Books like The Spy and the Traitor

The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre reads as immersive, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Aquarium

Viktor Suvorov · 1985

Both explore espionage & cold war

88% genome match

Red Horizons

Ion Mihai Pacepa · 1987

Both explore espionage & defection

76% genome match

A spy named Orphan

Roland Philipps · 2018

Both explore espionage & cold war

80% genome match

The 4 O'clock Murders

Scott Anderson · 1992

Both explore espionage & cold war

77% genome match

The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson · 2003

Same nonfiction feel

83% genome match

The Mitrokhin Archive II

Christopher M. Andrew · 2005

Both explore cold war & espionage

67% genome match

Spycatcher

Peter Wright · 1987

Both explore espionage & cold war

68% genome match

The outsider

Frederick Forsyth · 2015

Both explore espionage & cold war

61% genome match

Midnight in Chernobyl

Adam Higginbotham · 2019

Same nonfiction feel

83% genome match

Chasing Lincoln's killer

James L. Swanson · 2009

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match

A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal

Ben Macintyre · 2014

Both explore betrayal & espionage

72% genome match

The Radium Girls

Kate Moore · 2017

Same nonfiction feel

64% genome match