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Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Albert's Chip Shop, Oct 27, 2012.

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  1. Sheikh_of_Araby

    Sheikh_of_Araby Well-Known Member

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    I've just started to get into Lee Child - They're all pretty much the same but fantastic reads. Apart from that...i'll read most things once.
     
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  2. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace

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    The official COMING OUT thread!
     
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  3. Albert's Chip Shop

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    Filthy old Jedi
     
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  4. Joelinton's Right Foot

    Joelinton's Right Foot Worth Every Penny
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    Shameless plug as this was written by a good friend of mine, but it was really good :D

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  5. Cisse and Assist

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    Shantaram is an amazing book.

    Any CJ Samson book is worth a read if you in to historical fiction - set around Henry viii and the Tudor period.

    Enjoyed life of Pi

    James Oswald murder mysteries in Edinburg are worth a read.
     
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  6. canary-dave

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    Those of you that read Lee Child, which is the first "Jack Reacher" book? I'll give it a try, then I can work out the order of sequence if I like it!

    <cheers>
     
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  7. Judge Death

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    Here you go

    Killing Floor
    Die Trying
    Tripwire
    The Visitor
    Echo Burning
    Without Fail
    Persuader
    The Enemy (Prequel set eight years before Killing Floor).
    One Shot
    The Hard Way
    Bad Luck and Trouble
    Nothing to Lose
    Gone Tomorrow
    61 Hours
    Worth Dying For
    The Affair (This is another prequel set just before Killing Floor).
    A Wanted Man
     
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  8. Judge Death

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    Other good reads:

    Pretty much anything by Bernard Cornwell
    Scott Mariani (Ben Hope series)
    Simon Scarrow
    David Gemmell
    James Herbert
    George MacDonald Fraser (Flashman series)
     
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    Have you been protecting the weak against the evil strong, laddie?
     
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    I have 6 scott mariani books on the Kindle.
     
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  11. canary-dave

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    Thanks for the list ACS, and congratulations on 100K <ok>

    <bubbly><bubbly><bubbly><bubbly><bubbly>
     
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    Thanks Dave!
     
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  13. Sweats

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    I can't be arsed to read back so many pages.. Can someone give me a brief overview of what to read?

    I have read pretty much all the lee child books. Liked the books by the guy that did the davinci code. Like books about murder read all the Harlan coben books.

    Also I like mein campf.. <ok>
     
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  14. Resurgam

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    Really like Simon Scarrow's books about the Roman times. Great sense of humour used as well.
    And he comes from Norwich so he must be class <ok>

    Also add to the list Douglas freeman. He wrote a whole series of books about the Navy during Nelson's time, charting the life and career of a fictional sailor called Adam Bolitho.

    Also a series of books I haven't read in a while, but have read them more than once, was the collection of books by Sven Hassell, about life during WW2 from a German Penal Battalion, and also the Spike Milligan Books about his time in the Army,
     
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    All of you who like "faction" (books based on history, but in story form) should check out James Michener, he has written some sensational stories about the past in USA and South Africa and Japan! Historically accurate but in simple story form!
     
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    Just rececntly finished The Forgotten Soldier. Fantastic read
     
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    Add to that his set of Heretic with the Archer and the Holy Grail <ok>
     
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  18. gforgary

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    I have just downloaded the first Lee Child book to my Kindle, thanks to the recommendations here!

    I have worked my way through most of John Grisham's stuff, but also a fan of Michael Connelly and David Baldacci - Baldacci wrote "Absolute Power", the film that Clint Eastwood did years ago, but the book is so different to the film - typical Hollywood!
     
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  19. Sweats

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    Yeah great books by David baldacci.. Read a few of his books all very good.

    I recommend Harlan coben though to everyone if you like murder mystery books. He also did a series with the same characters being myron bolitar. Brilliant series .
     
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  20. gforgary

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    This is getting expensive - I have just downloaded a Harlan Coben book now!
     
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