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By order of the President (A presidential Agent Novel Ser. #1)
By W. E. B. Griffin. 2004
Seeking answers after an airplane hijacking in Angola, the U.S. president sends to Africa special forces major Charley Castillo, currently…
executive assistant to the secretary of homeland security. Castillo makes allies and enemies while uncovering the attackers' diabolical intentions. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2004.Agent of influence: a true story
By Ian Adams. 1999
A fictionalized account of the interrogation of John Watkins, a former Canadian ambassador to Moscow, in 1964. As a result…
of the cold war he was taken to a hotel room in Montreal to be debriefed by the RCMP upon his return to Canada. Three days later he was dead. Now Adams presents a fictionalized account of the last days of his life, and of the possible cause of his death. c1999.Absolute friends
By John Le Carré. 2003
Unassuming Bavarian tour guide Ted Mundy is actually a retired British double agent. After September 11, 2001, old friend and…
former colleague Sasha contacts him with a new mission: to stop an impending war in Iraq and become very rich in the process. Strong language and some descriptions of sex and violence. Bestseller. 2003.The real deal
By Fern Michaels. 2004
Self-sufficient FBI agent Quinn Star left the bureau after a thwarted affair with her boss. When the same man asks…
her to return and guard the first lady, Quinn uncovers a plot to undermine the president. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004.The key to Rebecca
By Ken Follett. 1980
German spy Alex Wolff steals the British army's secret plans and sends them to Rommel. British major William Vandam picks…
up Wolff's elusive trail and seeks to destroy him. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1980.The untouchable
By John Banville. 1997
Victor Maskell almost got away with it. Intelligent, respected, even knighted, Maskell must re-examine his values when his lifetime of…
treachery as a double agent becomes public knowledge. Through writing his memoirs, Maskell sorts through all the lies he has created, and lived, to find out who he really is and if his life has been worth living. 1997.The tiger claw: a novel
By Shauna Singh Baldwin. 2004
A story of love and espionage, cultural tension and displacement, inspired by the life of Noor Inayat Khan - code…
name "Madeleine" - who worked against the Occupation after the Nazi invasion of France. The novel opens in 1943; Noor traces the events that led to her capture, and exploring the consequences of her love for a Jewish man. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language, descriptions of violence. 2004.Golden Buddha (The oregon Files Ser. #1)
By Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo. 2003
Only Cabrillo could convert the interior of a nondescript lumber hauler into a state of the art spy ship -…
and only he could take the helm on the dangerous covert missions it carries out for whatever U.S. agency pays the price. It's up to Cabrillo and his crew of expert intelligence and naval men to put Tibet back in the hands of the Dalai Lama by striking a deal with the Russians and the Chinese. His gambling chip is a golden Buddha containing records of vast oil reserves in the disputed land. But first, he'll have to locate - and steal - the all-important artifact. 2003.Trickster's choice (Daughter of the lioness. #1.)
