Read-alikes and related books

Books like The Black Sun

Readers who finished The Black Sun by James Twining and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Espionage, World War II, 20th Century, and Crime.

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Top related books to The Black Sun

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

The Beast in the Red Forest

Sam Eastland

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

The Redbreast

Jo Nesbo

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

The Golden Keel

Desmond Bagley

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

Miss Graham’s Cold War Cookbook A Novel

Celia Rees

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

The German Heiress A Novel

Anika Scott

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

Sexton Blake on the Home Front

Mark Hodder

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

The Torqued Man A Novel

Peter Mann

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

The Company of Strangers

Robert Wilson

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

An Eye for an Eye

Jeffrey Archer

Themes: Espionage • 20th Century • Crime

#10

Letters for a Spy A Novel

Stephen Benatar

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

#11

The Girl from Venice

Martin Cruz Smith

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

#12

Ss-Gb

Len Deighton

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

#13

A Gathering Storm

Rachel Hore

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

#14

A Dangerous Crossing

Rachel Rhys

Themes: World War II • 20th Century • Crime

#15

Louise’s Chance

Sarah R. Shaber

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

#16

The Spymasters

W.E.B. Griffin

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

#17

The Rose Code A Novel

Kate Quinn

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

#18

Winter in Madrid

C. J. Sansom

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

#19

Where Eagles Dare

Alistair MacLean

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

#20

Blackout

Simon Scarrow

Themes: Espionage • World War II • Crime

#21

The Key to Rebecca

Ken Follett

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

#22

Woman on Fire A Novel

Lisa Barr

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

#23

Flight of Eagles

Jack Higgins

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

#24

Her Secret War

Pam Lecky

Themes: Espionage • World War II • 20th Century

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Espionage, World War II, 20th Century — the same threads that run through The Black Sun by James Twining. Among the authors featured: Sam Eastland, Jo Nesbo, Desmond Bagley, Celia Rees, and others.