Books like The Art of Betrayal by Gordon Corera

A comprehensive nonfiction narrative tracing the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, al‑Qaida, and U.S. intelligence failures leading to the 9/11 attacks.

A biography of Oleg Gordievsky, the Soviet double‑agent who, while working undercover in the KGB, supplied MI6 with critical intelligence that accelerated the collapse of the Cold War.

A youthful spy, Agent K, travels around the world on covert missions, documenting his espionage techniques in a beginner’s manual filled with decoding tips and code‑cracking methods.

An exhaustive history of Britain’s MI5 and MI6, detailing their triumphs, failures, and covert operations from World War II through the present.

"Unmatched in its breadth and accessibility, Spy Book, 2nd edition is the definitive reference to the secret world of dead drops, code names, double agents, and black projects. With access to previously unavailable data, the authors have selected the most fascinating and important people, agencies, operations, terms, and tradecraft." "The 2,500+ entries of Spy Book include: spies A-Z - Benjamin Franklin, Mata Hari, Alger Hiss, Julius Rosenberg, Sidney Reilly, Graham Greene, Robert Hanssen, Jonathan Pollard; recent discoveries - tunnel in Washington, bug in the state department, possible Al-Qaida agents in Guantanamo, Operation Ryan; agencies and organizations - from the United States - CIA, NSA, NRO, FBI, OSS, NSC, ONI - and abroad - Lakam, Mossad, GRU, Kempei Tai, SDECE, Okhrana, Biuro Szfrow, Fremde Heere Ost, MI6, G2A6, Black Ocean Society, Savak; operations - Rainbow, Goldfinger, Ryan, Bodyguard, Kreml, Chaos, Moby Dick, Shamrock, Mogul, Clickbeetle, Bride/Venona, Ivy Bells, Sorm, Faust, Slammer, Zeppelin, Silver, Cicero; and gadgets and tools, terms, spy culture and more."--BOOK JACKET.