What's New
The last ten major changes to the site.
- 10/06/2024 - Author Duncan Wallace has created several excellent British detective series in a relative short time. The two books in the spy-adjacent series entering the compendium today rank among his others for being terrific reads. Far more murder mystery than espionage, they qualify because the protagonist, is a former MI5 operative who is first incentivized to look into a death that seem suspicious to him and then, in the second adventure, it is the same police who did not heed his advice in the first book that come asking for help in the second. "I liked Forsyth and I had a good time following the man as he finds ways to keep things interesting without breaking his promise to himself to not go back to work at MI5."
- 10/05/2024 - A 11-book "cute series designed for 9-12 year-olds, a 'chapter book' as they call them" joins the compendium this Saturday. The protagonist, , is a student who starts getting involved in spy stuff when he is sent to a strange boarding school after the disappearance of his parents. Penned by Simon Hartwell, it starts out alright, IMHO, but then goes ... odd. Then again, I am definitely not the target audience so... what do I know!?!
- 10/04/2024 - As I mention in My Comments, I have wanted for many years to be able to add something by noted military adventure writer Dale Brown to this compendium and today I get to do just that. While chock full of far more military terms and specifications than my feeble mind can hold, the tales of are also darn good spy thrillers.
- 10/03/2024 - I need to be in a certain mood to enjoy a post-apocalypse series cause they can be darned depressing and a whole lot scary. I was in such a mindset when I checked out this four-book series about CIA agent written a couple of years ago by John Babb and William Alan Webb. I wrote of her that "She is a survivor who fights like the devil to keep it all for going to pot. These are exciting and sobering books."
- 10/02/2024 - I thought the constant reference in today's entrant to the compendium as would get annoying, and it did for a bit, but after a while, I kinda liked it. Go figure! But I did enjoy this action-filled series of three adventures (so far) by veteran author, Rick Jones.
- 10/01/2024 - A relative newcomer to the thriller ranks is author Richard F. Paddon but, wow! Did he come packin', as the old expression goes. I introduce to the compendium his three-book series about CIA assassin who is out to avenge the death of her family at the very beginning of the first adventure and goes on to let a lot of people know that getting her very angry is very stupid on their part. This is an action-adventure series that I found a hoot and a half. I enjoyed all three books (as of this writing) and I hope there are more.
- 09/30/2024 - The excellent action-adventure thriller writer who specializes in terrific spy operative tales, Ethan Jones, already has several series in this compendium, each of which I really enjoy reading. He gives us yet another fascinating character. is the name of this fellow, an assassin who has tired of his line of work and would gladly quit if for one important fact - the money is just so very, very good!
- 09/29/2024 - I opine in My Comments for today's newcomer to the compendium, that "The lead character, , has an interesting life." To see why I say that, check out my entry. These four adventures (so far) are all exciting and a hoot to read (I just learned of the 4th one and now I am looking forward to it). Applause to author Wes Allen.
- 09/28/2024 - On Saturdays I have lately been introducing a children's spy series but I have none in the queue for a while so .... I take this opportunity to introduce one very impressive television series that lasted six season on FX and exited on a high note (IMHO). was the name of the series dealing with Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet operatives living in deep cover in the States. "This is one very impressive show!"
- 09/27/2024 - Entering the compendium today is a spy-adjacent series of cozy murder mysteries about , a woman who "is/was/will be again a spy". She is a lot of fun to follow. So is her legendary grandmother, Gamma. What a hoot!!! The interesting thing about this series is that I was investigating a two-book series when I read enough to know there was something that came before. That something was another 6-book series about them. And before that, there was another 6-book series about them. All of them hoots! Whole lotta hootin' goin' on, all penned wonderfully by Rosie A. Point.
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SPY FICTION!
Say the word SPY to most people and they will respond with James Bond,
with good reason as he is the best known of all fictional spies. With 20+ blockbuster movies over the last 40+ years,
along with the standard movie hype, virtually the entire world knows about 007 and his License To Kill.
Of course, James Bond is by no means the only spy in the world of fiction, just the best known. Who are the rest?
Who has his or her own license to kill, thrill, or chill. How do these agents stack up against each other? Who would
you want beside you in a car chase, in a knife fight, in a dark alley, or beneath the covers?
This site is dedicated to the many, many men and women who, at least in fiction, have defended our freedoms against all forms of enemies, foreign and domestic. Well, granted a few of them were just in it for the money and many were only after the excitement, and sex played a huge role in the motivation of more than a few. But still, their actions helped not only preserve our way of life (on paper) but also brought us, the readers, many hours of escapism and vicarious pleasure.
So, who are these people that I have slaved so diligently to present to you? They are the men and women of spy-fi about whom there is a series. Single-book characters need not apply. There has to be at least two books. Two's the minimum but the more the merrier.
Moreover, I have confined membership to the English language. If it wasn't put into English so I can read it, I haven't worried about it.
Each spy has his or her own page. Click on the "Characters" button to go to a listing page. Click on the letter the
character's last name starts with (or a more common moniker like "Death Merchant" if appropriate). That will take one
step further into the labrynth. Finally, select the character's name from the list and, voila!
Have fun!!