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American Kompromat
by Craig Unger • 2021
The KGB spent decades turning a developer into a candidate; money was the kompromat.
3.91
1k+
American Kompromat Summary
American Kompromat 91%
The KGB spent decades turning a developer into a candidate; money was the kompromat.
by Craig Unger 2021
3.91
1k+ ratings
Russian Roulette
by Michael Isikoff • 2018
Putin ordered it, WikiLeaks delivered it, and Trump's team kept taking the meetings.
4.20
7k+
Russian Roulette Summary
Russian Roulette 91%
Putin ordered it, WikiLeaks delivered it, and Trump's team kept taking the meetings.
by Michael Isikoff 2018
4.20
7k+ ratings
The Second Lady
by Irving Wallace • 1980
The First Lady is a Soviet double, and one writer suspects the truth.
3.92
5k+
The Second Lady Summary
The Second Lady 91%
The First Lady is a Soviet double, and one writer suspects the truth.
by Irving Wallace 1980
3.92
5k+ ratings
Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks
by Sean M. Wiswesser • 2026
Corruption, not ideology, drives Putin's spies, and their greatest secret is how often they fail.
4.09
33
Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks Summary
Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks 91%
Corruption, not ideology, drives Putin's spies, and their greatest secret is how often they fail.
by Sean M. Wiswesser 2026
4.09
33 ratings
House of Trump, House of Putin
by Craig Unger • 2018
Trump's condos laundered billions for the Russian mob, tied to Putin through a single crime boss.
4.02
2k+
House of Trump, House of Putin Summary
House of Trump, House of Putin 90%
Trump's condos laundered billions for the Russian mob, tied to Putin through a single crime boss.
by Craig Unger 2018
4.02
2k+ ratings
Edge of Honor
by Brad Thor • 2025
A honeymoon ends in an ambush. The killers are Americans, and Washington gave the order.
4.44
12k+
Edge of Honor Summary
Edge of Honor 90%
A honeymoon ends in an ambush. The killers are Americans, and Washington gave the order.
by Brad Thor 2025
4.44
12k+ ratings
Foreign Agent
by Brad Thor • 2016
An ISIS massacre of a CIA team masks a Russian plot to start a ground war.
4.25
17k+
Foreign Agent Summary
Foreign Agent 90%
An ISIS massacre of a CIA team masks a Russian plot to start a ground war.
by Brad Thor 2016
4.25
17k+ ratings
The Cellist
by Daniel Silva • 2021
Gabriel Allon traces a murdered Russian exile to a Swiss bank laundering billions for the Kremlin.
4.00
35k+
The Cellist Summary
The Cellist 90%
Gabriel Allon traces a murdered Russian exile to a Swiss bank laundering billions for the Kremlin.
by Daniel Silva 2021
4.00
35k+ ratings
The English Girl
by Daniel Silva • 2013
A British political aide and secret PM lover vanishes, dragging Gabriel Allon into a Russian plot.
4.19
37k+
The English Girl Summary
The English Girl 90%
A British political aide and secret PM lover vanishes, dragging Gabriel Allon into a Russian plot.
by Daniel Silva 2013
4.19
37k+ ratings
Overkill
by James Barrington • 2004
A British agent finds a Russian nuclear weapon headed for London, while its handlers hunt him.
4.28
1k+
Overkill Summary
Overkill 90%
A British agent finds a Russian nuclear weapon headed for London, while its handlers hunt him.
by James Barrington 2004
4.28
1k+ ratings
The Defector
by Daniel Silva • 2009
A Russian oligarch's revenge takes the one thing an Israeli spy cannot lose: his wife.
4.33
37k+
The Defector Summary
The Defector 90%
A Russian oligarch's revenge takes the one thing an Israeli spy cannot lose: his wife.
by Daniel Silva 2009
4.33
37k+ ratings
Only the Dead
by Jack Carr • 2023
Framed for the President's murder, a Navy SEAL hunts the global plot his father died investigating.
4.54
24k+
Only the Dead Summary
Only the Dead 90%
Framed for the President's murder, a Navy SEAL hunts the global plot his father died investigating.
by Jack Carr 2023
4.54
24k+ ratings
The Negotiator
by Frederick Forsyth • 1989
A broken negotiator's last job: free the President's son before Cold War tensions explode.
