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With the proliferation of male protagonists in the spy fiction genre, writers and book packagers also started bringing out spy fiction with a female as the protagonist. One notable spy series is The Baroness, featuring a sexy female superspy, with the novels being more action-oriented, in the mould of Nick Carter-Killmaster.
The Secret Pilgrim is a 1990 episodic novel by British writer John le Carré, set within the frame narrative of an informal dinner talk given at the spy-training school in Sarratt by George Smiley.
Alexander Scott, from the TV series I Spy; Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz, from the movie The Other Guys; Amos Burke, from TV series Burke's Law; Annie Walker from the USA original series Covert Affairs; Arun Khanna, from the 2003 Indian film The Hero: Love Story of a Spy; Austin Powers from the Austin Powers Movies; Bob Ho in The Spy Next Door
S. S.A.S. à San Salvador; Sarutobi Sasuke; Scarlet Spider; Scooter: Secret Agent; Robert Scorpio; Second Son (short story) The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs
Spy novels are a genre of fiction closely related to thrillers that specifically include the characters and world of spies, secret agents, and covert operatives. Normally written with the spy hero as the main character, the setting is often within the world of espionage and intrigue, and there is often a lot of tradecraft in the story: dead drops and honey traps
Andrew Gary Kaplan (born May 18, 1941) is an American author, best known for his spy thriller novels. He may also be the world's first "virtual person" with the creation and first release of "Andy-bot", a chat-bot created by the Hereafter company that is available on devices such as smart phones and personal devices like Alexa that exist even after the person has died.
The stories combine Maugham's talent at character detail with a tragic structure where an affecting and sometimes funny person is damaged in the game of national spying. Some regard these as the forerunner of all the more sceptical spy fiction written by such as Eric Ambler, Graham Greene and books such as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
The third novel in the Thomas Kell series, A Divided Spy, was published in 2016. Cumming's ninth novel, The Man Between, was published in 2018. Released in the United States as The Moroccan Girl, it tells the story of a writer who agrees to spy for MI6 while attending a literary festival in Morocco.