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 Old 12 Feb 08, 04:21 PM
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I've only been reading fantasy novels recenty, and want to pick up a nice thriller now. Can anyone suggest something along the lines of bourne identity or hunt for red october?
I'll be buying these books, so please suggest only books that you've read and enjoyed at least twice
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Completely OT:
Try,
The boogie man got boogied
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I presume you have read the Macleans (If not read all )

The Day of the Jackal
else crichton's sphere, andromeda strain,
Primal fear
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
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Have read most of crichton, mclean, ludlum, grisham, clancy, archer. Need suggestions for new authors.

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Read the Ambler warning, Moscow Vector by Ludlum ? How about The Afghan by Frederick Forsyth ?
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Most of Frederick Forsythe's books are action thrillers and they are simply AWESOME !

Day of the jackal, Devil's Alternative, The Afghan are the ones which I can recall right away.
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read this oneThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold its a spy fiction but awesome one at that
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I forgot to mention, I've read some forsythe as well. Come-on guys, I need new blood! Don't suggest books, suggest authors Or else I'll forget thrillers and go back to fantasy. I have to start with Discworld
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WEll the problem with suggesting authors is that they are mostly one novel wonders that fail to live upto the expectations after the initial offing and if you happen to pick up the bad ones, you will hate them so much that you won't read the good one also

Am reading a political thriller right now, the manchurian candidate. If you have a penchant for politics, you will like it. Else here are a couple of thrillers(actually action) which are on my sony reader next list

Amazon.com: First Blood: Books: David Morrell (yep Rambo's novel )
Buchan, John. 1915. The Thirty-nine Steps (Rave reviews on this one... read online.)
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WEll the problem with suggesting authors is that they are mostly one novel wonders
Sucks You mean I've already read all the good authors in the thrileer genre?

How's this baldacci guy?
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