Probably the best series I’ve read of late is the Gabriel Allon series by Daniel Silva. Somewhat in the vein of Robert Ludlum.
Yes, I've read the first book in the series, "The Kill Artist", and I liked it a lot. I've got "The English Assasin" and "The Unlikely Spy" the next two in the series. Haven't read them yet.
I’ve read most of the James Lee Burke series about Dave Robicheaux, a police detective in New Iberia Louisiana. A couple of his books have been made into movies.
I'll check it out.
Also the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly. It’s about a police detective in Hollywood. Amazon has a video series they made from the Harry Bosch books.
I am aware of these stories, just never got around to starting them.
There is also a series of books by the author Paul Doiron. The character is Mike Bowditch. He’s a game warden/police officer in Maine.
Hmmm...I've read a couple by C.J. Box involving a game warden in Wyoming, Joe Pickett.
The Mitch Rapp series by Vince Flynn is also good. The character is a counterterrorism expert with the CIA
I've read most of them. I think I quit at Consent to Kill, which was about halfway through the series.
Along these same lines are the Scot Harvath novels by Brad Thor. I kind of vacillate between Thor and Flynn trying to decide who I like better.
I’ve also read most of the Jesse Stone novels by Robert B Parker.
Another author I've never really dug into. He's got plenty of books out there. I started reading "Double Play" a story about Jackie Robinson, but I was so turned off by it I quit. I guess that's why I never gave Mr. Parker another try.
The Mark Sullivan book Beneath a Scarlet Sky is a true story about a man in WWII Italy. Fantastic story and it’s true.
I just read that one several months ago. I liked it a lot , though I found some parts of it a bit hard to believe.
The various Martin Cruz Smith books are good. The Arkady Renko series (Gorky Park, Polar Star, Havana Bay etc.) and also The Girl From Venice which was a stand alone book.
Have read Gorky Park, wow, 30 years ago, I think.
The Stieg Larsson, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series.
Yeah, I found the first book to be depraved. Murders, torture, sadomasochism, incest, beheadings, bestiality, even animal sacrifices. Not only that, but I had the killer down to one or two people (or possibly both) way before the unveiling by the author. So there wasn't much mystery for me. I finished the book and was relieved when I put it down. Didn't like the main character(s) at all.
Also some David Baldacci books have been good reads...
Have read a couple of the Camel Club books. I liked them. Also read Memory Man, which was pretty good, though I don't think I'll continue with the series.
The Bob Lee Swagger novel, Point of Impact was really good. Swagger is a former marine sniper that gets dragged into government service for the FBI. They made a move called "Shooter" and I think there was a USA network series as well. There's a whole series of Swagger novels.
I read "Orphan X" by Gregg Hurwitz, which started out very promising. Another one of these super spy novels, with the emphasis on super, as in, the guy is just too good at what he does. His computer hacking skills and technical wizardry are better than “Q” from the James Bond universe. Evan’s strategic planning is better than Ethan Hunt, he’s a better sniper than Bob Lee Swagger, his medical knowledge rivals Dr. McCoy’s. I've found this superstar-ism to be rife with new novelists. It's comic book level.
Thanks for your input.
