Hey everyone — I’m looking for realistic and gritty espionage novels (published in ~2005–2025) with a mix of spycraft and action. Think along the lines of shows like The Agency: high-stakes intelligence work, moral ambiguity, real-world tradecraft, but not overly nostalgic Cold War spy stuff.
Some specific things I’m interested in:
- Intelligence operations (CIA, FBI, foreign services, etc.)
- Counterintelligence, sleeper agents, mole hunts
- Modern threats (terrorism, cyber, geopolitical conflict)
- Action, but not pure fantasy — grounded in reality
If you have books that feel like real spy work but are still thrilling, I’d love your recs. Thanks!
by deluxegabriel