authors who write spy novels
In the early 20th century, novels by Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad and Erskine Childers featured spying, but the first and best truly modern spy writing was Somerset Maughamâs Ashenden (1928), based on his wartime experiences.
The greatest spy novels ever written. From Fleming and le CarrÃ© to Graham Greene, novelist Alan Judd picks his favourite fictional spies. Ian Fleming's first Bond novel, Casino Royale, tapped into the global yearning for glamorous adventure Photo: Everett Collection/REX.