4.03
14k+
The Negotiator Summary
The Negotiator 90%
A broken negotiator's last job: free the President's son before Cold War tensions explode.
by Frederick Forsyth 1989
4.03
14k+ ratings
The Invention of Russia
by Arkady Ostrovsky • 2015
Television became the new Kremlin: how post-Soviet Russia was built on air, not on law.
4.01
2k+
The Invention of Russia Summary
The Invention of Russia 90%
Television became the new Kremlin: how post-Soviet Russia was built on air, not on law.
by Arkady Ostrovsky 2015
4.01
2k+ ratings
Hidden Order
by Brad Thor • 2013
Scot Harvath tracks a killer staging Federal Reserve murders as scenes from the American Revolution.
4.17
19k+
Hidden Order Summary
Hidden Order 90%
Scot Harvath tracks a killer staging Federal Reserve murders as scenes from the American Revolution.
by Brad Thor 2013
4.17
19k+ ratings
Moscow Rules
by Daniel Silva • 2008
A murdered journalist pulls Gabriel Allon into a Russian oligarch's plot to arm terrorists.
4.24
29k+
Moscow Rules Summary
Moscow Rules 90%
A murdered journalist pulls Gabriel Allon into a Russian oligarch's plot to arm terrorists.
by Daniel Silva 2008
4.24
29k+ ratings
The 14th Colony
by Steve Berry • 2016
A former spy races to stop a Soviet sleeper from nuking the inauguration.
4.07
13k+
The 14th Colony Summary
The 14th Colony 90%
A former spy races to stop a Soviet sleeper from nuking the inauguration.
by Steve Berry 2016
4.07
13k+ ratings
Kremlin Rising
by Peter Baker • 2005
Putin didn't seize Russia. Russians handed it to him, desperate for order after a decade of chaos.
3.90
332
Kremlin Rising Summary
Kremlin Rising 90%
Putin didn't seize Russia. Russians handed it to him, desperate for order after a decade of chaos.
by Peter Baker 2005
3.90
332 ratings
The Secret
by Lee Child • 2023
A string of suspicious scientist deaths pulls a demoted Army MP into a Cold War cover-up.
4.08
61k+
The Secret Summary
The Secret 90%
A string of suspicious scientist deaths pulls a demoted Army MP into a Cold War cover-up.
by Lee Child 2023
4.08
61k+ ratings
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
by Tom Clancy • 1988
The Soviet Union's most decorated soldier is the CIA's best mole. His time is running out.
4.10
61k+
The Cardinal of the Kremlin Summary
The Cardinal of the Kremlin 89%
The Soviet Union's most decorated soldier is the CIA's best mole. His time is running out.
by Tom Clancy 1988
4.10
61k+ ratings
The New Girl
by Daniel Silva • 2019
An Israeli spymaster searches for a Saudi princess whose abduction could ignite the Middle East.
4.28
34k+
The New Girl Summary
The New Girl 89%
An Israeli spymaster searches for a Saudi princess whose abduction could ignite the Middle East.
by Daniel Silva 2019
4.28
34k+ ratings
Sandworm
by Andy Greenberg • 2019
First hacker-caused blackouts, then a $10 billion attack. Both traced to a single Russian unit.
4.34
10k+
Sandworm Summary
Sandworm 89%
First hacker-caused blackouts, then a $10 billion attack. Both traced to a single Russian unit.
by Andy Greenberg 2019
4.34
10k+ ratings
Redemption
by Will Jordan • 2012
A haunted operative breaks into a Russian prison to free a spy the agency buried alive.
4.01
2k+
Redemption Summary
Redemption 89%
A haunted operative breaks into a Russian prison to free a spy the agency buried alive.
by Will Jordan 2012
4.01
2k+ ratings
The Red Web
by Andrei Soldatov • 2015
The Soviet Union fell but its surveillance state survived, rewired for the internet age.
3.95
700
The Red Web Summary
The Red Web 89%
The Soviet Union fell but its surveillance state survived, rewired for the internet age.
by Andrei Soldatov 2015
3.95
700 ratings
Follow the Money
by Dan Bongino • 2020
A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.
4.36
757
Follow the Money Summary
Follow the Money 89%
A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.
by Dan Bongino 2020
4.36
757 ratings
The Oligarch's Daughter
by Joseph Finder • 2025
A boatbuilder kills a stranger at sea, then Russian agents hunt him through New Hampshire woods.
