Bond. James Bond.
(Sorry, couldn't resist! I think Ian Fleming is unbearably campy, but lots of people like them.)
There are the George McDonald "Flashman" books (I haven't read any of these, but one of Frenchie's uncles likes them--don't know how appropriate they are). There's a hilarious spy novel by Hugh Laurie called "The Gun Seller". You could try classic crime fiction, like Raymond Chandler (I love these), or Dashiell Hammett. There's "A Man Called Intrepid," (not fiction, but incredibly gripping) about Bill Stephenson (but I forget who wrote the actual book). Oh, and Alistair Maclean (I think?), who wrote "The Guns of Navarone" and a bunch of other stuff. Graham Greene's "Our Man in Havana" is a spy book, but quite unlike the rest of these. There are also all the John le Carré books--those are nice reliable reads. My obsession about that age (which has continued, I'm afraid!) was the Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout--not spy books, but good "guy" books--nice period piece mysteries.
Hope that helps a bit!
peace
minnie
