![]() Unknown to each other, Graf and Connolly find themselves on opposite sides in the hunt for the saboteur. But when rumors of a defector circulate through the German ranks, Graf becomes a suspect. Kay Connolly, once an actress, now a young English Intelligence officer, ships out for Belgium to locate the launch sites and neutralize the threat. It’s November 1944–Willi Graf, a German rocket engineer, is launching Nazi Germany’s V2 rockets at London from Occupied Holland. Munich, released in 2017, was another big hit, both critically and commercially, for Harris-so it’s no surprise that, story-wise, his next offering, V2, a WWII thriller about an actress turned spy and a German rocket engineer, falls somewhere between those to books.Ĭheck out the official plot details and cover art below.įrom the best-selling author of Fatherland and Munich comes a WWII thriller about a German rocket engineer, a former actress turned British spy, and the Nazi rocket program. Though he’s written in a number of sub-genres over the years, Harris is perhaps best known for An Officer and a Spy (2013), which is widely regarded as one of the better spy novels in recent memory. Either way, it was a daring move, and one that his readers are still talking about. While controversial, the twist itself greatly impacted the overall plot and setting, leaving some readers who thought they were getting a certain type of story completely thrown for a loop. Most recently, he wrote The Second Sleep (2019), which featured a shocking twist that, incredibly, never really leaked out ahead of the book’s release. Harris, 63, has published more than a dozen thrillers since 1992 when Fatherland, his debut novel, was first released. If you enjoy this, know that Beatriz's work with the CIA features prominently in Cleeton's 2022 release (and MMD Summer Reading Guide selection) Our Last Days in Barcelona.On September 29th, 2020 V2, a new standalone spy thriller set during World War II from Robert Harris, is set to hit bookstores. A page-turning story of love and revenge, though not necessarily in that order. senator, a man who will change her life-though perhaps not in the way either of them hoped. Things get complicated when she falls for a handsome and politically ambitious U.S. But her offer is too good for her government to refuse, and she soon finds herself uncomfortably close to Castro and other dangerous men, seeking precious information the U.S. Beatriz Perez was forced to flee her beloved homeland of Cuba for the refuge of Palm Beach, and will do whatever it takes to help her family and the country she still sees as her own, including begging the CIA to put her to use as a spy-something virtually unheard of in the 1960s. This standalone sequel to Next Year in Havana delivers a tale of politics, history, and love. Some links (including all Amazon links) are affiliate links. By their very nature, the stakes are high in these books-and I hope the enjoyment (for the reader, at least, ha!) is even higher. Peruse the list, take note of books you’ve already read and enjoyed, and those you may enjoy reading next. Today we’ve gathered an assortment of spy novels from different genres. ![]() I want to know what will happen next, whether they’ll be discovered, whether they should be caught. But whether someone is spying on the enemy or trying to get one over on a business competitor, spy novels make for page-turning, edge-of-my-seat reading. I wonder: How do they do that?! I worry: Have I ever been around anyone undercover? (Actually, I know the answer to that one is yes, it’s a long story.) There are all kinds of ethical ramifications and the purported Good Guys aren’t always that good, I know. I tend to be a well-behaved law-abider in my regular life, and perhaps that’s why I’m in awe of the spies portrayed in these pages. But upon reflection, I realized I’m consistently drawn to these stories-and should actually make a point to seek them out! (I shouldn’t be surprised: I’ve loved these books since I was a kid reading Nancy Drew and Harriet the Spy.) I wouldn’t think to mention spy novels, because I don’t read a whole lot of them. If you were to ask what kinds of books I especially enjoy, I would for sure tell you about compulsively readable literary fiction, compelling mysteries, historical fiction, nerdy nonfiction and memoir and romance. ![]() Not only did these two books deliver thoroughly enjoyable reading experiences, they also reminded me how much I love a great spy story. ![]() This spring, when I was vetting titles for the 2022 Summer Reading Guide, I just happened to read two wonderful books whose plots revolved around espionage. ![]()
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