4.11
22k+
The Oligarch's Daughter Summary
The Oligarch's Daughter 89%
A boatbuilder kills a stranger at sea, then Russian agents hunt him through New Hampshire woods.
by Joseph Finder 2025
4.11
22k+ ratings
Proof of Conspiracy
by Seth Abramson • 2019
While America voted, Trump's circle negotiated a new Middle East with Saudi Arabia and Russia.
4.28
469
Proof of Conspiracy Summary
Proof of Conspiracy 89%
While America voted, Trump's circle negotiated a new Middle East with Saudi Arabia and Russia.
by Seth Abramson 2019
4.28
469 ratings
Long Road to Mercy
by David Baldacci • 2018
A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.
3.94
83k+
Long Road to Mercy Summary
Long Road to Mercy 89%
A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.
by David Baldacci 2018
3.94
83k+ ratings
State of the Union
by Brad Thor • 2004
Sleeper agents activate suitcase nukes in American cities; one operative has hours to stop them.
4.22
31k+
State of the Union Summary
State of the Union 89%
Sleeper agents activate suitcase nukes in American cities; one operative has hours to stop them.
by Brad Thor 2004
4.22
31k+ ratings
The Other Woman
by Daniel Silva • 2018
Gabriel Allon's defector is murdered. The mole inside MI6 is a Cold War secret that refused to die.
4.16
32k+
The Other Woman Summary
The Other Woman 89%
Gabriel Allon's defector is murdered. The mole inside MI6 is a Cold War secret that refused to die.
by Daniel Silva 2018
4.16
32k+ ratings
Nielegałowie. Jak szpieguje nas Rosja?
by Shaun Walker • 2025
A century of Russian spies next door: from Lenin's fugitives to the sleepers caught last week.
4.22
2k+
Nielegałowie. Jak szpieguje nas Rosja? Summary
Nielegałowie. Jak szpieguje nas Rosja? 89%
A century of Russian spies next door: from Lenin's fugitives to the sleepers caught last week.
by Shaun Walker 2025
4.22
2k+ ratings
Code of Conduct
by Brad Thor • 2015
A Congo massacre leads a covert operative to a global conspiracy to unleash a weaponized plague.
4.23
17k+
Code of Conduct Summary
Code of Conduct 89%
A Congo massacre leads a covert operative to a global conspiracy to unleash a weaponized plague.
by Brad Thor 2015
4.23
17k+ ratings
Order to Kill
by Kyle Mills • 2016
A plan to irradiate Saudi oil fields pits a CIA agent against Russia's most lethal assassin.
4.35
24k+
Order to Kill Summary
Order to Kill 89%
A plan to irradiate Saudi oil fields pits a CIA agent against Russia's most lethal assassin.
by Kyle Mills 2016
4.35
24k+ ratings
The Whole Truth
by David Baldacci • 2008
A billionaire fabricates a global threat. A haunted spy and fallen journalist must expose the lie.
4.09
44k+
The Whole Truth Summary
The Whole Truth 89%
A billionaire fabricates a global threat. A haunted spy and fallen journalist must expose the lie.
by David Baldacci 2008
4.09
44k+ ratings
The Sword and the Shield
by Christopher Andrew • 1985
One KGB archivist smuggled out the foreign intelligence files, rewriting Cold War history.
3.93
2k+
The Sword and the Shield Summary
The Sword and the Shield 89%
One KGB archivist smuggled out the foreign intelligence files, rewriting Cold War history.
by Christopher Andrew 1985
3.93
2k+ ratings
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy
by Jim Marrs • 2010
A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.
3.91
749
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy Summary
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy 89%
A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.
by Jim Marrs 2010
3.91
749 ratings
The Bourne Legacy
by Eric Van Lustbader • 2005
An assassin-turned-professor, framed for murder, hunted by a rival who knows his every instinct.
3.9
31k+
The Bourne Legacy Summary
The Bourne Legacy 89%
An assassin-turned-professor, framed for murder, hunted by a rival who knows his every instinct.
by Eric Van Lustbader 2005
3.9
31k+ ratings
Red Rabbit
by Tom Clancy • 2002
A Soviet defector's warning sends a CIA analyst into St. Peter's Square to stop an assassination.
