A-Z of the Best Spy Authors: Explore the Best Espionage Writers of All Time

Your Ultimate Guide to The Best Spy Authors

Explore the ultimate A-Z list of the best spy authors, from classic spy fiction pioneers to modern thriller masters. Whether you're a fan of Cold War intrigue, WW2 operations, or edge-of-your-seat post 9/11 suspense, this guide connects you to the spy authors who shaped the world of espionage fiction. Click on each name to dive deeper into their works, legacy, and must-read titles.

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A

• DAVID AARON
• EDWARD S. AARONS
• WARREN ADLER
• MARTHA ALBRAND
• JAMES ALDRIDGE
• TED ALLBEURY
• PATRICK ALEXANDER
• DOV ALFON
• CLYDE ALLISON
• ERIC AMBLER
• KINGSLEY AMIS
• EVELYN ANTHONY
• AMOS ARICHA
• KATE ATKINSON
• PHILLIP ATLEE
• MICHAEL AVALONE

B

• DESMOND BAGLEY
• BILL S BALLINGER
• CHARLES BEAUMONT
• JACK BEAUMONT
• FRANCIS BEEDING
• NOEL BEHN
• FRANCIS BENNETT
• RAYMOND BENSON
• KENNETH BENTON
• ALEX BERENSON
• I S BERRY
• BERNARD BESSON
• JOHN BINGHAM
• GAVN BLACK
• JOHN BLACKBURN
• PIERRE BOULLE
• WILLIAM BOYD
• TOM BRADBY
• JOHN BRAINE
• JOHN MICHAEL BRETT
• ADAM BROOKES
• JEAN BRUCE
• DAVID BRIERLEY
• HENRY BROMELL
• JOHN BUCHAN
• WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR.
• ANTHONY BURGESS

C

• JOHN LE CARRÉ
• ROBERT WRIGHT CAMPBELL
• ELLIOTT CANNON
• VICTOR CANNING
• G.K. CHESTERTON
• PETER CHEYNEY
• ERSKINE CHILDERS
• TOM CLANCY
• ERIC CLARK
• BRIAN CLEEVE
• RORY CLEMENTS
• KAREN CLEVELAND
• FRANCIS CLIFFORD
• MANNING COLES
• RICHARD CONDON
• JOSEPH CONRAD
• SIMON CONWAY
• BOB COOK
• DESMOND CORY
• PATRICK COSGRAVE
• STEPHEN COULTER AKA JAMES MAYO
• DAVID CRAIG
• JOHN CREASEY
• N J CRISP
• MARTIN CRUZ SMITH
• CHARLES CUMMING

D

• LIONEL DAVIDSON
• JEFFREY DEAVER
• LEN DEIGHTON
• ADAM DIMENT
• KEVIN DOHERTY
• DAVID DOWNING
• ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
• PETER DRISCOLL
• ALEX DRYDEN
• JEREMY DUNS

E

• JAMES EASTWOOD
• MAURICE EDELMAN
• CLIVE EGLETON
• JOHN EHRLICHMAN
• BARRY EISLER
• STEPHEN ENGLAND

F

• JAMES FENIMORE COOPER
• DAN FESPERMAN
• JOSEPH FINDER
• IAN FLEMING
• KEN FOLLETT
• VINCE FLYNN
• BRYAN FORBES
• COLIN FORBES
• FREDERICK FORSYTH
• BRIAN FREEMANTLE
• ALAN FURST

G

• SARAH GAINHAM
• FRANK GARDNER
• JOHN GARDNER
• ANDREW GARVE
• BRIAN GARFIELD
• WILLIAM GARNER
• ALEX GERLIS
• MICHAEL GILBERT
• DOROTHY GILMAN
• TIM GLISTER
• ROBERT GODDARD
• JAMES GRADY
• BILL GRANGER
• GRAHAM GREENE
• SAM GREENLEE
• ANDREI GULYASHKI

H

• ADAM HALL
• PETER HANINGTON
• DONALD HAMILTON
• PALMA HARCOURT
• SIMON HARVESTER
• TERRY HAYES
• WILLIAM HAGGARD
• WILLIAM H HALLAHAN
• OLIVER HARRIS
• ROBERT HARRIS
• MICHAEL HARTLAND
• MICK HERRON
• JACK HIGGINS
• EDWARD D HOCH
• DAVID HOLMAN
• JOSEPH HONE
• WILLIAM HOOD
• SYDNEY HORLER
• ANTHONY HOROWITZ
• HARRY HOSSENT
• GEOFFREY HOUSEHOLD
• RICHARD HOYT
• E HOWARD HUNT
• ANTHONY HYDE

