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Originally Posted by CharlieBird
I can't picture Sutherland as Die Nadel either, but then I can't think off hand of anyone else. Maybe Rod Stieger if he were thinner. Bob Mitchem? You can tell how long it's been since I've been to the movies!
I just saw that Eye of the Needle is listed as 21 on NPR's "Killer-Thriller" poll: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...cc=bn-20100805
Myself I would rate it way above The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Not a diehard thriller fan/expert and I've not read most on the list but I'm sure there are others I would rate in the top 10 over it.
It's an interesting list and there are several on there that I am going to see if I can find in eBook form.
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That is a good list, although I agree with the author of the article that some of those books don't qualify as thrillers by my definition. It looks like I've only read about 30 of them, although I know the stories of another 10 or 15 because movies have been made of them. I remember really being caught up in "Marathon Man," by William Goldman. In fact, when a task ends up being ridiculously easy to complete, my sister and I will look at one another and say, "Babe was candy." The movie was pretty good, but the book was better.
(Oh, and "Magic," by William Goldman? I was so terrified and creeped out by that one that I've had to wipe it from my memory.)