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Originally posted by falafel View PostWait-list for all these authors.[emoji58]
Going to read The Lions of Lucerne next.
It did have a bunch of Mormon references, since the first section takes place in Park City and Midway. There's even a section involving a D.I. truck! But he loses points by claiming that Mormons don't eat chocolate because caffeine is verboten and for once having a member of the church refer to it as the "Church of Latter-day Saints". Also for claiming that Mormons object to being called Mormons.
1 for 2 so far, Y.O.Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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Originally posted by falafel View PostSadly, this book did not hit the mark for me. In fact, I'm going to go as far as saying it was terrible. The dialogue was grating and the Harvath character is like a cardboard cutout.
It did have a bunch of Mormon references, since the first section takes place in Park City and Midway. There's even a section involving a D.I. truck! But he loses points by claiming that Mormons don't eat chocolate because caffeine is verboten and for once having a member of the church refer to it as the "Church of Latter-day Saints". Also for claiming that Mormons object to being called Mormons.
1 for 2 so far, Y.O.
If you do like the genre and a bit more complexity with your characters then I strongly recommend Silva or Berenson. Fantastic writers.
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Originally posted by YOhio View PostSorry, man. I noticed that some of Thor's earlier books in the series weren't as entertaining as the later ones (even though I specifically called out that I hadn't rad LoL). If you do like the genre and a bit more complexity with your characters then I strongly recommend Silva or Berenson. Fantastic writers.
Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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I love Daniel Silva but I felt like his last couple have gotten very formulaic and predictable - they're basically just repeats of earlier books. The same characters doing the same things, the same descriptions of characters copied and pasted from earlier books. I will always love the Gabriel Allon series but Silva sold out a while ago and is basically just mailing it in on his more recent novels.
Also, not spy-related but I'm a sucker for anything from Michael Connely. Bosch kicks butt.
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Originally posted by BigFatMeanie View PostI love Daniel Silva but I felt like his last couple have gotten very formulaic and predictable - they're basically just repeats of earlier books. The same characters doing the same things, the same descriptions of characters copied and pasted from earlier books. I will always love the Gabriel Allon series but Silva sold out a while ago and is basically just mailing it in on his more recent novels.
Also, not spy-related but I'm a sucker for anything from Michael Connely. Bosch kicks butt.Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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Originally posted by BigFatMeanie View PostAlso, not spy-related but I'm a sucker for anything from Michael Connely. Bosch kicks butt.Originally posted by falafel View PostI love all the Bosch books and the Mickey Haller books. I also like his new protagonist, Renee Ballard from The Late Show. I think she and Bosch appear in Connely's latest book.
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I recently finished P. T Deutermann's Red Swan
Set in present day DC - I thought is a pretty good thriller/spy novel about the CIA vs Chinese state security. The GR ratings are all over the map, so....
I personally really like Deuermann's work and this didn't let me down.
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Originally posted by falafel View PostSadly, this book did not hit the mark for me. In fact, I'm going to go as far as saying it was terrible. The dialogue was grating and the Harvath character is like a cardboard cutout.
It did have a bunch of Mormon references, since the first section takes place in Park City and Midway. There's even a section involving a D.I. truck! But he loses points by claiming that Mormons don't eat chocolate because caffeine is verboten and for once having a member of the church refer to it as the "Church of Latter-day Saints". Also for claiming that Mormons object to being called Mormons.
1 for 2 so far, Y.O.Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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Originally posted by falafel View PostI guess Brad Thor was a little more prescient than I gave him credit for.
One of the funny things about the Jack Carr novels is that in both of them he references Brad Thor, but each time it's a villain picking up one of his books in the airport.
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Originally posted by YOhio View PostSo have you tried any of the other Thor novels? I've read all the latest from my list, except Berenson didn't write a John Wells book this year because he wrote a book about marijuana. I really wish he had because it's one of my favorite series.
One of the funny things about the Jack Carr novels is that in both of them he references Brad Thor, but each time it's a villain picking up one of his books in the airport.Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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