Comments on: Spy novels by spies

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:04:46 +0000

Don't forget E. Howard Hunt of Watergate fame. He wrote many spy novels using an aka.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:27:17 +0000

Author Barry Eisler is former CIA.

By: Em-Musing

Em-Musing — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:50:45 +0000

I used to take Robert Ludlum to bed with me, er, his books that is. Don't think he was a spy per se, just a darn good researcher and storyteller.

By: Don

Don — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:30:03 +0000

She left out Graham Greene (The Human Factor).

By: Tamara

Tamara — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:29:57 +0000

I'm also not a big spy fiction reader, but I loved Le Carre's The Spy Who Came In from the Cold. It felt very character driven to me, and I loved the great/horrible way it ends.

By: Silver James

Silver James — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:15:35 +0000

le Carré's George Smiley is a favorite. Ian Fleming's books were a staple on my shelf growing up. Of the current crop, Dame Rimington (some say the reason for changing M to a female in the current 007 movie franchise) and David Stone are both interesting reads.