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24 alternatives to Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy

A book of intrigue, Le Carre's best imho

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

1. 1
   John le Carre▲59

   Biography of your favorite espionage writer

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Day of the Jackal▲61

   THE spy novel from Frederick Forsyth

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · 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
   The Billion Dollar Spy▲54

   A true story of cold war espionage and betrayal

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   I Am Pilgrim▲53

   Spy thriller with investigative methods & political drama

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War...▲63

   Mission creep can be a real thing. Stay woke.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Ghost In The Wires▲65

   Adventures as the world's most wanted hacker

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   WIRED▲55

   Bestselling techno thriller, science fiction story

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    City of Thieves▲66

    A novel about war, courage and survival

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Spy the Lie▲65

    Former CIA officers teach you how to detect deception

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot▲63

    A thinker-thriller-satire about surveillance/tech/humanity

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Catch Me If You Can▲83

    True story of one of the world's most daring con men

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Night of the Gun▲63

    David Carr investigates the darkest story of his life

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Riffle's Book Expert▲79

    Inspired book suggestions from real experts, not algorithms.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The WikiLeaks Files▲67

    The world according to US Empire

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tuxedo Park : A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret ▲73

    Palace of science that changed the course of World War II

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Brand Sense▲63

    Sensory Secrets Behind the Stuff We Buy

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    You▲60

    A chilling romantic thriller

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Jacked▲71

    The outlaw story of Grand Theft Auto

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy▲61

    The many faces of anonymous

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Escape The Wolf▲63

    A security handbook for traveling professionals

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    War in Val D’Orcia▲55

    An Italian War diary 1943–1944

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Flip Book Fan▲54

    A breezy little book

    2016 · its alternatives →

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