I do notice that my recommendations tend to be tailored more toward the women-folk. When I think about the kinds of books that the male patrons at my library typically take an interest in, I think that spy thrillers are at the top of the list. So have a look at these James Bond-esque thrillers, but be aware that, more often than not, these are part of a series. So I’m going to include the series title if you’d like to start from the beginning.
Vince Flynn Double Tap by Don Bently (Mitch Rapp Series)
“Vince Flynn’s #1 New York Times bestselling series continues the American Assassin storyline taking a young Mitch Rapp on his first deep cover mission in which he infiltrates a jihadi organization bent on unleashing a weapon of mass destruction—written by Don Bentley.“
Ransom by Daniel Silva (Gabriel Allon Series)
“…another action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.“
Cold Sunset by William Boyd (Gabriel Dax Series)
“It is 1964, and Cold War Moscow is smoldering with secrets. Travel writer-turned-spy Gabriel Dax has been tasked with delivering a mysterious Blanco drawing to Kit Caldwell, the triple-agent and celebrated “defector” now leading the well-heeled life of a Hero of the Soviet Union.“
Revenge Prey by John Sandford (Lucas Davenport Series)
“Lucas Davenport must track down a ruthless Russian hit team“
The Oligarch’s Daughter by Joseph Finder
“Paul Brightman is a man on the run, living under an assumed name in a small New England town with a million-dollar bounty on his head. When his security is breached, Paul is forced to flee into the New Hampshire wilderness to evade Russian operatives who can seemingly predict his every move.“
Choke Point by Brad Thor (Scot Harvath Series)
“While all eyes are on Taiwan, China makes a stunning move against Thailand. Using a series of proxies, it plunges the country into chaos, looking to capture a narrow, but critical piece of land, which will give it the upper hand over the United States and help the Chinese Navy dominate both the Indian and Pacific Oceans. With the new American president unwilling to openly commit troops or intelligence personnel, Scot Harvath and his team are called into service. Their assignment: to track down an American turncoat—a former teammate of Harvath’s who is assisting Beijing. What they will discover, however, is China’s most elite espionage unit and their plans not only for Thailand’s collapse, but also America’s.“
The Shadow Friends by Tess Gerritsen (The Martini Club Series)
“When a renowned disease expert and Russian defector dies mysteriously during a global affairs conference in Purity, Maine, the tight-knit band of former spies in the Martini Club once again sees their quiet coastal retirement interrupted by international intrigue. And when a waitress at the conference hotel is found murdered, Ingrid Slocum sees chilling links to a disastrous mission that nearly killed her three decades ago.“
The Devil’s Bible by Steve Berry (Cotton Malone Series)
“Former Justice Department operative, Cotton Malone, is called to Sweden when the younger sister of King Wilhelm I is kidnapped. The ransom demand? Hand over an 800-year-old book, the Codex Gigas—the largest illuminated medieval manuscript in the world. Claimed as war loot from Bohemia in 1648, it’s been kept in Stockholm for nearly 400 years. Along the way it also acquired another more mysterious moniker … The Devil’s Bible.“
Tom Clancy Rules of Engagement by Ward Larsen (Jack Ryan Series)
“When a member of his Cabinet is killed in a plane President Jack Ryan suspects that the “accident” is anything but in this latest shocking entry in this #1 New York Times bestselling series.“
The Collaborators by Michael Idov (The Cormorant Trilogy Series)
“Slow Horses meets Red Sparrow in this electrifying, globe-trotting spy thriller featuring a brilliant young intelligence officer and a troubled heiress who stumble into a global conspiracy that pits present-day Russia against the CIA and MI5.“
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