Editing Spy fiction (section)

===Post–Cold War===
The end of the Cold War in 1991 mooted the [[Soviet Union|USSR]], [[Russia]] and other [[Iron Curtain]] countries as credible enemies of democracy, and the US Congress even considered disestablishing the [[CIA]]. Espionage novelists found themselves at a temporary loss for obvious [[Archenemy|nemeses]]. ''The New York Times'' ceased publishing a spy novel review column. Nevertheless, counting on the aficionado, publishers continued to issue spy novels by writers popular during the Cold War era, among them ''[[Harlot's Ghost]]'' (1991) by [[Norman Mailer]].

In the US, the new novels ''Moscow Club'' (1991) by [[Joseph Finder]], ''Coyote Bird'' (1993) by Jim DeFelice, ''Masquerade'' (1996) by [[Gayle Lynds]], and ''The Unlikely Spy'' (1996) by [[Daniel Silva (novelist)|Daniel Silva]] maintained the spy novel in the post–[[Cold War]] world. Other important American authors who first became active in spy fiction during this period include [[David Ignatius]], ''Agents of Innocence'' (1997); [[David Baldacci]], ''[[Saving Faith]]'' (1999); and [[Vince Flynn]], with ''Term Limits'' (1999) and a series of novels featuring counter-terrorism expert Mitch Rapp.

In 1993, the American novelist [[Philip Roth]] published ''Operation Shylock'', an account of his supposed work as a Mossad spy in Greece.{{sfn|Polmar|Allen|1998|p=338}} The book was published as a novel, but Roth insisted that the book was not a novel as he argued that the book was presented only as a novel in order to give it deniability.{{sfn|Polmar|Allen|1998|p=338}} At the end of the book, the character of Philip Roth is ordered to publish the account as a novel, and it ends with Roth the character saying: "And I became quite convinced that it was my interest to do that...I'm just a good Mossadnik".{{sfn|Polmar|Allen|1998|p=338}}

In the UK, [[Robert Harris (novelist)|Robert Harris]] entered the spy genre with ''[[Enigma (novel)|Enigma]]'' (1995). Other important British authors who became active during this period include [[Hugh Laurie]], ''[[The Gun Seller]]'' (1996); [[Andy McNab]], ''Remote Control'' (1998); [[Henry Porter (journalist)|Henry Porter]], ''Remembrance Day'' (2000); and [[Charles Cumming]], ''A Spy By Nature'' (2001).