Written by English author and historian Paul C. Doherty, this murder mystery series is set during the 13th-century reign of Edward I of England. Launched in 1986 with the novel Satan in St Mary’s, this series tells the story of Hugh Corbett, the chancellor of England’s faithful clerk, as he investigates threats to the King…
Historical fiction set in the reign of Elizabeth I of England, the Ursula Blanchard series is written by British author Valerie Anand under the pen name Fiona Buckley. Ursula Faldene Blanchard de la Roche Stannard is the illegitimate half-sister to Queen Elizabeth I, a twenty-seven-year-old Lady of the Presence Chamber, and sometimes spied on the…
Written by American author Donald Hamilton, the Matt Helm series, published between 1960 and 1993, is about a U.S. government counter-agent. Considered grittier and more realistic than the James Bond series, the Matt Helm novels are not like other ordinary spy thrillers, the primary job of Helm being to eliminate enemy agents and he is…
Star of the international political thriller and espionage novels written by Ben Coes, Dewey Andreas is a former U.S. Special Forces soldier who was kicked out of the military after being falsely accused of crimes he did not commit. After surviving a terrorist attack Dewey Andreas and stopping the men responsible, he starts working for…
A documentary television producer in England, John Lawton became a published author in 1994 with the first book of the Frederick Troy series, “Black Out”. Specializing in Historical fiction, Lawton wrote murder mysteries (with the Frederick Troy Series) set before and after World War II, but also spy novels (with the Joe Wilderness Series) set…
Joseph Kanon is an American author known for thriller and spy novels–most of those books are set in the period between World War II and 1950, and they often use real events.,Kanon was the editor in chief, CEO, and president of the publishing houses Houghton Mifflin and E. P. Dutton in New York. He started…
An espionage thriller series written by author Stephen Coonts, The Jake Grafton series follows a skilled and courageous naval aviator who rises through the ranks of the United States Navy. He starts as a pilot during the Vietnam War. As the series progresses, Grafton transitions from flying combat missions to undertaking various roles within the…
After exploring book series in the military science fiction genre, we are turning our attention towards something a bit different where we still find a bit of military–but not always. Welcome to the heart-pounding realm of espionage thrillers. Some may be considered realistic, some not. From high-stakes missions to shadowy conspiracies, these book series offer…
Coming from American suspense novelist Jeff Abbott who is known for his work in the traditional detective fiction genre–he is the author of The Whit Mosley series and The Jordan Poteet mysteries. However, the Sam Capra Series is in the spy thriller genre. The story begins when Sam Capra, a brilliant CIA agent with a…
Prolific American author doesn’t only write Jack Ryan’s story, he is also the man behind another spy thriller series about Special Agent Jericho Quinn. Air Force veteran, champion boxer, and trained assassin Jericho Quinn was hand-picked for a new global task force that, officially, does not exist. Now, he answers only to the Director of…
Written by American author Susan Elia MacNeal (author of Mother Daughter Traitor Spy), the Maggie Hope series is about a British spy during World War II. Maggie Hope graduated at the top of her college class and possesses all the skills of the finest minds in British intelligence, but her gender qualifies her only to…
A former bookseller who used to work as a marketing manager with Waterstones in Glasgow, Andrew Raymond became a full-time writer of spy thrillers. He published his first book, the political thriller Official Secrets, in 2018, which launched the Novak and Mitchell series. It became a success and other books followed. Andrew Raymond also writes…
