I’m looking for something where espionage feels grounded and tense rather than action heavy or flashy. More about paranoia, slow reveals, and moral ambiguity than big set pieces.
For example I liked The Spy Who Came in from the Cold for how restrained and bleak it felt. What should I read next?
by KennyTidwell
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The Company of Strangers by Robert Wilson
The Defector- Evelyn Anthony
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, also by John Le Carre
Check out the Slow Horses series by Mick Herron.