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spy fiction
August 28, 2024
Magazine
Laura Marsh
Rachel Kushner’s Spy Games
In “Creation Lake,” a brilliant secret agent delights in her infiltration of a niche world of ideas.
October 12, 2021
Jake Bittle
John le Carré’s Genius for Surveillance
From his early novels to his final work, “Silverview,” le Carré captured the pervasive sense of being watched.
June 14, 2021
Jo Livingstone
Impostor Syndrome
Explores the Secret Life of a Woman in Tech
In Kathy Wang’s spy thriller, navigating the pressures of the workplace is a lot like espionage.
March 10, 2021
Scott Bradfield
Graham Greene Against the World
Has any other novelist lived a life so steeped in political intrigue?
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