The most popular spies books of 2025

Books about spies take you into a world of secrets and double lives. Agents, handlers, moles and defectors play a game where no one can be trusted, in classic espionage novels and true stories from the archives. Expect tension, betrayal and the loneliness of living a lie. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Hotel Melikov
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Hotel Melikov

Jonathan Payne

Published 2025

288 pages

Inside the cartel
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Inside the cartel

Martin Suarez, Ian Frisch

Published 2025

304 pages

Proxy War
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Proxy War

J. R. Olson, David Bruns

Published 2025

356 pages

Red Ultimatum
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Red Ultimatum

Gary Grossman, Edwin D. Fuller

Published 2025

448 pages

Clown Town
Cover of Clown Town

Clown Town

Mick Herron

Published 2025

352 pages

Black Tag
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Black Tag

Simon Mayo

2025 · 2026 edition

384 pages