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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Sept 10, 2010 16:50:12 GMT -5
I'm looking for authors who write good thriller fiction.
Military/navy thrillers.
Espionage thrillers (secret agents; CIA, MI5, SAS)
High tech thrillers.
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Post by montee916 on Sept 10, 2010 18:51:27 GMT -5
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan books are a pretty good read for the most part. Didn't think much of Teeth of the Tiger but the rest, when read in chronological order rather than publishing order, are a lot of fun.
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Post by Alexander The So-so on Sept 10, 2010 19:46:27 GMT -5
Have you read Ian Fleming? The original James Bond books are quite different from the movies, focusing more on the subtle espionage aspects and providing intriguing scenarios of Cold War-era spying.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Sept 10, 2010 20:17:27 GMT -5
W.E.B. Griffin has some stuff like that.
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Sept 10, 2010 22:17:23 GMT -5
vince flynn. my parents like his work.
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Post by darthalexander on Sept 11, 2010 0:18:33 GMT -5
Have you read Ian Fleming? The original James Bond books are quite different from the movies, focusing more on the subtle espionage aspects and providing intriguing scenarios of Cold War-era spying. The original books are great. You get to see the stress that he has (he chainsmokes, etc...) and you also get to see something the movies NEVER really show - his personal life, his home (well, that was in a movie), and you read about his salary: it's a pittance. I loved reading this about him. It's a small element of the books, but still great to read about. |
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Post by Massive G on Sept 11, 2010 0:22:24 GMT -5
Raymond Chandler, Elmore Leonard, off the top of my head.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Sept 11, 2010 3:02:48 GMT -5
Thank you, some of that sounds what I'm looking for.
I did a little checking of my own too, at the local book stores. Chris Ryan, Andy McNab, Stephen Coonts where names that sounded interesting, anyone ever read them?
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Post by Joe Neglia on Sept 11, 2010 4:04:57 GMT -5
vince flynn. my parents like his work. Of all the thriller authors, Flynn seems to be the most consistent at my book store in terms of staying popular, selling well and never having a mass sell-back to us. We almost never see his stuff come back to us, and it's hard to keep him on the shelf, which I think alludes at least a little to his talent. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 11, 2010 4:18:33 GMT -5
Have you read Ian Fleming? The original James Bond books are quite different from the movies, focusing more on the subtle espionage aspects and providing intriguing scenarios of Cold War-era spying. The original books are great. You get to see the stress that he has (he chainsmokes, etc...) and you also get to see something the movies NEVER really show - his personal life, his home (well, that was in a movie), and you read about his salary: it's a pittance. I loved reading this about him. It's a small element of the books, but still great to read about. Maybe that's why he always gambles while on the job, they'll pay for that. |
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