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The Brotherhood of the Rose is a 1984 espionage thriller novel by American author David Morrell. The plot follows two orphaned boys who are raised and trained as elite assassins by a high-ranking intelligence officer. When they are betrayed by their surrogate father and the government they served, t...

Hitman is a 2007 action thriller centered on Agent 47, an assassin developed by a clandestine organization. The story involves a complex political plot and subsequent pursuit by international law enforcement agencies like Interpol and the FSB. Featuring Timothy Olyphant, the film explores themes of...

Rain Storm is a 2004 spy novel by Barry Eisler and the third installment in the John Rain series. The plot follows the half-Japanese, half-American assassin John Rain as he attempts to retire in Brazil but is drawn back into his profession for a mission targeting an Islamic militant in the Philippin...

The Recruit follows CIA attorney Owen Hendricks as she navigates a perilous path after exposing her involvement with the agency. This Netflix series explores global espionage and political intrigue through her encounters with shadowy figures across multiple countries. It’s designed for viewers inter...

Requiem for an Assassin is a 2007 thriller by Barry Eisler and the sixth novel centered on John Rain. Rain is a Japanese American former soldier and professional assassin whose specialty is making killings appear to result from natural causes. In this installment, a kidnapping and coercive assignmen...

The League of Night and Fog is a 1987 spy novel by David Morrell that concludes his espionage trilogy, following The Brotherhood of the Rose (1984) and The Fraternity of the Stone (1985). The novel brings together characters from the two previous books as they investigate a clandestine organization....

The Fraternity of the Stone is an espionage thriller novel written by David Morrell and published in 1985. The story follows Drew MacLane, a highly trained government assassin who experiences a moral crisis and seeks sanctuary in a Trappist monastery to escape his violent past. The narrative combine...

'A Prayer for the Dying' is a thriller novel written by Jack Higgins and published in 1973. The story centers on Martin Fallon, a former IRA hitman seeking to escape his violent past, who is blackmailed by a local crime boss after witnessing a confession of murder. Fallon's attempts to protect an in...

Quiller KGB is a 1976 spy novel by Elleston Trevor, written under the pen name Adam Hall, featuring the titular British agent infiltrating the Soviet Union.

*Sabre-Tooth* is a 1966 spy thriller novel by English author Desmond Bagley. The narrative follows a mercenary tasked with rebuilding a private army in the mountains of Afghanistan to counter a Soviet plot. As part of Bagley's recognized run of Cold War-era adventure fiction, the book appeals to rea...

Don 2 is a 2011 action thriller following Shah Rukh Khan’s Don as he attempts to steal currency printing in Berlin five years after the first film. Priyanka Chopra plays Interpol agent Roma, pursuing him while other supporting actors appear in the story. The film was produced by Excel Entertainment...

"Confessional" is an espionage thriller published in 1985 by the British author Jack Higgins, a pseudonym used by Harry Patterson. The narrative intertwines the paths of an ex-IRA leader and a French assassin as they become entangled in a complex plot orchestrated by the KGB during the late stages o...

"I, Lucifer" is a spy novel by British author Peter O'Donnell, published in 1967. It is part of the "Modesty Blaise" series, which originally stemmed from O'Donnell's comic strip of the same name. The narrative follows the protagonist Modesty Blaise and her associate Willie Garvin as they confront a...

Thunder Point is a 1993 spy novel written by the British author Jack Higgins, serving as an installment in his popular Sean Dillon series. The thriller follows Sean Dillon, a former IRA operative turned mercenary, as he is recruited by British intelligence to locate a sunken German U-boat off the co...

The Janson Directive is a 2002 espionage thriller by American writer Robert Ludlum, published after his death. It follows Paul Janson, a former covert operative who has left government service but is drawn back into an international operation when his expertise is needed. The novel combines intellig...

The Loo Sanction is a 1973 espionage novel by Trevanian and the sequel to The Eiger Sanction. It returns to Jonathan Hemlock, an art professor and former clandestine assassin whose knowledge of art, climbing, and covert operations places him in another international plot. Like its predecessor, the n...

Eye of the Storm is a 1992 espionage thriller by Jack Higgins and the first novel to feature Sean Dillon as its central character. Dillon is a former Irish Republican Army assassin who is recruited by Iraqi intelligence for a plot against a senior British government official. The novel introduces th...

3 Days to Kill centers on a terminally ill spy, Kevin Costner, tasked with eliminating a terrorist while simultaneously navigating a complex situation involving his estranged family – including his wife and daughter. The film depicts him balancing this final mission with the challenges of caring for...

The Eagle Has Flown is a 1991 spy novel by Jack Higgins and a sequel to The Eagle Has Landed. Set in 1944 during the Second World War, it follows a German operation to free a captured SS colonel held in a British wartime prison. The book combines a historical military setting with an escape-and-resc...

The Bourne Betrayal is a 2007 espionage thriller by Eric Van Lustbader and part of the Jason Bourne novel series created by Robert Ludlum. The story continues the series' focus on Bourne, a highly trained operative whose missions involve intelligence agencies, international conspiracies, and uncerta...

The Bourne Deception is a 2009 espionage novel by Eric Van Lustbader and part of the continuation of Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne series. It follows Jason Bourne within a world of intelligence operations, political threats, shifting identities, and competing agencies. The book is intended for reader...

Barely Lethal is a 2015 action comedy film featuring Hailee Steinfeld as Agent 83/Megan, a young operative seeking a typical high school experience. She unexpectedly enters the lives of her classmates while navigating a covert mission. The film includes a cast of actors including Thomas Mann and Sam...