I'm not sure if this books qualifies as a secret agent/spy book. But there's lots of politics, espionage, secrets, plot twists, amazingly interesting characters. The book has won several awards and at this point I would say the entire world has heard of it and now its a movie. If you haven't read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy you absolutely should. I hate books about politics and financial journalism but this book became one of my favorites right at page 100 and kept my going non stop through all 3 of the novels. Fantastic read!