By Tamora Pierce. 2003
When pirates capture sixteen-year-old Aly (Alianne), she becomes a slave to the Balitangs, a noble family in the Copper Isles.…
Aly relies on her wit and courage to survive conspiracy and intrigue involving the Trickster, the patron god of the Isles. For junior and senior high readers. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2003. (Daughter of the lioness ; 1)Winter in Madrid
By C. J Sansom. 2006
The year is 1940: The Spanish Civil War is over, and Madrid lies ruined, its people starving, while the Germans…
continue their relentless march through Europe. Britain now stands alone, as General Franco considers whether to abandon neutrality and enter the war. Into this uncertain world comes Harry Brett: ex-public schoolboy, traumatised veteran of Dunkirk and, now, reluctant spy for the British Secret Service. Sent to gain the confidence of Sandy Forsyth, an old schoolfriend turned shady Madrid businessman, he finds himself involved in a dangerous game - and surrounded by memories. 2006.The Bourne legacy: a novel (Robert Ludlum 's Jason Bourne in)
By Robert Ludlum, Eric Lustbader. 2004
Once, Jason Bourne was notorious in the clandestine world of covert-ops as one of the CIA's most expert international killers…
for hire. Out of the ashes of his violent past he's emerged today as a Georgetown professor, living a quiet life, retired from danger - until he narrowly escapes the bullet of a faceless assassin. And when two of Bourne's closest associates are murdered, Bourne knows that his legacy has followed him - and set him up as prime suspect for the brutal crimes. The quicksand of lies and betrayals is deeper than Bourne ever imagined. Hunted by the CIA as a dangerous rogue agent, he has only one option to stay alive - and one last chance to stay one step ahead of an unseen assailant whose vengeance is personal. 2004.The Lazarus vendetta: a covert-one novel (A Covert-One novel ; #5)
By Robert Ludlum, Patrick Larkin. 2004
Lt. Col. Jon Smith, scientist and operative for Covert-One, a top-secret intelligence unit, must stop the Lazarus Movement, a once-legitimate…
environmental group that has run amok. When the Movement releases nanophages, microscopic devices that turn those who inhale them into piles of "reddish liquid sludge," Smith begins uncovering their scheme - one that threatens billions of lives and that will change the nature of the world itself. Some strong language, descriptions of violence. 2004. (A Covert-One novel ; 5)The riddle of the sands: a record of secret service (Oxford popular fiction)
By Erskine Childers. 1995
While on a boating trip, a foppish Foreign Office official and his friend uncover German plans for an invasion of…
England. Originally published to draw attention to pre-World War I German militarism, this book is the first spy thriller to be considered literature, and led to the reorganization of British Naval Intelligence.Visibility
By Boris Starling. 2007
London, 1952. Had the Great Fog claimed another victim - a drunk, perhaps, stumbling into the water? But Max Stensness…
was sober when he died - and the young biochemist had claimed to be in possession of a secret that could change the world. Detective Inspector Herbert Smith begins retracing the final footsteps of Max Stensness, as the CIA, KGB and MI5 all vie to get their hands on the dead man's secret. 2007.Charity
By Len Deighton. 1996
British agent Bernard Samson inquires into the mysterious death of his sister-in-law, which occurred at the time his spy-wife was…
brought back from East Germany. Samson overcomes official resistance to his inquiry and uncovers a plot that causes him to doubt the system he serves. Sequel to "Hope". 1996.The Bourne ultimatum (Bourne Ser. #Bk. 3)
By Robert Ludlum. 1980
When Carlos unravels an old covert operation and discovers the true identity of Jason Bourne, he tracks him down. To…
protect his wife and children, David Webb, at age 50, must transform himself into the killer he once was. Sequel to "Bourne supremacy". Strong language, descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. 1980.The Matarese circle
By Robert Ludlum. 1979
The world's two best spies, a Russian and an American, forget their personal enmity to track down the leader of…
an international organization which is financing terrorist groups. Strong language, violence and descriptions of sex. 1979.The hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan #3)
By Tom Clancy. 1986
The crew of "Red October", a new Soviet missile submarine is defecting to the United States. The Russian Navy is…
sent to the U.S. Atlantic coast to find and destroy the sub. Meanwhile the U.S. mobilizes all its resources to protect its shores and the submarine.Paving the new road (Rowland Sinclair #4)
By Sulari Gentill. 2012
It's 1933, and the political landscape of Europe is darkening. Eric Campbell, the man who would be Australia's Führer, is…
on a fascist tour of the Continent, meeting dictators over cocktails and seeking allegiances in a common cause. Yet the Australian way of life is not undefended. Old enemies have united to undermine Campbell's ambitions. The clandestine armies of the Establishment have once again mobilised to thwart any friendship with the Third Reich. But when their man in Munich is killed, desperate measures are necessary. Now Rowland Sinclair must travel to Germany to defend Australian democracy from the relentless march of Fascism. Amidst the goosestepping euphoria of a rising Nazi movement, Rowland encounters those who will change the course of history. In a world of spies, murderers and despotic madmen, he can trust no-one but an artist, a poet and a brazen sculptress.