Editing Spy fiction (section)

===Post–9/11===
The terrorist attacks against the US on 11 September 2001, and the subsequent [[War on Terror]], reawakened interest in the peoples and politics of the world beyond its borders. Espionage genre elders such as John le Carré, Frederick Forsyth, [[Robert Littell (author)|Robert Littell]], and [[Charles McCarry]] resumed work, and many new authors emerged.

Important British writers who wrote their first spy novels during this period include [[Stephen Leather]], ''[[Hard Landing (novel)|Hard Landing]]'' (2004); and [[William Boyd (writer)|William Boyd]], ''[[Restless (novel)|Restless]]'' (2006).

New American writers include [[Brad Thor]], ''[[The Lions of Lucerne (novel)|The Lions of Lucerne]]'' (2002); [[Ted Bell]], ''[[Hawke (novel)|Hawke]]'' (2003); [[Alex Berenson]], with John Wells appearing for the first time in ''[[The Faithful Spy]]'' (2006); [[Brett Battles]], ''The Cleaner'' (2007); Ellis Goodman, ''Bear Any Burden'' (2008); [[Olen Steinhauer]], ''[[The Tourist (novel)|The Tourist]]'' (2009); and Richard Ferguson, ''Oiorpata'' (2012). A number of other established writers began to write spy fiction for the first time, including [[Kyle Mills (author)|Kyle Mills]], ''Fade'' (2005) and [[James Patterson]], ''[[Private (novel)|Private]]'' (2010).

Swede [[Stieg Larsson]], who died in 2004, was the world's second best-selling author for 2008 due to his ''[[Millennium series]]'', featuring Lisbeth Salander, published posthumously between 2005 and 2007. Other authors of note include Australian [[James Clancy Phelan|James Phelan]], beginning with ''Fox Hunt'' (2010).

Recognising the importance of the thriller genre, including spy fiction, [[International Thriller Writers]] (ITW) was established in 2004, and held its first conference in 2006.