The British website Spybrary, which focuses on espionage fiction, released a list of 2024 favorites of their contributors and prominent fans. If each titles is given one vote, the winner of this faux election is KARLA’S CHOICE by Nick Harkaway (7 mentions), just edging out THE SEVENTH FLOOR by David McCloskey (6 mentions).

Shane Whaley’s Picks
KARLA’S CHOICE, Nick Harkaway
GABRIEL’S MOON, William Boyd
HONOUR AMONG SPIES, Merle Nygate
MIDNIGHT IN VIENNA, Jane Thynne
THE SEVENTH FLOOR, David McCloskey

Vaughn Johnson’s Picks
THE SEVENTH FLOOR, David McCloskey
A DEATH IN CORNWALL, Daniel Silva

James Stejskal
THE SEVENTH FLOOR, David McCloskey
SHANGHAI, Joseph Kanon

Bruce Dravis
KARLA’S CHOICE, Nick Harkaway
THE SEVENTH FLOOR, David McCloskey

Martin Paul
A RELUCTANT SPY, David Goodman
MIDNIGHT IN VIENNA, Jane Thynne
BERLIN DUET, S. W. Perry

Steve Ritterman
ILIUM, Lea Carpenter
KARLA’S CHOICE, Nick Harkaway
PHANTOM ORBIT, David Ignatius

Karl Gunnar Oen
KARLA’S CHOICE, Nick Harkaway
HONOUR AMONG SPIES, Merle Nygate

Ted Smith
KARLA’S CHOICE, Nick Harkaway
THE SEVENTH FLOOR, David McCloskey
SHANGHAI, Joseph Kanon

Yogi Huh
THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW, I.S. Berry (2023 title in U.S.)
MOSCOW X, David McCloskey (2023 title in U.S.)
MUIR’S GAMBIT, Michael Frost Beckner
A SPY ALONE, Charles Beaumont (2023 title in U.K.)

Michael Martz
KARLA’S CHOICE, Nick Harkaway
THE SEVENTH FLOOR, David McCloskey
PHANTOM ORBIT, David Ignatius

Graham Robert
KARLA’S CHOICE, Nick Harkaway
GABRIEL’S MOON, William Boyd

John McAtamney
THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW, I.S. Berry (2023 title in U.S.)
THE ENIGMA GIRL, Henry Porter
HONOUR AMONG SPIES, Merle Nygate

Several mentioned a series of connected novellas called KALEIDOSCOPE by Michael Frost Beckner. Three of the projected five novellas have been published so far.