Robert Littell

Robert Littell

3 Series

Robert Littell is an American author known for his spy fiction. He graduated from Alfred University in 1956 and served in the U.S. Navy before becoming a journalist for Newsweek during the Cold War. Littell currently resides in France.

In Robert Littell's "Sweet Reason," the U.S.S. Eugene F. Ebersole patrols Southeast Asian waters during the escalating Cold War. Tasked with apprehending or destroying potential enemies, the destroyer's mission is clear. However, tension arises as the crew's enthusiasm does not match that of their commander. This discord sets the stage for a gripping narrative of duty and dissent on the high seas.

Standalone Novels

If Israel Lost the War

(1969)

The Defection of A.J. Lewinter

(1973)

Sweet Reason

(1974)

The October Circle

(1976)

Mother Russia

(1978)

The Debriefing

(1979)

The Amateur

(1981)

The Sisters

(1985)

The Revolutionist

(1988)

The Once and Future Spy

(1990)

An Agent in Place

(1992)

The Visiting Professor

(1993)

Walking Back the Cat

(1997)

The Company

(2002)

Legends

(2005)

Vicious Circle

(2006)

The Stalin Epigram

(2009)

Young Philby

(2011)

A Nasty Piece of Work

(2013)

The Mayakovsky Tapes

(2016)

Vladimir M.

(2017)

Comrade Koba

(2020)

A Plague on Both Your Houses

(2024)

Bronshtein in the Bronx

(2025)

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Left and Right with Lion and Ryan

(1969)

Non-Fiction

For the Future of Israel

(1998)(With: Shimon Peres)

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