Authors I used to read

I used to have a Sony ereader. The software was so bad I went to using calibre to run it. Great device ( apart from shocking battery life), but no good if it needs third party software to run it properly. It handled PDF files brilliantly though. It would scale and reformat text like no other.

Kindle doesn't do this well.
 
If your willing to suspend belief slightly, try Matthew Reilly's seven ancient wonders, if you like it, the follow up is six sacred stones.

He manages to get out of some fantastic scrapes, but the mythical parts are good also. It's a bit like a Raiders of the lost ark, but in a book form. Wilbur Smith's Egyptian series starting with "river god" and the follow ups were great, although the last one in the series was shockingly poor, sadly.

Jeffrey Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme books are also very good. Tom Clancy had some good un's , as well. Agree about Robert Ludlum, very good, but then became very formulaic.Ken Follet's trilogy of "Fall of giants" and "winter of the world" are fantastic, the third in the trilogy wont be out for another year or so.
 
Liverbirdie said:
If your willing to suspend belief slightly, try Matthew Reilly's seven ancient wonders, if you like it, the follow up is six sacred stones.

He manages to get out of some fantastic scrapes, but the mythical parts are good also. It's a bit like a Raiders of the lost ark, but in a book form. Wilbur Smith's Egyptian series starting with "river god" and the follow ups were great, although the last one in the series was shockingly poor, sadly.

Jeffrey Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme books are also very good. Tom Clancy had some good un's , as well. Agree about Robert Ludlum, very good, but then became very formulaic.Ken Follet's trilogy of "Fall of giants" and "winter of the world" are fantastic, the third in the trilogy wont be out for another year or so.
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I had you down as a Mills&Boon man.
 
Stuart_C said:
I had you down as a Mills&Boon man.
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No, I tried one out of them 10 you gave me, but I didn't know they were based on true life.

I mean a tall,swarthy stranger steps out of his Mercedes, walks into the stables whilst visting his horse, takes a fancy to the stable girl, they have a roll in the hay, he gets back on his horse, trots down the Wirral way, hits 30 odd points.

Anyway, enough about Junior......
 
Lots of good suggestions but I would tread carefully with James Patterson. When he started he was very good and the early Alex Cross novels are excellent. But he then started churning out 4 or 5 books a year and 'co writes' (and I am not convinced how much of the writing he does) with other authors. And I noticed the quality take a nose dive, they became very formulaic to the stage where I gave up.

If you have not read any Ian Rankin then do them in chronological order with the Rebus novels and you are in for a real treat. Same with the Bosch series and also the Mickey Haller series from Michael Connelly. Also as already mentioned, the Lincoln Rhyme series from Jeffrey Deaver is excellent, again go from the start.
 
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Get the LA Triology by James Ellroy you wont be disspaointed.

Steer clear of his autobiographical books until you've read his fiction.

Best crime/thriller books I've ever read.
 
murphthemog said:
I have nearly finished the Jack Reacher series, which has been good.

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Just started these , bout 3/4 way through DIE TRYING , first time in ages ive found a book i dont want to put down , then cant wait to pick up again , hope the rest are as good , if they are , my reading will be sorted for a while
 
I keep meaning to re-read my Nigel Tranter novels.
If you are fond of Scottish history and well written novels I would recommend.

He used to live by Aberlady green and did most of his plotting on walks at Aberlady Bay.
 
murphthemog said:
There was another author of similar books too, but I can't remember his name. It's really bugging me! he mainly wrote about southern Africa, and the coast and oceans around there. Stuff about missing u boats reappearing, and planes and ships crashing into an island that only appeared every 50 years. Rubbish really, but a fun read.
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Murph I think your unknown South African might have been Geoffrey Jenkins, read a lot of his stuff when I was still at school. Still remember 'A Twist of Sand' was a good read.
 
DCB said:
Murph I think your unknown South African might have been Geoffrey Jenkins, read a lot of his stuff when I was still at school. Still remember 'A Twist of Sand' was a good read.
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Correct! Just wicki'ed him, and that's the guy.

I'm not saying I'd read him now, but as an example of the rubbish I read back when.

(Might give it a sneaky peek though)
 
Andy said:
Roy Grace series by Peter James is very good. All of the Baldacci books I've read have been excellent.

Dan "Spider" Sheperd series by Stephen Leather is gripping. Leather has numerous other books out which are good also.

Nelson Demille has a few good books out.
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Second Vote here for Peter James and the Roy Grace series
 
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