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From: nunes@utai.UUCP (Joe Nunes)
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Subject: Re: thriller?
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Date: Thu, 12-Dec-85 09:42:37 EST
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>I should add that I've looked through the shelves of a few bookstores,
>trying to find what I'm after. Mostly, I keep getting directed to the
>Mystery section, to look through old Agatha Christie and Bond books.
>What I'm really looking for is the heavily political new-wave espionage
>superthriller, hopefully done in a craftsmanlike way. If you have _any_
>suggestions, let me know. 

For my money the best espionage novels are those written by John Le Carre.
I've read "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold", "Smiley's People", "Tinker,
Tailor, Soldier, Spy", "The Honourable Schoolboy", and "Little Drummer Girl".
They were all excellent, far superior to any other espionage novels I've
ever read. In second place, I would recommend Len Deighton. I've only read
"The Ipcress File", and "SS GB". They too were excellent.