Best Action/Adventure Spy Thriller

Jul 29th, 2012, 4:59 am
#1090480 by mesquite
Hands down I can't just name one author who stands out because they are ALL good in their own right to me.

  1. Brad Thor
  2. Daniel Silva
  3. Alex Berenson
  4. Andrew Britton
  5. Vince Flynn
  6. Marc Cameron
  7. Lee Child (Does Jack Reacher count? I'll let Zackddog answer that)
  8. Ben Coes
  9. Michael Walsh (New find but DEFINITELY interesting)
  10. John Gilstrap

Even though it's numbered it doesn't put perspective on what order I view them in. These are just to name a few.
Jul 29th, 2012, 4:59 am

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Jul 30th, 2012, 10:39 am
#1091222 by Beukies
Impossible to name them. Some of the best authors date back to before most of you were born!
Jul 30th, 2012, 10:39 am

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Jul 30th, 2012, 2:21 pm
#1091347 by mesquite
Beukies wrote:Impossible to name them. Some of the best authors date back to before most of you were born!


Yeah, le Carre was before my time but he is a good author.
Jul 30th, 2012, 2:21 pm

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Jul 31st, 2012, 2:01 am
#1091714 by zackddog
You CAN'T even consider a list without The Bourne Identity. In my not so humble and perhaps misinformed opinion, Robert Ludlum pioneered the anti-Bond type hero thriller. Jason Bourne was a tormented, full of remorse and full of HUMAN emotions killer, not a highly functioning, suave sociopath. If you look at today's thriller heroes, all of them bear a resemblance to Bourne.

And the book was as well researched as it was written and edited.

BEST. THRILLER. EVER.
Jul 31st, 2012, 2:01 am

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Jul 31st, 2012, 10:25 am
#1091929 by shardanmobi
zackddog wrote:You CAN'T even consider a list without The Bourne Identity. In my not so humble and perhaps misinformed opinion, Robert Ludlum pioneered the anti-Bond type hero thriller. Jason Bourne was a tormented, full of remorse and full of HUMAN emotions killer, not a highly functioning, suave sociopath. If you look at today's thriller heroes, all of them bear a resemblance to Bourne.

And the book was as well researched as it was written and edited.

BEST. THRILLER. EVER.


I wish I didn't see the movie.
Jul 31st, 2012, 10:25 am
Jul 31st, 2012, 10:40 am
#1091938 by Beukies
shardanmobi wrote:I wish I didn't see the movie.


Exactly! Now the same thing will happen to Jack Reacher! Aaaargh!!!!
Jul 31st, 2012, 10:40 am

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Jul 31st, 2012, 10:46 am
#1091942 by yenneffer
zackddog wrote:You CAN'T even consider a list without The Bourne Identity. In my not so humble and perhaps misinformed opinion, Robert Ludlum pioneered the anti-Bond type hero thriller. Jason Bourne was a tormented, full of remorse and full of HUMAN emotions killer, not a highly functioning, suave sociopath. If you look at today's thriller heroes, all of them bear a resemblance to Bourne.

And the book was as well researched as it was written and edited.

BEST. THRILLER. EVER.


Hear, hear! :)
Bourne was definitely something else - although a good sociopath also has his advantages. :wink:
And the movie was a mistake of epic proportions :/
Jul 31st, 2012, 10:46 am

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Jul 31st, 2012, 10:55 am
#1091945 by Bohica60
Beukies wrote:
shardanmobi wrote:I wish I didn't see the movie.


Exactly! Now the same thing will happen to Jack Reacher! Aaaargh!!!!

With Tom Cruise in the lead role, I'm not even going to watch this one! There are soooo many others who would have been better suited to play Jack Reacher!

Anyway, some of my picks:

Jack Higgins - Sean Dillon books
Robert Ludlum - Bourne books
Eric von Lustbader - Bourne books continued
Frederick Forsyth - many books

Edited to correct my memory glitch.
Jul 31st, 2012, 10:55 am

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Jul 31st, 2012, 12:12 pm
#1091991 by Beukies
Bohica60 wrote:
Anyway, some of my picks:

Frederick Forsyth - Sean Dillon books
Robert Ludlum - Bourne books
Eric von Lustbader - Bourne books continued


:lol: The Sean Dillon books were/are written by Jack Higgins.

Frederick Forsyth's latest The Cobra, was very average compared to his prevoius blockbusters. I'm also not too taken with Eric von Lustbader's version of Bourne.
Jul 31st, 2012, 12:12 pm

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Jul 31st, 2012, 3:37 pm
#1092180 by mesquite
Bohica60 wrote:Eric von Lustbader - Bourne books continued


His continuation though seems to have been met with mixed reviews. Are they worth the reading?
Jul 31st, 2012, 3:37 pm

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Jul 31st, 2012, 3:47 pm
#1092188 by Beukies
mesquite wrote:
Bohica60 wrote:Eric von Lustbader - Bourne books continued


His continuation though seems to have been met with mixed reviews. Are they worth the reading?


Yes, they are worth reading. Von Lustbader is an excellent author. It's just that sometimes I get the feeling its all about rolling out the tried and tested recipe for money.
Jul 31st, 2012, 3:47 pm

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Jul 31st, 2012, 4:02 pm
#1092194 by mesquite
Beukies wrote:Yes, they are worth reading. Von Lustbader is an excellent author. It's just that sometimes I get the feeling its all about rolling out the tried and tested recipe for money.


Fine then, :lol: I guess I better go find the Bourne books :-P
Jul 31st, 2012, 4:02 pm

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Jul 31st, 2012, 6:48 pm
#1092294 by brents
Mike Lawsons Joe Demarco books are pretty good too i just read the last one house blood and i cant wat til he does another

the Ethan Gage series by Steven Gore are okay too, as is Andrew Brittons Ryan Kealey series and Andrew Peterson's Nathan McBride. Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon is too

They arent Reacher, Mitch Rapp,or Scot Harvath, but they fill the gaps until Flynn Child and Thor, come out with new ones if you catch my drift
Jul 31st, 2012, 6:48 pm
Aug 1st, 2012, 1:56 am
#1092546 by Bohica60
Beukies wrote:
Bohica60 wrote:
Anyway, some of my picks:

Frederick Forsyth - Sean Dillon books
Robert Ludlum - Bourne books
Eric von Lustbader - Bourne books continued


:lol: The Sean Dillon books were/are written by Jack Higgins.

Frederick Forsyth's latest The Cobra, was very average compared to his prevoius blockbusters. I'm also not too taken with Eric von Lustbader's version of Bourne.

Well crap! my memory ain't what it used to be. OK, then:

Jack Higgins - Sean Dillon books
Frederick Forsyth - many books - one of my favorites - No Comebacks (ala O. Henry-style short stories)
Aug 1st, 2012, 1:56 am

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