Books like London Station
Looking for a book like London Station?
Try Terminal Rage by A.M. Khalifa. David McCloskey’s new novel imagines the CIA and British intelligence spying on each other, with Artemis Procter running London Station. If you love spy fiction about allies who can’t trust each other, Terminal Rage gives you a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government.
What they share
Nobody is safe on their own side
In London Station, agents run by both services start dying. In Terminal Rage, the hostage-taker knows things about Blackwell that he shouldn’t, and the trail leads back into government.
A professional with history
Procter brings her past to London. Alexander Blackwell is a retired FBI hostage negotiator still carrying the case that ended his career.
Written from experience
McCloskey is a former CIA analyst. Khalifa grew up in a diplomatic corps family across more than fifteen countries, has worked with former CIA officer Bob Baer, and never writes about a place he hasn’t been.
Where they differ
London Station is set inside the agencies. Terminal Rage starts outside them, with a negotiator on the other end of a phone line, before the story breaks out across New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, Cairo, Rome, Naples and Anguilla.
A.M. Khalifa is an Egyptian writer based in Rome, raised in a diplomatic corps family across more than fifteen countries, and the only Egyptian writing commercial espionage fiction in English. More on that.
Terminal Rage received a starred review from Booklist, has sold more than 500,000 copies, and is narrated on audio by Scott Brick. It contains violence and sexual content, and is meant for adult readers.
More books like London Station
- Terminal Rage by A.M. Khalifa: a hostage standoff in Manhattan that opens onto a conspiracy in government.
- Damascus Station by David McCloskey: a CIA officer tries to recruit a Syrian official in wartime Damascus.
- Slow Horses by Mick Herron: the failed spies of Slough House. More books like Slow Horses.
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré: the hunt for a Soviet mole at the top of British intelligence.
Questions
What books are like London Station?
Terminal Rage by A.M. Khalifa is a strong pick for readers who like intelligence services at war with themselves. Readers of David McCloskey also enjoy Mick Herron’s Slough House novels and John le Carré’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Is Terminal Rage like the Artemis Procter books?
It shares their ground: espionage, the Middle East and a conspiracy inside government. Its hero is an American hostage negotiator, and its author is Egyptian.
What should I read after London Station?
If you want another intelligent spy thriller with real places and real politics, try Terminal Rage by A.M. Khalifa.
Is Terminal Rage part of a series?
Yes. It is the first book in the series and reads on its own. The second, Terminal Deception, is coming soon.
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