Books - what are you reading just now?

If you read Bosch you should also read Haller (Lincoln Lawyer) where they chronologically fit together. Quite some overlap sometimes.

But if it is someone like Reacher you like I suggest John Milton as a character. Ex military now drifter doing the right thing.
 
woofers said:
I quite enjoyed the Reacher books, there were a couple of duds, but also a decent collection of short stories.

Currently I’m working my way through the Harry Bosch series (author Michael Connelly), suggest if you like Reacher you’ll enjoy these. And best to read them in chronological order as there are references / links which, although not essential, assist the context of the stories.
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larmen said:
If you read Bosch you should also read Haller (Lincoln Lawyer) where they chronologically fit together. Quite some overlap sometimes.

But if it is someone like Reacher you like I suggest John Milton as a character. Ex military now drifter doing the right thing.
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Already been through the Bosch series, and Haller. Also done the Scarpetta books by Patricia Cornwell. Currently re-reading the James Patterson Women's Murder Club series after finishing his Michael Bennet series. Will have a look to see if I've got any of the John Milton books on my hard drive.
 
larmen said:
It’s part of the Will Robie series, but I can’t recall the story line right now. There will be killing involved. You don’t get many spy novels without it.

If you like a Baldacci with less killing I would suggest the King and Maxwell series. Also available on TV every now and then, but weirdly paced there. 2 former Secret Service agents that are now PIs
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I could have got the killing if the story went anywhere - but any plot-line just seemed to be something from which to hang Robie and his buddy's killing off of - the plot and all sub-plots basically went nowhere and I ended the book thinking - really? - is that it? - after all of that? And as for the 'hook' of the London Underground having absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the plot - well...

Serves me right for preferring the stuff by such as Dickens, Wilkie Collins, RLS, John Buchan and Henry James...:)

Just started Buchan's The Free Fishers...
 
Well, it has seen me through about 2 weeks of commute and lunch. The plot is probably forgettable, but it entertained me at the time.
 
Don't read that much fiction - generally prefer non-fiction. And subsequent to the TV series, just read The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright. A fascinating insight into the how/when/why of the rise of Al Qaeda and their committing of 9/11. If you're interested to know why Islamic extremists think as they do, then it's a decent starting place. Mrs B commented " ... bloody funny choice for a holiday read ..." but its what I do.

That said, waiting for the next offerings from Bernard Cornwell and CJ Sansom
 
larmen said:
I don't like 'Star of Africa' / 'The Devils Kingdom' of his, otherwise I am waiting for him to write another one too.
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Well I've finished it in timely fashion doesn't take me long to get through a book. It starts really well and makes for good reading then it really loses its way and just seems to merge Sci fi with thriller & an unbelievable gun fight in a closed off room with Ben Hope v 11 men of which he obviously wins. Sadly for me the worst of his books overall that I've read.
 
Any Bernard Cornwell fans here?

Really enjoy the Sharpe series but Starbuck stuff was dreadful. From his other publications which would be most 'sharpe like' ?
 
Slab said:
Any Bernard Cornwell fans here?

Really enjoy the Sharpe series but Starbuck stuff was dreadful. From his other publications which would be most 'sharpe like' ?
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Difficult for me to say which are most "Sharpe-like" as I read Sharpe along time ago and his other stuff more recently. And he has covered quite a few different historic eras in his stuff. But I quite liked his "Grail Quest" series set in the Hundred Years War - starting with Harlequin. And also the Saxon series - set in 9th /10th centuries at the time of the birth of England as a unified country - starting with The Last Kingdom. And like most of his stuff, the novels are set in & around known battles of the period. (But then, as was the Starbuck series)
 
I have to re-read BALL FOUR. The author, one of my heroes, Jim Bouton, passed away last night. It wasn't not just a great baseball book, it changed sports books forever. I am sad I never got a chance to meet him in person.
 
Just finished H V Morton's In Search of Scotland (pub 1929) - very interesting tour around much of the country and reflecting upon the history of and at the places as he went along. Just started Robert Heinlein The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Sci-Fi by the master of the genre at the time - set in 2074 written in 1966. Loving the computers...:)
 
I have got into sports psychology, so a pretty niche read! BUt before that on Holiday i read Peter Crouch, how to be a professional footballer. It had me in stitches!! A very good easy read.

Endure - Alex Hutchinson follows the story of the Nike 2hr marathon attempt along with psychology
The Chimp Paradox - Steve Peters. Interesting take on how your brain works in both sport and life situations.
Now onto How bad do you want it - Matt Fitzgerald. This is proving really interesting!! only 5 chapters in so far.
 
Rooter said:
I have got into sports psychology, so a pretty niche read! BUt before that on Holiday i read Peter Crouch, how to be a professional footballer. It had me in stitches!! A very good easy read.

Endure - Alex Hutchinson follows the story of the Nike 2hr marathon attempt along with psychology
The Chimp Paradox - Steve Peters. Interesting take on how your brain works in both sport and life situations.
Now onto How bad do you want it - Matt Fitzgerald. This is proving really interesting!! only 5 chapters in so far.
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Matthew Syed stuff worth a read if you havent already, Bounce to start
 
larmen said:
Done both. Looking for a lot more similar stuff, hate stand alone books.


Had to start a spreadsheet to keep track of what I am reading. Currently following 17 heroes by 14 authors. Reading Stephen Leather's 'Chinaman' right now where they are just making a Jackie Chan movie of that. Before that I just finished the Luke Stone books by Jack Mars.
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Try the Roy Grace series by Peter James or the James Patterson books Alex Cross series
 
The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson. Brilliant.(y)
The Necroscope series by Brian Lumley, if you like Wamphyri and horror, absolutely superb.(y)
 
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