I

• DAVID IGNATIUS

J

• LUKE JENNINGS
• OWEN JOHN
• ANTHONY JOHNSTON
• ALAN JUDD

K

• JOSEPH KANON
• PHILLIP KERR
• RUDYARD KIPLING
• DUNCAN KYLE
• MICHAEL KURLAND

L

• CHRISTOPHER LANDON
• DEREK LAMBERT
• AARON LATHAM
• JOHN LAWTON
• JAMES LEASOR
• ANTHONY LEJEUNE
• ROBERT LITTELL
• RICHARD LLEWELYN
• NICHOLAS LUARD
• ROBERT LUDLUM
• GAVIN LYALL
• GAYLE LYNDS

M

• COMPTON MACKENZIE
• HELEN MACINNES
• JULIAN MACLAREN-ROSS
• ALISTAIR MACLEAN
• DUNCAN MACNEILL
• CHARLES MCCARRY
• FRANK McAULIFFE
• IAN McEWAN
• ROSSA MCPHILLIPS
• DAVID McCLOSKEY
• NORMAN MAILER
• VICTOR MARCHETTI
• GEORGE MARKSTEIN
• DEREK MARLOWE
• STEPHEN MARLOWE
• JOHN P MARQUAND
• J C MASTERMAN
• BERKELEY MATHER
• FRANCINE MATHEWS
• JASON MATTHEWS
• OWEN MATTHEWS
• SOMERSET MAUGHAM
• HENRY S. MAXFIELD
• JOHN R MAXIM
• SIMON MAWER
• JAMES MITCHELL/JAMES MUNRO
• NELSON DE MILLE
• EDMUND P MURRAY

N

• JAMES NAUGHTIE
• BERNARD NEWMAN
• FREDERICK NOLAN
• MERLE NYGATE

O

• PETER O'DONNELL
• MANNING O'BRINE
• FRANK O'NEILL
• ANDY ONYX
• GEOFFREY OSBORNE

P

• S J PARRIS
• CHRIS PAVONE
• WILL PERRY
• CHARLOTTE PHILBY
• E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM
• CHAPMAN PINCHER
• EDGAR ALLAN POE
• HENRY PORTER
• LARA PRESCOTT
• ANTHONY PRICE
• NICHOLAS PROFFITT

Q

• WILLIAM LE QUEUX
• DAVID QUAMMEN
• KATE QUINN
• A J QUINNELL

R

• IAN RANKIN
• STELLA RIMINGTON
• SAX ROHMER
• ANGUS ROSS
• JOHN ROSSITER
• ROBERT ROSTAND
• H T ROTHWELL
• KENNETH ROYCE
• MATTHEW RICHARDSON
• GREG RUCKA

S

• JOHN SANDERS
• JIMMY SANGSTER
• IBN-E SAFI
• MANDA SCOTT
• TIM SEBASTIAN
• DONALD SEAMAN
• OWEN SELA
• YULIAN SEMYONOV
• GERALD SEYMOUR
• DESMOND SKIRROW
• DANIEL SILVA
• MICKEY SPILLANE
• OLEN STEINHAUER
• JAMES STEJSKAL
• JON STOCK

T

• TREVANIAN
• AUGUST THOMAS
• CRAIG THOMAS
• ROSS THOMAS
• MARA TIMON
• VIET TRANGH NGUYEN
• ANTHONY TREW
• JOHN TRENHAILE
• WARREN TUTE
• W T TYLER

U

• MICHAEL UNDERWOOD
• LEON ULRIS

V

• FRANCIS VAN WYCK MASON
• PAUL VIDICH
• GÉRARD DE VILLIERS
• VLADIMIR VOLKOFF
• KURT VONNEGUT

W

• HOLLY WATT
• JOE WEISBERG
• EDWARD WEISMILLER
• KATE WESTBROOK
• DENNIS WHEATLEY
• LAUREN WILKINSON
• JAMES DILLON WHITE
• ALAN WILLIAMS
• ANDREW WILLIAMS
• VALENTINE WILLIAMS
• TED WILLIS
• EDWARD WILSON
• ROBERT WILSON
• DON WINSLOW
• JON WINTERS
• JAMES WOOLF
• DAVID WOLSTENCROFT
• CHRISTOPHER WOOD

X

Y

• ANDREW YORK

Z