Punks in Ontario Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 he would also like . . . I'm looking for reading ideas for this guy. He liked Joel Rosenberg's novels although they weren't very well written and he doesn't want the gratuitous s** either. Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 My Dad likes those two authors and also Vince Flynn. I have not read anything by him so I don't know how good any of his books are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 He should definitely read Clive Cussler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Also check out Len Deighton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Lee Child John le Carre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerenityNow Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Clive Cussler has a series of books called "The Oregon Files" which I really enjoyed. The first two aren't as good, but the ones he co-authored with Jack Du Brul are really good. (imo :001_smile: ) I also second the Vince Flynn recommendation. Oh, and Brad Thor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Agree on Lee Child. I don't even like these types of books generally and I love Lee Child's Jack Reacher series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 My DH likes Tom Clancy and he also enjoys Michael Crichton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 DH suggests Joseph Finder and Larry Bond. He also suggests the non-fiction books The Man Who Never Was and Operation Mincemeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugs Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I like Tom Clancy and Robert Ludlum, and I like Lee Child's Jack Reacher books. Not as technical as Clancy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cave canem Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Don't the Jack Reacher books have the gratuitous s*x? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Another vote for Vince Flynn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Yet another vote for Vince Flynn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Michael Chrichton is good. Christian, but not beat you over the head with it, some of Davis Bunn's books, like Lion of Babylon. Some of his older ones are good too. He is a good writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 He might like Robert Harris. He writes intelligent thrillers, some of them historical or in alternative historical periods, some contemporary. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamzanne Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I would recommend Dennis Lehane and Michael Crichton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Google <author name> read alikes. For instance, Tom Clancy read alikes brought up: http://www.hcpl.net/read/tom-clancy-read-likes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Maybe Greg Iles. His current book is Natchez Burning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Steve Berry Brad Thor Nelson Demille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I was going to say Vince Flynn, but I think you got that message. I also agree with the PP on Brad Thor. I think part of what might change the recommendation is what your dad likes about those authors. For example, Vince Flynn has a refreshingly conservative viewpoint. Politicians are often but not always traitorous pond-scum. But, otherwise it is like a Tom Clancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 My DH recommends Alex Berenson & David Baldacci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisa in Florida Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 David Baldacci or Catherine Coulter's FBI series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Don't the Jack Reacher books have the gratuitous s*x? Yes, they sometimes do. I don't know enough about Robert Ludlum or Tom Clancy to say they don't. These are suggestions for a grown man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Daniel Silva Amber in SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punks in Ontario Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 Wow, you guys are great. This will keep me going for quite a while. My sons like Clive Cussler quite a bit. Ds11 has learned alot from him LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 In addition to Vince Flynn, he would most likely like William Coughlin - Shadow of a Doubt is the first one I think. They're legal thrillers based in Michigan. http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Doubt-William-J-Coughlin/dp/B000N34B2M/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1404652210&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=william+coughlin+shadow+of+a+doubt I really enjoyed 11/22/63 by Stephen King too. A bit intense for me at times (I'm a wimp with anything graphic or disturbing) but it was well worth the read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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