3.76
35k+
Red Rabbit Summary
Red Rabbit 89%
A Soviet defector's warning sends a CIA analyst into St. Peter's Square to stop an assassination.
by Tom Clancy 2002
3.76
35k+ ratings
Red War
by Kyle Mills • 2018
A dying dictator's war plans force his CIA nemesis and former assassin into an uneasy alliance.
4.24
22k+
Red War Summary
Red War 89%
A dying dictator's war plans force his CIA nemesis and former assassin into an uneasy alliance.
by Kyle Mills 2018
4.24
22k+ ratings
Area 51
by Annie Jacobsen • 2011
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
3.86
11k+
Area 51 Summary
Area 51 89%
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
by Annie Jacobsen 2011
3.86
11k+ ratings
Dressed Up for a Riot
by Michael Idov • 2018
a GQ editor's Moscow: protests fill squares, Pussy Riot faces trial, and cheese turns patriotic.
3.62
274
Dressed Up for a Riot Summary
Dressed Up for a Riot 89%
a GQ editor's Moscow: protests fill squares, Pussy Riot faces trial, and cheese turns patriotic.
by Michael Idov 2018
3.62
274 ratings
Putinism
by Walter Laqueur • 2015
Oil wealth, Orthodox faith, and a KGB veteran filled the vacuum the Soviet Union left behind.
3.32
260
Putinism Summary
Putinism 89%
Oil wealth, Orthodox faith, and a KGB veteran filled the vacuum the Soviet Union left behind.
by Walter Laqueur 2015
3.32
260 ratings
Freezing Order
by Bill Browder • 2022
A murdered lawyer, a trillion in dirty money, and the man Putin tried to trade for spies.
4.34
27k+
Freezing Order Summary
Freezing Order 89%
A murdered lawyer, a trillion in dirty money, and the man Putin tried to trade for spies.
by Bill Browder 2022
4.34
27k+ ratings
Our Dear Friends in Moscow
by Irina Borogan • 2025
Six friends chased a free Russian press. Two decades later, some wrote propaganda, some were dead.
4.07
238
Our Dear Friends in Moscow Summary
Our Dear Friends in Moscow 89%
Six friends chased a free Russian press. Two decades later, some wrote propaganda, some were dead.
by Irina Borogan 2025
4.07
238 ratings
Rise of the New World Order
by J. Micha-el Thomas Hays • 2013
From ancient Babylon to the Federal Reserve, one plan connects every war, crash, and stolen freedom.
4.39
551
Rise of the New World Order Summary
Rise of the New World Order 89%
From ancient Babylon to the Federal Reserve, one plan connects every war, crash, and stolen freedom.
by J. Micha-el Thomas Hays 2013
4.39
551 ratings
The Warsaw Protocol
by Steve Berry • 2020
Cotton Malone chases stolen holy relics to an auction where a president's ruin is bid.
4.00
9k+
The Warsaw Protocol Summary
The Warsaw Protocol 89%
Cotton Malone chases stolen holy relics to an auction where a president's ruin is bid.
by Steve Berry 2020
4.00
9k+ ratings
The Shadows of Power
by James Perloff • 1988
A single network picks presidents and plans depressions. The Constitution is their last obstacle.
4.04
162
The Shadows of Power Summary
The Shadows of Power 89%
A single network picks presidents and plans depressions. The Constitution is their last obstacle.
by James Perloff 1988
4.04
162 ratings
Deep Undercover
by Jack Barsky • 2017
To escape the KGB, he told them he was dying of AIDS. He stayed for his American daughter.
4.08
3k+
Deep Undercover Summary
Deep Undercover 89%
To escape the KGB, he told them he was dying of AIDS. He stayed for his American daughter.
by Jack Barsky 2017
4.08
3k+ ratings
In the Enemy's House
by Howard Blum • 2018
An FBI agent and a quiet linguist unraveled the Soviet codes that hid the atomic spies.
4.14
2k+
In the Enemy's House Summary
In the Enemy's House 89%
An FBI agent and a quiet linguist unraveled the Soviet codes that hid the atomic spies.
by Howard Blum 2018
4.14
2k+ ratings
The International Jew
by Anonymous • 2009
The claim that a single race secretly directs all world finance, politics, and revolution.
3.84
49
The International Jew Summary
The International Jew 89%
The claim that a single race secretly directs all world finance, politics, and revolution.
by Anonymous 2009
3.84
49 ratings
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