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The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

By John le Carré , #3 of George Smiley series

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Steve Herman Author Of Where the Bones Lie

From Steve's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

By Steve Herman Author

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Steve's 3 favorite reads in 2025

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Steve Herman Why Steve loves this book

This writing style is gritty and realistic. A welcome relief from all that James Bond nonsense. And the ending is stunning.

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

By John le Carré ,

Why should I read it?

20 authors picked The Spy Who Came in From the Cold as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Our Kind of Traitor; and The Night Manager, now a television series starring Tom Hiddleston.

The 50th-anniversary edition of the bestselling novel that launched John le Carre's career worldwide

In the shadow of the newly erected Berlin Wall, Alec Leamas watches as his last agent is shot dead by East German sentries. For Leamas, the head of Berlin Station, the Cold War is over. As he faces the prospect of retirement or worse-a desk job-Control offers him a unique opportunity for revenge. Assuming the guise of an embittered…

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Red Winter

By Marc Cameron , #22 of A Jack Ryan Novel series

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John Houle Author Of The King-Makers of Providence

From John's 3 favorite reads in 2023.

By John Houle Author

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Author Politico PR guy Marketing executive Entrepreneur Political science graduate

John's 3 favorite reads in 2023

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John Houle Why John loves this book

As a fan of the Tom Clancy genre, I felt like I was right back reading Clancy’s classics when I picked up Red Winter. Most of the new Clancy fiction surrounds Jack Ryan, Jr., and while I enjoy those works as well, it was fun to return to the Cold World era.

Cameron pays homage to the greatness that was Clancy, and while I can no longer read the master of modern-day political thrillers, I found a worthy successor.

I enjoyed uncovering a past mission of Jack Ryan, who is one of my all-time favorite characters in fiction. As a child of the Cold War, it was a fun ride behind the Iron Curtain.

Red Winter

By Marc Cameron ,

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1 author picked Red Winter as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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1985: For Jack Ryan, the Cold War is burning hot

A top secret F117 aircraft crashes into the Nevada desert. The Nighthawk is the most advanced fighting machine in the world and the Soviets will do anything to get their hands on its secrets.

In East Berlin, a mysterious figure contacts the CIA with an incredible offer: invaluable details of his government's espionage plans in return for asylum. With the East German secret police closing in, someone will have to go to behind the Berlin Wall to investigate the potential defector. It's a job Deputy Director James Greer can only…

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