05-20-2011, 10:00 PM | #16 |
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I would enjoy reading The Maltese Falcon again, so I will third it, but personally I would not consider it to be a suspense/thriller.
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05-20-2011, 10:05 PM | #17 |
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Please ignore my nomination for Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder. It doesn't fit the topic.
I too feel that The Maltese Falcon is not a thriller/suspense. It's actually (IMHO) just a mystery. |
05-20-2011, 10:09 PM | #18 |
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I would like to nominate The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré. I have read Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and subsequent "Smiley" novels and have always meant to read The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
From Wikipedia: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), by John le Carré, is a British Cold War spy novel that became famous for its portrayal of Western espionage methods as being morally inconsistent with Western democracy and values. The novel received critical acclaim at the time of its publication and became an international best-seller. The novel was selected as one of the All-Time 100 Novels by TIME Magazine.[1] In 2006, Publishers Weekly named it the “best spy novel of all-time”. I will second The Spies of Warsaw by Alan Furst just because I've grown confident in Issybird's selections. I will also second The Day Of The Jackal by Frederick Forsyth because I read it long ago and recall being spell bound. |
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I nominate Killing Floor by Lee Child.
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05-20-2011, 10:19 PM | #20 |
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I will second The Spy Who Came in from the Cold .
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05-20-2011, 10:34 PM | #22 |
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You do realize this is #3 in a series and that's not good to nominate if the club has not read #1 & #2?
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FYI, you can save your second of Spies of Warsaw for another book if you'd like as it's already made the cut.
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When I looked up The Maltese Falcon it came up as Crime & Thriller, Fiction, Hard-boiled. So, I guess it qualifies unless other objections are posted and there is a need to check further. Quote:
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I second The Day Of The Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
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05-20-2011, 11:14 PM | #29 |
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Don't know if it particularly matters to anyone but I don't believe The Spies of Warsaw is available in eBook form universally. I haven't been able to find a place I can buy it yet (Australia).
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I believe post # 2 is all updated to this point with 3 fully nominated books now. Last edited by dreams; 05-20-2011 at 11:22 PM. |
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