spy novel

collocation in English

meaningsofspyandnovel

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spy
noun[C]
uk
/spaɪ/us
/spaɪ/
a person who secretly collects and reports information about the activities of another country ...
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novel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnɒv.əl/us
/ˈnɑː.vəl/
a long printed story about imaginary characters ...
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(Definition ofspyandnovelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I thought that that long document, from which he was reading, which purported to be a speech, was the most exciting chapter of aspynovel.
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It combines the genres ofspynoveland detective novel.
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Despite the plot, some reviewers thought it transcends thespynovelgenre.
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And yet, its style is uncompromisingly realistic, and despite its then-future setting, very much more like aspynovelor political thriller in terms of its themes and treatment.
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Fleming was then reluctant, because he felt the comic strips would lack the quality of his writing, potentially hurting hisspynovelseries while he was still writing.
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After working as a foreign correspondent until 1965, he started writing spy novels.
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It thence entered and has since become commonplace in the vocabulary of writers of spy novels or of popular historical writing about espionage.
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He also wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column, and wrote numerous spy novels.
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It is the last of her spy novels.
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Diment disappeared from public view after his last novel, adding to his cult figure status among fans of 1960s spy novels.
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