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24 alternatives to John le Carre

Biography of your favorite espionage writer

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. John le Carre launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy▲57

   A book of intrigue, Le Carre's best imho

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Day of the Jackal▲61

   THE spy novel from Frederick Forsyth

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Incognito▲70

   The secret lives of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government▲56

   Dulles' life and work operating "above the law"

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Kissinger: The Idealist ▲67

   Biography based on his recently released private journals

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The WikiLeaks Files▲67

   The world according to US Empire

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Heinz: A Biography ▲66

   Going broke and coming back with a vengeance

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Billion Dollar Spy▲54

   A true story of cold war espionage and betrayal

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Spy the Lie▲65

   Former CIA officers teach you how to detect deception

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Greatest▲92

    My Own Story (Muhammad Ali Autobiography)

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ghost In The Wires▲65

    Adventures as the world's most wanted hacker

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy▲61

    The many faces of anonymous

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bowie: The Biography▲90

    Discover the man behind the myth

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Folded Clock▲70

    Diary of a modern writer

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hackers▲75

    Heroes of the computer revolution

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Count of Monte Cristo▲69

    "On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Moore's Law: The Life of Gordon Moore▲74

    Detailed biography of a quiet revolutionary

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Profiles in Courage▲62

    John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    All the Great Prizes▲71

    The life of John Hay

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ljoy▲81

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    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Jacked▲71

    The outlaw story of Grand Theft Auto

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Talk Like TED▲92

    The 9 public-speaking secrets of the world's top minds

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Flip Book Fan▲54

    A breezy little book

    2016 · its alternatives →

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