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"I Have Nothing to Hide"
by Heidi Boghosian • 2021
Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.
3.64
191
"I Have Nothing to Hide" Summary
"I Have Nothing to Hide" 89%
Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.
by Heidi Boghosian 2021
3.64
191 ratings
Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
3.68
659
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation 89%
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
by Julia Angwin 2014
3.68
659 ratings
Dead Eye
by Mark Greaney • 2013
After killing a Russian mobster, a rogue spy becomes the hunted, pursued by a sociopathic rival.
4.42
23k+
Dead Eye Summary
Dead Eye 88%
After killing a Russian mobster, a rogue spy becomes the hunted, pursued by a sociopathic rival.
by Mark Greaney 2013
4.42
23k+ ratings
Nothing to Hide
by Daniel J. Solove • 2011
Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.
3.85
182
Nothing to Hide Summary
Nothing to Hide 88%
Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.
by Daniel J. Solove 2011
3.85
182 ratings
Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown • 1998
A cryptographer's weekend is interrupted when an unbreakable code threatens to destroy the NSA.
3.71
667k+
Digital Fortress Summary
Digital Fortress 88%
A cryptographer's weekend is interrupted when an unbreakable code threatens to destroy the NSA.
by Dan Brown 1998
3.71
667k+ ratings
The Apartment Across the Hall
by Jack Dane • 2025
In a shabby Brooklyn walkup, she watches the neighbor's women go in and never come out.
3.55
13k+
The Apartment Across the Hall Summary
The Apartment Across the Hall 88%
In a shabby Brooklyn walkup, she watches the neighbor's women go in and never come out.
by Jack Dane 2025
3.55
13k+ ratings
Black List
by Brad Thor • 2012
A black ops agent on a kill list uncovers a surveillance empire planning a devastating cyberattack
4.25
23k+
Black List Summary
Black List 88%
A black ops agent on a kill list uncovers a surveillance empire planning a devastating cyberattack
by Brad Thor 2012
4.25
23k+ ratings
Your Face Belongs to Us
by Kashmir Hill • 2023
A startup scraped 3 billion faces, sold the tool to police, and public anonymity may never recover.
4.11
2k+
Your Face Belongs to Us Summary
Your Face Belongs to Us 87%
A startup scraped 3 billion faces, sold the tool to police, and public anonymity may never recover.
by Kashmir Hill 2023
4.11
2k+ 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 87%
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
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 87%
A Congo massacre leads a covert operative to a global conspiracy to unleash a weaponized plague.
by Brad Thor 2015
4.23
17k+ ratings
Memorial Day
by Vince Flynn • 2004
A nuclear device is seized, but a second bomb is already racing toward the capital.
4.33
53k+
Memorial Day Summary
Memorial Day 87%
A nuclear device is seized, but a second bomb is already racing toward the capital.
by Vince Flynn 2004
4.33
53k+ ratings
Why Privacy Matters
by Neil Richards • 2021
Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.
4.06
177
Why Privacy Matters Summary
Why Privacy Matters 87%
Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.
by Neil Richards 2021
4.06
177 ratings
The Perfect Police State
by Geoffrey Cain • 2021
China's Xinjiang AI state predicts crimes before they happen, and exports the blueprint globally.
4.23
1k+
The Perfect Police State Summary
The Perfect Police State 87%
China's Xinjiang AI state predicts crimes before they happen, and exports the blueprint globally.
by Geoffrey Cain 2021
4.23
1k+ ratings
Privacy in the Age of Big Data
by Theresa Payton • 2014
Your devices watch everything you do. Here is what they collect and how to stop it.
3.56
112
Privacy in the Age of Big Data Summary
Privacy in the Age of Big Data 87%
Your devices watch everything you do. Here is what they collect and how to stop it.
by Theresa Payton 2014
3.56
112 ratings
Doctor Who
by Lance Parkin • 2002
A time machine auction could start a war, but the Doctor knows it's a con.
3.62
202
Doctor Who Summary
Doctor Who 87%
A time machine auction could start a war, but the Doctor knows it's a con.
by Lance Parkin 2002
3.62
202 ratings
The Marriage Act
by John Marrs • 2023
The government rewards marriage with privilege. An AI decides who deserves to keep it.
3.79
50k+
The Marriage Act Summary
The Marriage Act 87%
The government rewards marriage with privilege. An AI decides who deserves to keep it.
by John Marrs 2023
3.79
50k+ ratings
Liquid Surveillance
by Zygmunt Bauman • 2012
Surveillance has gone from prison tower to loyalty card: fluid, seductive, and nearly invisible.
3.80
490
Liquid Surveillance Summary
Liquid Surveillance 87%
Surveillance has gone from prison tower to loyalty card: fluid, seductive, and nearly invisible.
by Zygmunt Bauman 2012
3.80
490 ratings
Everyone Is Watching
by Heather Gudenkauf • 2024
A desperate mother joins a reality competition, but the game's true prize is survival.
