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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorJSA: The Golden Age
James Robinson · 200 pages
At the end of World War II, America's superheroes faded away, returning to their secret lives. One minor superhero, Tex Thompson, a.k.a. The Americomando, came home from heroic deeds in Germany to parades and medals. Soon, the remaining heroes begin gathering to wonder about Tex Thompson's hidden agenda.
The Honourable Schoolboy
John le Carre · 575 pages
In the aftermath of the events described in *Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy*, George Smiley attempts to bring the Circus back from the brink and undo the damage caused by the traitor/mole Bill Haydon while still pursuing his "arch nemesis" Karla.
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Morris West · 330 pages
A story about the problems of a newly elected Pope from the Ukraine who has spent many years as a prisoner of the Russians in Siberia. He knows, and has the grudging respect of, Russia's Premier. A subplot of a much more temporal nature is the story of an American newspaperman and a young Italian matron.
Watchmen
Alan Moore · 416 pages
"This book examines each of the series' twelve issues in unprecedented detail, moving page by page and panel by panel to reveal the hidden foundations of this milestone in modern storytelling. Edited with notes by Leslie S. Klinger, this new edition draws upon critical and scholastic commentary, in-depth interviews with Dave Gibbons, and previously unseen original source material. Klinger provides
Velvet, Vol. 2: The Secret Lives of Dead Men
Ed Brubaker · 128 pages
Everything Velvet Templeton ever believed about the worst night of her life has turned out to be a lie, and now she's coming back to London, taking the hunt back to the hunters, to find the truth or die trying. Don't miss the second volume in the adventures of comics' favorite new super-spy! Collects **Velvet** issues #6-10
Finale
Thomas Mallon · 462 pages
"Captures the crusading ideologies, blunders, and glamour of the still-hotly-debated Reagan years, taking readers to the political gridiron of Washington, the wealthiest enclaves of Southern California, and the volcanic landscape of Iceland, where the president engages in two almost apocalyptic days of negotiation with Mikhail Gorbachev"--Dust jacket flap.
Noble House
James Clavell · 1,142 pages
The setting is Hong Kong, 1963. The action spans scarcely more than a week, but these are the days of high from kidnapping and murder to financial double-dealing and natural catastrophes -- fire, flood, and landslide. Yet they are days filled as well with all the mystery and romance of Hong Kong -- the heart of Asia -- rich in every trade... money, flesh, opium, power.
Victory Square
Olen Steinhauer · 368 pages
Homicide inspector Emil Brod reluctantly investigates the death of lieutenant general Yuri Kolev who may have been murdered by an underground prodemocracy group.
The Tears of Autumn
Charles McCarry · 276 pages
Influential secret agent Paul Christopher pursues a dangerous theory about the assassination of President Kennedy, an investigation that threatens American foreign policy.
The Coldest City
Antony Johnston · 171 pages
Set in the days immediately preceding the fall of the Berlin Wall, "The Coldest City" follows two British spies through the streets of West Berlin and across the border to the East as they attempt to recover an item of vital interest to national-- and international-- security.
The Manhattan Projects, Vol. 5: The Cold War
Jonathan Hickman · 144 pages
The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver · 528 pages
In her most accomplished novel, Barbara Kingsolver takes us on an epic journey from the Mexico City of artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor, FDR, and J. Edgar Hoover. The Lacuna is a poignant story of a man pulled between two nations as they invent their modern identities.Born in the United States, reared in a series of provisional households in Mexico-from a coastal
Red Rabbit
Tom Clancy · 640 pages
Jack Ryan's first days with the CIA may be the Pope's last days alive. Long before he was President or head of the CIA, before he fought terrorist attacks on the Super Bowl or the White House, even before a submarine named Red October made its perilous way across the Atlantic, Jack Ryan was an historian, teacher, and recent ex-Marine temporarily living in England while researching a book. A ser
The Enemy
Lee Child · 480 pages
Jack Reacher. Hero. Loner. Soldier. Soldier's son. An elite military cop, he was one of the army's brightest stars. But in every cop's life there is a turning point. One case. One messy, tangled case that can shatter a career. Turn a lawman into a renegade. And make him question words like honor, valor, and duty. For Jack Reacher, this is that case.New Year's Day, 1990. The Berlin Wall is coming d
London Match
Len Deighton · 387 pages
Ce roman fait suite à ##Le réseau Brahms## et à ##Mexico poker## en formant une trilogie. La force de cette sombre histoire d'espionnage réside surtout dans la tentation d'approfondir les états d'âme des principaux protagonistes. Sans reprendre la trilogie de Smiley de John Le Carré, certaines ressemblances dans l'intrigue n'empêcheront pas les amateurs de cette formule de lire avec plaisir ces tr
When the Wind Blows
Raymond Briggs · 46 pages
Raymond Briggs' now famous bestselling comic cartoon book depicts the effects of a nuclear attack on an elderly couple in his usual humorous yet macabre way.
The Untouchable
John Banville · 410 pages
(From the Hardcover edition) Twenty years after his "retirement," ex-spy Victor Maskell attempts to come to terms with what has happened to his life by embarking on his memoirs. This is the plot which fuels Banville's stunning new novel--a story that goes beyond the mere facts of espionage to penetrate the intricate heart of the spy.
The Manchurian Candidate
Richard Condon · 320 pages
Sgt Raymond Shaw is a hero of the first order. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of an influential senator...and the perfect assassin. Brainwashed during his time as a POW he is a 'sleeper', a living weapon to be triggered by a secret signal. He will act without question, no matter what order he is made to
Istanbul Passage
Joseph Kanon
"From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Stardust, The Good German, and Los Alamos--a gripping tale of an American undercover agent in 1945 Istanbul who descends into the murky cat-and-mouse world of compromise and betrayal that will come to define the entire post-war era. A neutral capital straddling Europe and Asia, Istanbul has spent the war as a magnet for refugees and spies. Even American b