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Old 02-26-2012, 12:42 PM   #46
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Bannerman, Whistler, and The Butcher's Boy
My nominations for "hard man".
Either Whistler or Bannerman from the matching titled series by John R. Maxim. I'm just about to post a freebie today for one of these in the free forum. (retired assassin forced to get back in the game to protect his family/friends).
The Butcher's Boy from the Thomas Perry series. Similar theme.

Lot's of good suggestions in this thread, and thanks to Hard-Boiled Pat for starting this thread! I don't think I'd even thought of this as a genre, but it sure has lots of my favorite reads.
Brian Freemantle's Charlie Muffin series is truly wonderful, but it took me a while to get my head around the "hard man" designation for these (poster Fehrman's suggestion). He seems such a 'soft' hard man. No biff-bam-pow, no fast action, and Charlie can't even walk fast. But on further consideration, it's a great pick, and Muffin may be one of the hardest!

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Creasy - A. J. Quinnell

Tough as they get IMO. Too bad only 4 books in series.

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Old 02-26-2012, 07:48 PM   #48
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Old 02-26-2012, 08:43 PM   #49
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Creasy - A. J. Quinnell

Tough as they get IMO. Too bad only 4 books in series.

Helen
Actually there were 5. And yes I loved them all.

Man on Fire (1981)
The Perfect Kill (1992)
The Blue Ring (1993)
Black Horn (1994)
Message From Hell (1996)

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Old 02-26-2012, 08:46 PM   #50
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I'd have to go with Jack Reacher.
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Creasy - A. J. Quinnell

Tough as they get IMO. Too bad only 4 books in series.

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I thought the Book was much better than the movie by a long shot. I liked the book being set in Italy than in South America. And inserting a bomb in the bad guys anus was priceless.
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Old 02-26-2012, 09:10 PM   #52
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Creasy - A. J. Quinnell

Tough as they get IMO. Too bad only 4 books in series.

Helen
i thought that the creasy character was a one-off... thanks for the heads up i will download those right away!
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Old 02-26-2012, 09:11 PM   #53
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"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."

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Mike Hammer's existence is based on the premise that he's the toughest guy in the whole world, don't you think?
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Eek!! you have obviously not read Serge Storms
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My hard man, is my willie!
My jack the ripper!
It beat's the cr*p out of all; including women!

My 'hard man' is also called my 'rocket in the pocket', my 'flagpole' and my 'ax'!

Good luck with your Mr T 's




I am proud only of myself, and my own gear

Wonder why anyone would bother asking!

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Obviously this is a hoax!
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There is one better than Remo the Destroyer...................Chiun.
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