3.64
35k+
Everyone Is Watching Summary
Everyone Is Watching 87%
A desperate mother joins a reality competition, but the game's true prize is survival.
by Heather Gudenkauf 2024
3.64
35k+ 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 87%
The First Lady is a Soviet double, and one writer suspects the truth.
by Irving Wallace 1980
3.92
5k+ 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 87%
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 Broker
by John Grisham • 2005
A fallen insider, pardoned and exiled to Italy, becomes bait in a CIA trap.
3.84
103k+
The Broker Summary
The Broker 87%
A fallen insider, pardoned and exiled to Italy, becomes bait in a CIA trap.
by John Grisham 2005
3.84
103k+ ratings
Act of War
by Brad Thor • 2014
A Chinese attack plan targets America; counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath must dismantle it.
4.20
18k+
Act of War Summary
Act of War 87%
A Chinese attack plan targets America; counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath must dismantle it.
by Brad Thor 2014
4.20
18k+ ratings
Shadow of Doubt
by Brad Thor • 2024
A defector's secret sends a haunted spy through Europe to stop a conspiracy at the top.
4.45
14k+
Shadow of Doubt Summary
Shadow of Doubt 87%
A defector's secret sends a haunted spy through Europe to stop a conspiracy at the top.
by Brad Thor 2024
4.45
14k+ ratings
The Girl in the Spider's Web
by David Lagercrantz • 2015
Journalist and hacker reunite to protect a boy whose father was murdered for his AI research.
3.81
170k+
The Girl in the Spider's Web Summary
The Girl in the Spider's Web 87%
Journalist and hacker reunite to protect a boy whose father was murdered for his AI research.
by David Lagercrantz 2015
3.81
170k+ 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 87%
Sleeper agents activate suitcase nukes in American cities; one operative has hours to stop them.
by Brad Thor 2004
4.22
31k+ ratings
The Bear and the Dragon
by Tom Clancy • 2000
China storms Siberia for its oil. To stop them, America arms Russia, risking nuclear war.
3.92
32k+
The Bear and the Dragon Summary
The Bear and the Dragon 87%
China storms Siberia for its oil. To stop them, America arms Russia, risking nuclear war.
by Tom Clancy 2000
3.92
32k+ ratings
We Are Watching
by Alison Gaylin • 2025
A widow's teenage novel sparked an online cult that now demands her family's death on camera.
3.45
6k+
We Are Watching Summary
We Are Watching 87%
A widow's teenage novel sparked an online cult that now demands her family's death on camera.
by Alison Gaylin 2025
3.45
6k+ ratings
Watching You
by Lisa Jewell • 2018
A teacher moves to a quiet suburb, sparking obsession, paranoia, and a murder nobody saw.
3.86
231k+
Watching You Summary
Watching You 87%
A teacher moves to a quiet suburb, sparking obsession, paranoia, and a murder nobody saw.
by Lisa Jewell 2018
3.86
231k+ ratings
Kill Shot
by Vince Flynn • 2012
Ambushed in Paris, a wounded CIA assassin hunts the mole who sold him out.
4.32
61k+
Kill Shot Summary
Kill Shot 87%
Ambushed in Paris, a wounded CIA assassin hunts the mole who sold him out.
by Vince Flynn 2012
4.32
61k+ ratings
The Right to Oblivion
by Lowry Pressly • 2024
Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.
4.01
254
The Right to Oblivion Summary
The Right to Oblivion 86%
Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.
by Lowry Pressly 2024
4.01
254 ratings
The Chaos Agent
by Mark Greaney • 2024
Hunted by drones worldwide, two operatives uncover a rogue AI weapon rewriting the rules of war.
4.46
15k+
The Chaos Agent Summary
The Chaos Agent 86%
Hunted by drones worldwide, two operatives uncover a rogue AI weapon rewriting the rules of war.
by Mark Greaney 2024
4.46
15k+ ratings
The Couple Before Us
by Daniel Hurst • 2025
A hidden note warns her new home has a dark past. Everyone insists she drop it. She refuses.
3.73
3k+
The Couple Before Us Summary
The Couple Before Us 86%
A hidden note warns her new home has a dark past. Everyone insists she drop it. She refuses.
by Daniel Hurst 2025
3.73
3k+ ratings
Lethal Agent
by Kyle Mills • 2019
An ISIS leader has a lethal virus. A senator exploits the panic. One agent fights both.
4.39
21k+
Lethal Agent Summary
Lethal Agent 86%
An ISIS leader has a lethal virus. A senator exploits the panic. One agent fights both.
by Kyle Mills 2019
4.39
21k+ ratings
The Bourne Supremacy
by Robert Ludlum • 1986
A taipan seizes his wife. The ransom: the impostor killing in his name across Hong Kong.
