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Originally Posted by Karellen
Jack Reacher is also great, but difficult to binge read as after a few books as they tend to take on the same story, so spread out the reading of that series. Save yourself the heartache, don't read anything after Lee Child handed over the reins to his brother.
I highly disagree with your assessment of the Jack Reacher series. It's very good and well worth reading.
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I'm with JSWolf on this one. I was initially kind of put off with the Reacher books as the hero is over the top and unrealistic, but the more I read the more I realized that Lee Child can craft a really good story. He has his share of duds, but most are worth the read IMO.
I'll also cast my vote for
Day of the Jackal and
Man on Fire, a couple of great ones.
I'm going to dig into some of the other recommendations here as this is my favorite genre, but I fear that many are only going to be available in print version (like
Man on Fire, but still, well worth it).