Spain for a week...I need a good book.

[nick_j007]

tenohfive said:

nick_j007 said:

tenohfive said:

Anything by Lee Child ticks most of those boxes. For shameless, rambo style (but still quite good) action any of the 'scarecrow' series by Matthew Reilly are good - I've demolished one every time I've gone on a long weekend away recently.
Bones of the Hills by Conn Iggudden was pretty good if you Bernard Cornwall type stuff.

Of all of them I'd get the latest Lee Child book (which I've yet to read, waiting for it to come out in paperback.)

Hey, that sounds good to me!

What about this one? Have you read it?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tripwire-Jack-Reacher-nove...

I've read all but the most recent. Tripwires a good one, one of the better ones. One Shot is another. They're all the same character throughout, but written in a way that you don't need to have read all the books to understand - they're all independent.

Well that helps if they're stand alone books.
Ok done. I've noted those and will look out for them.
They sound a bit gritty. I like grit
Much appreciated.
Nick

[SlipStream77]

Try Gavin Lyall's books, he writes thrillers, The Wrong Side of the Sky was one of my favourites.

PG Wodehouse was a fan of his according to Wiki

I'm currently re-reading Chains of Command by Dale Brown, I know you don't want a thick book but they really are very good. First page of Chapter one and you're straight into a Mig 23

[nick_j007]

nick_j007 said:

tenohfive said:

Anything by Lee Child ticks most of those boxes. For shameless, rambo style (but still quite good) action any of the 'scarecrow' series by Matthew Reilly are good - I've demolished one every time I've gone on a long weekend away recently.
Bones of the Hills by Conn Iggudden was pretty good if you Bernard Cornwall type stuff.

Of all of them I'd get the latest Lee Child book (which I've yet to read, waiting for it to come out in paperback.)

Hey, that sounds good to me!

What about this one? Have you read it?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tripwire-Jack-Reacher-nove...

Matthew Reilly looks good too...should keep me turning pages lol.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/0330487590...

[nick_j007]

SlipStream77 said:

Try Gavin Lyall's books, he writes thrillers, The Wrong Side of the Sky was one of my favourites.

PG Wodehouse was a fan of his according to Wiki

I'm currently re-reading Chains of Command by Dale Brown, I know you don't want a thick book but they really are very good. First page of Chapter one and you're straight into a Mig 23

Dale brown looks good too!
Another on the list tvm!

Looks like I've helped myself understand genres that'll work for me in this question - thank you all!

Howard Marks
Lee Child
Matthew Reilly
Dale Brown

[nick_j007]

Jasandjules said:

Dean Koontz has a Frankenstein Trilogy (with a twist) which is rather good IMHO - I am just on the last 20 pages of the third book.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Prodigal-Son-Book-Koontzs-Frankenstein/dp/0007203136/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250794182&sr=8-16

That sounds very good too. Marked for another holiday Thanks.

[tenohfive]

Dale Brown books are good, though they get a bit samey after awhile.

Can't remember which one, but around summer 2001 I read one of his books in which people hijacked planes and flew them into the ground as giant bombs (though to make a fortune out of the stock market, rather than plain fanatacism.)

A few months later some numpty tries to land a Boeing on a skyscraper. Strange timing.

[Big_Dog]

Another vote for Mr Nice from me. Recommend Prey by Michael Crichton too.

[gti tim]

I bought Papillon on way to Florida

9hrs each way on the plane and it was read.

Cracking book

[al1991]

What about autobiographies? I've just finished Duncan Bannatyne's, and it was a damned good read and a motivator.

Alternatively, Nikki Sixx from the Motley Crue has a good book - the stuff he did was insane!

Edited by al1991 on Thursday 20th August 21:07

[tenohfive]

al1991 said:

What about autobiographies? I've just finished Duncan Bannatyne's, and it was a damned good read and a motivator.

That man has a very punchable face.

Last decent autobiography I read was Richard Bransons. Good read.

[Ow]

tenohfive said:

Elskeggso said:

I'm enjoying this at the moment:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bringing-Down-House-Studen...

There was a film I saw about a year ago that whilst not titled the same, sounds like a very similar version of that.

'21' I think it was

[London GT3]

Gerald Ronson - Leading from the front (my story).

A great read if you know of the man. Egotistical control freak. Reminded me of "Harry Grout" in Porridge.

[littlegreenfairy]

What about "Fluent Spanish in 1 week"?

[escargot]

littlegreenfairy said:

What about "Fluent Spanish in 1 week"?

Because it'll be a bit late once he's learned it all.

[dienamic]

nick_j007 said:

something blokey, not too thick, words not too small neither hot climate

[swiftpete]

Read Papillon. Everyone should. If you like it, there's a sequel called banco.

Edited by swiftpete on Friday 21st August 10:31

[Elskeggso]

Ow said:

tenohfive said:

Elskeggso said:

I'm enjoying this at the moment:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bringing-Down-House-Studen...

There was a film I saw about a year ago that whilst not titled the same, sounds like a very similar version of that.

'21' I think it was

O/T, but was it any good?

[chunkymonkey71]

I keep saying it and none of you f@ckers listen!!!

CHRISTOPHER BROOKMYRE

Any one of his books. Try "not the end of the world". Its a good un.

[Mosman]

I always enjoy Carl Hiaasen's crime thrillers. Mostly set in Florida and with a comic edge as well.

[mouseymousey]

pincher said:

I always enjoy John Grisham books.

Avoid the latest one like the plague, it's dire.