4.11
183k+
The Bourne Supremacy Summary
The Bourne Supremacy 86%
A taipan seizes his wife. The ransom: the impostor killing in his name across Hong Kong.
by Robert Ludlum 1986
4.11
183k+ ratings
Night Watcher
by Daphne Woolsoncroft • 2025
She survived a masked killer as a child. Now a caller dies on her radio show.
3.70
15k+
Night Watcher Summary
Night Watcher 86%
She survived a masked killer as a child. Now a caller dies on her radio show.
by Daphne Woolsoncroft 2025
3.70
15k+ ratings
The Cry of the Halidon
by Robert Ludlum • 1972
A geologist's secret Jamaica survey pits him against a cartel, spies, and a hidden society.
3.77
7k+
The Cry of the Halidon Summary
The Cry of the Halidon 86%
A geologist's secret Jamaica survey pits him against a cartel, spies, and a hidden society.
by Robert Ludlum 1972
3.77
7k+ ratings
Hum
by Helen Phillips • 2024
A mother sells her face to AI for cash. Her children vanish into a watching city.
3.50
13k+
Hum Summary
Hum 86%
A mother sells her face to AI for cash. Her children vanish into a watching city.
by Helen Phillips 2024
3.50
13k+ ratings
One Nation Under Blackmail
by Whitney Alyse Webb • 2022
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
4.42
712
One Nation Under Blackmail Summary
One Nation Under Blackmail 86%
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022
4.42
712 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 86%
A boatbuilder kills a stranger at sea, then Russian agents hunt him through New Hampshire woods.
by Joseph Finder 2025
4.11
22k+ ratings
Change Agent
by Daniel Suarez • 2017
An Interpol analyst wakes as the cartel boss he's chasing. His colleagues now hunt him.
3.98
8k+
Change Agent Summary
Change Agent 86%
An Interpol analyst wakes as the cartel boss he's chasing. His colleagues now hunt him.
by Daniel Suarez 2017
3.98
8k+ ratings
Moonraker
by Ian Fleming • 1955
A national hero's card cheating pulls Bond into a missile project hiding a deadlier deception.
3.81
32k+
Moonraker Summary
Moonraker 86%
A national hero's card cheating pulls Bond into a missile project hiding a deadlier deception.
by Ian Fleming 1955
3.81
32k+ ratings
April Storm
by Leila Meacham • 2024
Kathryn Walker is being watched. Her husband is lying. And April has never been so deadly.
3.43
1k+
April Storm Summary
April Storm 86%
Kathryn Walker is being watched. Her husband is lying. And April has never been so deadly.
by Leila Meacham 2024
3.43
1k+ 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 86%
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
Red Sky Mourning
by Jack Carr • 2024
A rogue submarine, a quantum AI gone dark, and the retired SEAL between them.
4.48
22k+
Red Sky Mourning Summary
Red Sky Mourning 86%
A rogue submarine, a quantum AI gone dark, and the retired SEAL between them.
by Jack Carr 2024
4.48
22k+ ratings
The Gray Man
by Mark Greaney • 2009
Betrayed mid-flight, an elite assassin must fight across Europe to save his handler's family.
4.16
52k+
The Gray Man Summary
The Gray Man 86%
Betrayed mid-flight, an elite assassin must fight across Europe to save his handler's family.
by Mark Greaney 2009
4.16
52k+ ratings
The Last Word
by Taylor Adams • 2023
A widow's one-star review draws a dangerous author to her isolated home to demand a retraction.
3.67
83k+
The Last Word Summary
The Last Word 86%
A widow's one-star review draws a dangerous author to her isolated home to demand a retraction.
by Taylor Adams 2023
3.67
83k+ ratings
Capture or Kill
by Don Bentley • 2024
An Iranian commander's warning pitches Mitch Rapp into a race to stop a catastrophic attack.
4.33
17k+
Capture or Kill Summary
Capture or Kill 86%
An Iranian commander's warning pitches Mitch Rapp into a race to stop a catastrophic attack.
by Don Bentley 2024
4.33
17k+ ratings
Gone Tomorrow
by Lee Child • 2009
Ex-MP Jack Reacher witnesses a subway suicide that pulls him into a lethal Cold War conspiracy.
4.19
117k+
Gone Tomorrow Summary
Gone Tomorrow 86%
Ex-MP Jack Reacher witnesses a subway suicide that pulls him into a lethal Cold War conspiracy.
by Lee Child 2009
4.19
117k+ ratings
The Bourne Ultimatum
by Robert Ludlum • 2004
To save his family, a professor must once again become the deadliest assassin alive.
4.08
68k+
The Bourne Ultimatum Summary
The Bourne Ultimatum 86%
To save his family, a professor must once again become the deadliest assassin alive.
by Robert Ludlum 2004
4.08
68k+ ratings
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett • 1978
A German spy knows the D-Day secret; a woman on a barren island must stop him.
4.22
171k+
Eye of the Needle Summary
Eye of the Needle 86%
A German spy knows the D-Day secret; a woman on a barren island must stop him.
by Ken Follett 1978
4.22
171k+ ratings
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