03-08-2013, 11:44 PM | #31 |
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Among the postwar Brits and similar:
Hammond Innes: I can recommend The Angry Mountain, c 1949, which climaxes in a small village being swallowed by lava as Vesuvius blows its top. Innes was stationed nearby when the mountain blew catastrophically in 1945, and he used what he saw and experienced in this novel set a few years later. Also Wreckers Must Breathe, a war thriller. (He wrote lots of others.) Desmond Bagley is very reliable. Early Alistair MacLean. (Caution: His writing fell away badly after Puppet on a Chain.) Geoffrey Jenkins, South African writer, a good series in exotic locations. Jack Higgins, although his later Sean Dillon novels became repetitive. His earlier ones are the right length, fast and tough. The Eagle has Landed. East of Desolation. Brought in Dead. |
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On topic now: The Innocent by David Baldacci.
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Violence, characters in peril, serial killers, and an ominous vibe throughout equals "thriller" in my book. Maybe we could do a little poll, assuming anyone else is even interested in weighing in on such a stupid argument. |
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I don't like the genre, but I loved Fatherland by Robert Harris and Shella by Andrew Vachss.
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I don't read thrillers much but I do like Jeremy Robinson, his books seem to skew more towards the X-Files side than your standard thriller.
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03-11-2013, 10:33 AM | #36 |
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Try any of the books by Gavin Lyall - all good.
Similar to Lee Child's Reacher books are John D MacDonald's Travis McGee books. |
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I haven't posted in a long time, but I thought I could contribute here.
I used to run a charity bookstore and I would always recommend the books published by the International Thriller Writers Association, as they are essentially samplers. http://thrillerwriters.org/aboutitw/publications/ Hope this is helpful. |
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Defining 'Thriller' as any novel where the narator or principal character is in some serious/life threatening hazard,
I'd recommend The Dogs of Riga (Henning Mankel) Pompeii, Fatherland & 'The Fear Index' (Robert Harris) 'Deadly Decisions' or pretty well any (Kathy Reichs) Novel 'Rogue Male' (Geoffrey Household) & also 'Rogue Justice'. 'Aftermath' (Peter Robinson) 'Bleeding Hearts' (Jack Harvey - aka Ian Rankin) 'The Constant Gardener' (John le Carré) Last edited by ExEmGe; 03-12-2013 at 12:11 PM. |
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I'd also recommend anything written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, either individually or as a team. Only one to avoid, IMHO - a book called "Impact" by Douglas Preston, which is just plain silly. Everything else they've written is good or better.
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I just read Extraction, which was a really good short story. I want to read their Pendergast novels. Should I begin with Relic? I mean do you recommend that I read them in chronological order?
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@JSWolf: Have you actually read all three books?? Here are some of my recent favorites:
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Yes, definitely read them in order; there are numerous ongoing plot developments as the series goes on.
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Dean Koontz has written some that are thrillers I think. Whispers for one.
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