A Perfect SpyClassic · Fiction, Espionage, Thriller
A Perfect Spy
1986 · 675 pages · Fiction
35
Classic
★ 3.99 on Goodreads · 24K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 17 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (5 weeks at #1). 3.99★ from 24K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
35Must-Read Score
- Readers43 out of 100 · counts 40%+19
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller44 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+16
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #124 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #379 of the 520 classics we rank
- #982 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (5 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Gripping
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