Books about spies for older children (8+)

When Jonathan’s parents are framed and arrested by the CIA, he and his fellow spy Shelley will have to pull together to find the real villains… if they can stop eating junk food and come up with some kind of plan. Another fun adventure in the League of Unexceptional Children series.

Fourteen-year-old MI6 agent Alex Rider’s fourth case plunges him into a desperate race to save the world…

In war-torn France, who can Rosie trust? A pacy novel starring a brave Anglo-India heroine.

Meet Bond. James Bond. But not as you will have seen him before… James is a recently orphaned boy starting his first term at Eton.

A futuristic, middle-grade page-turner with wide appeal. Packed with mind-boggling gadgets and superhuman hacking skills, this tense spy thriller is pure escapism.

This first in a new detective series that delves into the world of spycraft in the early 1900s. Sophie and Lil are a great pair of well-drawn young women in a changing time, and the book is riveting from the start, with some delightful twists.

This is the incredible true story of Noor Inayat Khan, a Muslim woman who spied for Britain during the Second World War. Noor is written by Sufiya Ahmed as a brave and fiercely impassioned young woman, painting her life with meticulous detail and a realistic first person voice.

In the first book in Robert Muchamore’s spectacular series, James is recruited into the ranks of CHERUB – a secret organisation which trains children as spies.

Shy, cool-headed Amber has just been chosen to be a spy by a mysterious agency – and before long she’s sent to foil an evil cybercrime plot! Can she juggle friendship, family, and going undercover?

Blessed with an extraordinary talent for spotting things which others seldom notice, 13-year-old Ruby lands an undercover job as a code-breaker for secret-spy organisation, Spectrum.

Recruited to work at Bletchley Park, Ellen and Pearl are working hard to crack codes – but when a driver is killed, they have a brand new mystery to solve. A breakneck historical thriller.