[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.