Spy Wars

In this rapid-paced book, a former CIA chief of Soviet bloc counterintelligence breaks open the mysterious case of KGB officer Yuri Nosenko's 1964 defection to the United States. Still a highly controversial chapter in the history of Cold War espionage, the Nosenko affair has inspired debate for more than 40 years. Was Nosenko a bona fide defector with the real information about Lee Harvey Oswald's stay in Soviet Russia, or was he a KGB loyalist, engaged in a complex game of deception?

A new thriller from "the greatest living writer of espionage fiction" -- Houston Chronicle Autumn 1937: War is coming to Europe. French and German intelligence operatives are locked in a life-and-death struggle on the espionage battlefield. At the French embassy, the new military attaché...

France, July 1944: a month after the Allied landings in Normandy, and the liberation of Europe is under way. In the Pas-de-Calais, Nathalie Mercier, a young British Special Operations executive secret agent working with the French Resistance, disappears. In London, her husband, Owen Quinn, an officer with Royal Navy Intelligence, discovers the truth about her role in the Allies' sophisticated deception at the heart of D-Day.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of The Spy and the Traitor comes the ultimate true-life Cold War thriller: a “page-turning masterpiece” (The Guardian) about a Russian double agent with a desperate secret—and the key to stopping a nuclear apocalypse. “Ben Macintyre has a...

1781. Following the catastrophic betrayal of Benedict Arnold, the Continental Army faces a threat deadlier than British bayonets: the "Black Dog" of despair. The glorious mania of Saratoga is a distant memory, replaced by the freezing, visceral hell of the Winter of 1780. Captain Elias Thorne is a man hollowed out. Haunted by the execution of John André and the escape of the traitor Arnold, Elias has lost his faith in heroism. Stationed in the starving encampments of Morristown, he watches the army rot from within. When hunger turns to rage and the Pennsylvania Line erupts in mutiny, Elias...

The “riveting” (The Economist), secret story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China. Spies is the history of the secret war that Russia and the West have been waging for a century. Espionage, sabotage, and...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the celebrated author of Operation Mincement and The Siege comes the thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War. “The best true spy story I have ever read.”—JOHN LE CARRÉ Named a...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Makes real events read like a thriller' The Times 'Everything you could want in a Cold War thriller' New York Times 'Redwood might be his best yet' John Grisham 'Ben Macintyre has a knack for finding the most fascinating storylines in history' David Grann, author of...

August 2022. Simon Sharman is out for revenge, pursuing the assassin of his former colleague across war-torn Ukraine. Back in London, a Russian spy ring at the heart of the British Establishment remains active, attempting to sabotage the West's support for Ukraine. In the fiercely contested Donbas region, Simon finds himself sucked into a terrifying shadow conflict between Russia and the West. Can a lone spy make a difference to the course of a conflict?

"[Narrator Erin] Bennett’s reading is never overdone; her directness neither shies away from [author Christine] Kuehn’s unpleasant revelations nor sensationalizes them...her light expression lets the dramatic details speak for themselves." — Booklist "[Narrator Erin] Bennett's enunciation...

A World War II historical fiction novel set in wartime London, inspired by real SOE intelligence operations and the legacy of spymaster Vera Atkins, this story follows a woman responsible for recruiting and sending female agents into Nazi-occupied France. Written for readers of Kristin Hannah, Kate Quinn, and Pam Jenoff who are drawn to morally complex espionage stories rooted in real resistance work. London, 1942. At Baker Street Headquarters, Anna Adams builds lives from secrets and sends women into danger with unwavering resolve. As a senior figure within the Special Operations Executive...

BEN MACINTYRE'S NEXT AUDIOBOOK, REDWOOD, IS AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER An exciting Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians and the ultimate gift for anyone who loves a good spy thriller! On a warm July evening in 1985, a...

During the Cold War, science and spy fiction moved from the cultural margins to reach new heights of popularity. Spies, Scientists, and Cold War Fictions explores how these genres didn’t just reflect the era – they shaped the diplomatic, military, and scientific realities of the day. Joshua...

February 1981. The Cold War is in full swing. Richard Brodick decides to follow in his father’s footsteps, joining Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service. As a contract ‘head agent’ based in Pakistan, Brodick’s job is to train Afghans to capture video of the war against the Soviets...

He was the Golden Boy of Rome. But in the shadows, an Emperor’s spy was watching. Step back in time to the year 17 CE, when the Roman Empire ruled the world and one man was more famous than any movie star. His name was Germanicus, a brilliant general loved by the people and feared by his enemies. But his greatest enemy wasn't on the battlefield—it was his own adopted father, the jealous Emperor Tiberius. In The Spy Who Started a War, young historians will uncover a true story of jealousy, betrayal, and political intrigue that reads like a modern thriller. When Tiberius sends Germanicus ...

Experience the lives and daring deeds of Cold War spies!

Captain Matthews is turned into a double agent by Colonel Selkirk. He has to persuade Napoleon Bonaparte that he is still a loyal Frenchman. Following his return he fights against the French in the Naples campaign before meeting Sir Arthur Wellesley at the Battle of Copenhagen. A fast moving novel with both intrigue and battles. Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, it covers the years 1804-1807.

The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped turn the tide of the war At the start of WWII, the U.S. found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a precursor to today’s CIA, was quickly...

Unabridged, 12 1/2 hours Read by TBD Two Americans in the just-born Office of Strategic Services take on their most important assignment during World War II: to extract-or eliminate-those Germans with the expertise to develop the atomic bomb...

A World War II historical fiction novel set in Nazi-occupied Paris, this story follows a young female medical student drawn into resistance espionage, moral compromise, and a high-stakes romantic entanglement. Written for readers of Kristin Hannah, Kate Quinn, and Pam Jenoff who love emotionally driven wartime stories inspired by real operations. Paris, 1942. Beneath occupation and fear, Océane Bell dreams only of healing. A French American medical student at the Sorbonne, she divides her days between study and tending the wounded at Hôtel-Dieu, determined to save lives rather than gamble...