[ZseeBrz]

There's a very good book in French on the same topic (Espionnes by Dalila Kerchouche). The author interviewed several women in the various FR services (DGSE, DGSI, etc.) in various leadership and non-leadership positions. If you can read French, you will find it very interesting. It's both a cultural trip and partial demystification of the trade.

[foobarian]

On that note just wanted to also plug the fantastic French spy show "The Bureau" [1]. It's fiction but loved the characters and the scheming, and more high level, a glimpse into the French flavor of the CIA/MI6 verticals.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bureau_(TV_series)

[gadders]

Gerard De La Villier is good as well. Part of his novels are salacious, but the political plots are pretty convincing:

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/magazine/gerard-de-villie...

I think there are 6 books available in English.

[mattkrause]

On a goofier note, Au Service de la France ("A Very Secret Service" on Netflix) is another fun French spy show. The first season is a bit like Parks and Rec, in that it's misfits having funny misadventures. The second is more serious but has a plot.

[bookofjoe]

https://www.amazon.com/Espionnes-Doubles-exclusive-services-...