Everyone knows about the classic spy novel, but sometimes truth can be more amazing than fiction. We’ve rounded up some the best true spy books from celebrated authors. And, we’ve reviewed them for you (via Haiku, of course). If you are looking for some intriguing reads this summer that span the Revolutionary War to the Cold War, look no further than our list of favorite true spy books to get you going.
(Lastly, we know that some of these books have movies or tv series…read the books! They are so much better!)
1. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
by Ben Macintyre
Drive: A Better Life;
Free his world from lies. A Spy.
Drive: Wealth. A Traitor.
2. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
by Sonia Purnell
Striving to be more;
The world expected less from
Women. Heroine.
3. Bridge of Spies: A True Story of the Cold War
by Giles Whittell
Three men, caught between
Two worlds. One bridge to cross the
Chasm, widening.
4. Washington’s Spies: The Story of America’s First Spy Ring
by Alexander Rose
Invisible ink,
Couriers, horseback, codes, dare.
Tools of bygone spies.
5. The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
by Jennet Conant
Dahl. Before he was
A beloved weaver of words:
Weaving intrigue. Spy.