John le Carré 1987
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Spies, moles and state secrets · it messes with your head
- Genre
- Thriller Classics Crime
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It messes with your head · you can't put it down
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Nothing is quite what it seems · a crime, and the clues to solve it yourself
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Espionage and cerebral
Spy Who Came in from the Cold
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Nobody is entirely good · it tells it straight
Count Zero
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It messes with your head · a threat that keeps growing
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Only it grabs you with a mystery
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Nobody is entirely good · it's hiding a secret
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You end up rooting for the wrong people · the truth comes out bit by bit
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You end up rooting for the wrong people · it leaves you thinking
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You end up rooting for the wrong people · the truth comes out bit by bit
Gone Girl
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You end up rooting for the wrong people · the truth comes out bit by bit
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You end up rooting for the wrong people · the truth comes out bit by bit
The Blind Assassin
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No clean hands here · sad, and in no hurry
Rebecca
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A mystery you want to solve · properly scary
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Nobody is entirely good · properly scary
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No clean hands here · a crime, and the clues to solve it yourself
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Nobody is entirely good · it's hiding a secret
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It grabs you with a mystery · it'll scare you
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Eva García Sáenz de Urturi 2013
A mystery you want to solve · it'll scare you
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Only espionage
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Readers put them together in Spy novels where nobody gets out clean
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Only cerebral
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Nobody is entirely good · a threat that keeps growing
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No clean hands here · a farewell that moves you
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Nobody is entirely good · it changes how you see things
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