Books like The spy wore silk by Andrea Pickens

Thomas Hardy’s bleak final novel follows Jude Fawley, a stonemason from rural Wessex, whose search for faith, love and independence collides with society’s harsh conventions and leads to tragedy.

John le Carré’s thriller follows a former spy who infiltrates an international arms and drug cartel, revealing the dark underbelly of global crime and the moral ambiguity that defines modern espionage.

The Third Man, a novella by Graham Greene, follows the mysterious black‑market trader Harry Lime in post‑war Vienna, where he is believed to be dead.

Richard, Duke of Cleybourne, returns to his country estate to deal with the tragic loss he had suffered four years earlier. But the arrival of Miss Jessica Maitland and Gabriella, his new ward, throws a wrench into his plans. The governess, feisty and flame-haired, reveals that the girl is in danger, and the mysterious events escalate into a murder mystery at Cleybourne Castle.

Former MI5 spy turned BBC radio producer Juliet Armstrong must confront dangerous foes from her World War II past when her old enemies stalk her in London after decades of quiet life.

Natty Bumppo's first journey into frontier life and the challenges of defending his freedom against dangerous Indians and the corrupting influence of a ruthless new lawman, setting the stage for the larger story of The Last of the Mohicans.

Jason Bourne, a deep‑cover operative with no memory, is rescued after a beachwreck and discovers a bank account embedded in his body that leads him to Switzerland and the truth about his past.

"In 1945, Jewish refugees by the thousands set out for Palestine. Those who made it relied on the underground to shelter them; taking false names, they blended with the population, joining the wildly different factions fighting for independence. "City of Secrets" follows one survivor, Brand, as he tries to regain himself after losing everyone he's ever loved. Now driving a taxi provided--like his new identity--by the underground, he navigates the twisting streets of Jerusalem as well as the overlapping, sometimes deadly loyalties of the resistance. Alone, haunted by memories, Brand tries to become again the man he was before the war--honest, strong, capable of moral choice. He falls in love with Eva, a fellow survivor and member of his cell, and commits himself to the revolution, accepting missions that grow more and more dangerous even as he suspects he's being used by his cell's dashing leader, Asher. By the time Brand understands the truth, it's too late." -- jacket.

Mr. Darcy's diary reveals his complex inner world and surprising truths.

John le Carré’s Cold‑War spy thriller follows British agent Alec Leamas as he takes one last perilous assignment to outwit East German intelligence.

Four orphaned young women trained at Mrs. Merlin’s academy become England’s most lethal spies, weaving through London’s Mayfair ballrooms and grim back alleys to expose government corruption while battling a dangerous romance.

Orphans from London’s slums become elite spies trained at Mrs. Merlin’s Academy, where the daring Shannon must foil an assassin targeting a British ballistics expert’s family while navigating her uneasy partnership with the rakish Russian spy Alexandr Orlov.

Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset’s historical epic follows 14th‑century Norwegian woman Kristin Lavransdatter through devotion, love, family, and societal upheaval, set against a richly detailed backdrop of medieval Norway.

Red Joan traces the wartime espionage of a brilliant British physicist who, inspired by the true story of Melita Norwood, risked her career and conscience by leaking secrets to the Soviets amid the looming use of the atomic bomb.

During World War II, British agent Maggie Hope infiltrates the White House as Winston Churchill’s typist, uncovering a murder mystery that threatens President Roosevelt and the Allied war effort.

A thrilling spy novel set against the backdrop of World War II, following a cargo ship captain's dangerous mission to help Britain's allies fight Nazi Germany's submarines and ships, as well as smuggle equipment to a Swedish coast operation to aid the war effort.

In The Secret Servant, Israeli spy Gabriel Allon races against the clock to uncover a looming terrorist plot after the murder of a Dutch analyst, while a kidnapped American ambassador’s daughter forces him into a perilous hunt through international intrigue.

In pre‑war London, the Carne sisters—Deirdre, Katrine, and young Sheil—continue their childhood game of storytelling, until Deirdre’s encounter with Judge Toddington’s wife forces the sisters to face the limits of their imagination.