Robert Ludlum's work heads my favorites in the genre (along with LeCarre mentioned above) - The Osterman Weekend, The Bourne Identity, The Parsifal Mosaic, and many more.
His pacing in the older novels is a bit off to a modern reader but I'll also add Frederick Forsyth to the recommendations - The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Devil's Alternative, The Fourth Protocol and many more.
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