Book Suggestions?

17th August 2002 | myself

[maquiladora]

Just wondering if anyone on FR has any good book recommendations. I'm about halfway through a book at the moment and I'm wondering what to get next.
I've read a wide variety of books, early Tom Clancy, Frederick Forsyth, Larry Bond, JRR Tolkien etc.

I like most genres but I'm fond of good thriller/war novels.

Any suggestions?

[petuniasevan]

I'd recommend Forsyth, but you've already read him.

Do you like horse racing or just enjoy a good British-style thriller? Author Dick Francis has written 40 novels over the last 40 years...all based on horses in some way...all thrillers. I'm trying to collect them all.

Dick Francis reading group web page.

War novels...Have you ever heard of W.E.B. Griffin? His historical fiction is quite good. Not everybody likes his style, but I enjoy and collect his works.

W.E.B. Griffin official website .

[maquiladora]

Thanks for the info. I'll look into that author.

[maquiladora]

Robert Ludlum books might be of interest.

Yes, I was thinking about buying one of his.

Any suggestions which?

[OldFriend]

No particular title comes to mind. My son reads the same types of books you mentioned and he enjoys Ludlum too.

[Ima Lurker]

The Bourne Identity was a great book by Robert Ludlum. I couldn't put it down. You may also like The Charm School by Nelson DeMille. That is one of my favorite books. Also I enjoy Michael Crichton a lot, especially The Sphere and Congo.

[another cricket]

Dark Rivers of the Heart has a good semi-political message, and I'm going to review it on my website soon.

I believe this was the only book I have ever read that scared the living daylights out of me.

Carol O'Connell's "Kathy Mallory" books are good. She is a New York cop who is a complete anti-hero in many ways. "Mallory's Oracle" and "Stone Angel" are the best.

Kyle Mills "Rising Phoenix" is good but the rest of his stuff is only so-so.

David Baldacci's "Total Control" and Absolute Power" are good.

a.cricket

[balrog666]

Try the early works of:

Richard Hoyt (very unusual spy novels),
Gregory McDonald (spy/mystery with a twist),
Thomas Perry (spy-mystery-mafia-unusual),
Lawrence Block (mystery),
Elmore Leonard (humerous spy novels, mysteries, you-name-it), and
David Baldacci and Brad Meltzer (lawyer-thrillers like Grisham but both can write endings),

[Leper Messiah]

I have read all books by John Sandford (Prey series) good stuff. Greg Iles is also a very good writer, The Quiet Game, Mortal Fear, 24 Hours ( Which has been made into a movie and should be out shortly Dead Sleep. Harlan Coben has a couple of good ones, including Tell No One Tami Hoag, most of her books since Guilty as Sin are good. Dennis Lehane is a great writer, he has a detective series as well as one other book called Mystic RiverHis first book won a Shamus Award. Michael Slade, who's Headhunter is one of the best books of the genra I have read, much better than Silence of the Lambs as well as predating it. I defy anyone to guess the killer's identity. Several books by Tim Dorsey, including Orange Crush (No this has nothing to do with the recent movie.)

[stumpy]

If you like war novels, read W.E.B. Griffiths "The Corps" series, and the "Brotherhood of War" series. While fictional, they have a lot of historical facts.

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

The Tommyknockers... also Thinner

Both titles are among my all time in-front-of-the-fireplace-at-night favorites!

[Rocko]

Try King's Misery and The Dead Zone; both quite good.

[fellowpatriot]

"Dragon's Fury - Breath of Fire", "Freeper of the Year" Jeff Head's 1st volume in his projective fiction series of a coming global war.

[warchild9]

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. You'll never forget it. Also, try Lord Jim. And try Golding: Lord of the Flies.

[maquiladora]

Lord of the Flies.

Read it many times. Great book.

[maquiladora]

Thanks for the tip.

[maquiladora]

I've read Total Control.

[boris]

The Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephens.

I ordinarily read SF and non-fiction, but this one was a page-turner.

I have a long list of SF suggestions; freep-mail me if you are interested.

--Boris

[bizzyguy]

Look at these books.

http://www.orgnet.com/leftright.html

Ha! Even the Left is not reading Gore's book.

[Mo1]

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