 1943. Since Stalingrad, Hitler has known that Germany cannot win the war. The upcoming Allie… read more

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  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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2. Leaving Berlin

By: Joseph Kanon

3.43

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

New York Times Notable Book * NPR Best Books 2015 * Wall Street JournalBest Books of 2015 The accla… read more

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  • espionage
  • historical
  • germany
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Old Flames (Inspector Troy, #2) by John Lawton

3. Old Flames (Inspector Troy, #2)

By: John Lawton

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

Brilliantly evoking the intrigue of the Cold War and 1950s London, John Lawtons thrilling sequel to… read more

Similar categories in John Lawton's Old Flames (Inspector Troy, #2) book and David Downing's Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

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

4. The Other Side of Silence (Bernie Gunther, #11)

By: Philip Kerr

3.38

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From New York Times-bestselling author Philip Kerr, the much anticipated return of Bernie Gunther i… read more

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5. Flowers from Berlin

By: Noel Hynd

3.78

Format: None pages,

Editorial Reviews From Library Journal This revised and re-edited classic espionage thriller follow… read more

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6. The Good German

By: Joseph Kanon

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

With World War II finally ending, Jake Geismar, former Berlin correspondent for CBS, has wangled on… read more

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7. Defectors

By: Joseph Kanon

3.73

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Leaving Berlinand The Good Germancomes a thrilling and richly imagin… read more

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8. Märzgefallene: Gereon Raths fünfter Fall (Gereon Rath, #5)

By: Volker Kutscher

3.95

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Rosenmontag 1933: Gereon Rath feiert Karneval in Koln, und der Morgen danach beginnt fur ihn mit ei… read more

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9. 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

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  • 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

Cover of Moscow Exile (Joe Wilderness #4) by John Lawton

10. 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 Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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11. Phantom Orbit

By: David Ignatius

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A subtle and masterful novel from a prescient voice on the cutting edge of spy literature. David… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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12. 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

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
"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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13. 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

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  • espionage
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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14. Agent in the Shadows (The Wolf Pack Spies #3)

By: Alex Gerlis

4.41

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

June, 1943. In Lyon, the capital of the French resistance, a secret meeting is held under orders fr… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gerlis's Agent in the Shadows (The Wolf Pack Spies #3) book and David Downing's Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

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

15. 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 Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Wedding Station (John Russell, #0) by David Downing

16. Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

By: David Downing

4.20

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The prequel to David Downing’s bestselling Station series introduces John Russell, an Englishman wi… read more

Similar categories in David Downing's Wedding Station (John Russell, #0) book and David Downing's Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey

17. 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 David Downing's Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Wealth of Shadows by Graham Moore

18. 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 Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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19. 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 Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of From a Dark Horizon (Gregor Reinhardt, #4) by Luke McCallin

20. From a Dark Horizon (Gregor Reinhardt, #4)

By: Luke McCallin

4.26

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

In the waning days of World War I, a horrific crime behind the lines sends Lieutenant Gregor Reinha… read more

Similar categories in Luke McCallin's From a Dark Horizon (Gregor Reinhardt, #4) book and David Downing's Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

  • historical
  • germany
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Berlin Exchange by Joseph Kanon

21. 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 David Downing's Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • germany
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Kennedy's Spy: A Spy Story by Noel Hynd

22. Kennedy's Spy: A Spy Story

By: Noel Hynd

4.40

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the midwinter of 1961-62, a decade and a half into the Cold War Though continents apart, t… read more

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Cover of Escape from Estonia: A Cold War espionage thriller (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 11) by Richard Wake

23. Escape from Estonia: A Cold War espionage thriller (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 11)

By: Richard Wake

4.20

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

THE WAR IS OVER, BUT THE FIGHT CONTINUES.In the latest book in the Alex Kovacs thriller series, the… read more

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Cover of Betrayal In Berlin: A Spy Story by Noel Hynd

24. Betrayal In Berlin: A Spy Story

By: Noel Hynd

4.38

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

In this, the fourth installment of Noel Hynd’s hugely popular Flowers from Berlin series, William T… read more

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  • world war ii
Cover of Beirut Station: Two Lives of a Spy by Paul Vidich

25. 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

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Alpine Pursuit (Alex Kovacs, #8) by Richard Wake

26. The Alpine Pursuit (Alex Kovacs, #8)

By: Richard Wake

4.30

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

The war is over, and Alex Kovacs has returned to his home in Vienna after his years of fighting for… read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's The Alpine Pursuit (Alex Kovacs, #8) book and David Downing's Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

  • espionage
  • historical fiction
Cover of Adrift in Istanbul (Alex Kovacs #9) by Richard Wake

27. Adrift in Istanbul (Alex Kovacs #9)

By: Richard Wake

4.25

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

In a city perched between East and West, and with the Cold War growing colder every day, people are… read more

Similar categories in Richard Wake's Adrift in Istanbul (Alex Kovacs #9) book and David Downing's Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

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

28. 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 Wedding Station (John Russell, #0)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • espionage
  • fiction
Cover of Vienna at Nightfall (Alex Kovacs, #1) by Richard Wake

29. Vienna at Nightfall (Alex Kovacs, #1)

By: Richard Wake

4.10

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the late 1930s in Europe and the darkness is gathering. The Nazis are marching, both inside A… read more

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  • espionage
  • mystery thriller
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Bucharest Unbound (Alex Kovacs 12) by Richard Wake

30. 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

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Cover of Reunion in Prague (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 13) by Richard Wake

31. 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

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19 must-read fiction books like Wedding Station (John Russell, #0) by David Downing

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Hitler's Peace

Philip Kerr

3.00

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Leaving Berlin

Joseph Kanon

3.43

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Old Flames (Inspector Troy, #2)

John Lawton

4.30

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The Secret Hours

Mick Herron

4.29

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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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I.S. Berry

3.81

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