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Best Spy & espionage series

The 3 best Spy & espionage series, scored across every volume.

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Why Slough House is #1

Slough House (Mick Herron) scores 7.9/10 from 729 ratings — 0.1 points ahead of CHERUB in second place.

The score is a weighted average across 3 independent rating sources. A title with few ratings is pulled toward the category average, so a handful of enthusiastic reviews cannot outrank a book that thousands of readers have judged. Method →

  1. Slough House
    Slough HouseMick Herron · 8 volumes729 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  2. CHERUB
    CHERUBRobert Muchamore · 17 volumes521 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  3. George Smiley series
    George Smiley seriesJohn le Carré · 8 volumes1.5K ratings
    7.87.8 / 10

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Which title here has the most ratings?

George Smiley series (John le Carré) — 1.5K ratings and 7.8/10, which puts it at #3 on this list.