If you liked This-Then you might like....

[Jim]

Mark wrote: "I've just started David Baldacci's Zero Day and the comparison's between his Puller character and Lee Child's Reacher are scary. So I guess if you like one, you'll probably like the other... althou..."

I'm still voting for Mark to play Reacher in the movie!!

[Tracy]

Mark wrote: "I've just started David Baldacci's Zero Day and the comparison's between his Puller character and Lee Child's Reacher are scary. So I guess if you like one, you'll probably like the other... althou..."

Yes! I do feel the same way! Love them both!

[Tim]

great idea. I am always looking for better and better books and authors. I am into thrillers/crime/serial killers. I loved Richard Montanari, but themselves library system had only three of his earlier books. Anyone as dark and good as he? I find Stephen White excellent after enjoying Lawrence Block. I was initially drawn into Michael Koryta, but then disappointed with some of his books. Who is in his vein ?

[Tim]

kindle made a strange word out of Memphis library system in my post above. it often does that and renders my notes hilariously incomprehensible!

[Mark]

So what is it about 6'5" then...?

Maybe we should start a thread on the height of male heroes, and see what the spread looks like!

For what it's worth, I just had my two cents on Zero Day:

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Mark]

Jim wrote: "Mark wrote: "I've just started David Baldacci's Zero Day and the comparison's between his Puller character and Lee Child's Reacher are scary. So I guess if you like one, you'll probably like the ot..."

If you mean this Mark, Jim, then the complaints about Cruise would be amplified to deafening proportions as my height has the 6 and the 5, but with the feet and inches flipped round!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

I've gotten a couple of recommendations for readers who like Crais' Joe Pike and Child's Reacher:

Tom Carver--he's an assassin who makes his kills look like accidents. The author is British. Tom Cain.
The Accident Man is the first.

Also, might like Volk's Game: A Novel by Brent Ghelfi.

Lee Child writes: "Brent Ghelfi writes like Dostoevsky's hooligan grandson on speed." Now that's definitely a draw for me.

[Lisa P, My weekend is all booked up!]

If you liked Jurassic Park and Congo by Michael Crichton
and/or Ice Hunt by James Rollins

then you might like Plaza by Shane M Brown

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

If you liked Subterranean by James Rollins you might like Beneath the Dark Ice by Greig Beck.

If you liked Street of the Five Moons by Elizabeth Peters and The Parsifal Mosaic by Robert Ludlum you might like The Geneva Decision by Seeley James (Having a strong, young female heroine makes that one hard to match in this genre).

[Patricia]

If you like the Elizabeth Peters contemporary romance that the Mudgeon listed, you might want to try her historical archeology thrillers, the Amelia Peabody series. It starts with "The Crocodile on the Sandbank" and run through "The Last Camel Died at Noon" and on to... I don't know how far she has gone. She's older that I am.

[Patricia]

Well, it look as though she is still writing. The latest book being A River in the Sky.

[Patricia]

I love her books.

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Patti wrote: "If you like the Elizabeth Peters contemporary romance that the Mudgeon listed, you might want to try her historical archeology thrillers, the Amelia Peabody series. It starts with "The Crocodile o..."

I may have selected the wrong book. I read that, a long time ago, and, thought it was sort of a crime/historical thriller with a romantic twist. Not a Romance...but then... I have been fooled before (and picked the wrong hyper-text to link).

Now I have to find the book and read a page or two to see if it fogs up my glasses, or becomes a thriller... okay, not that kind of a thrill... but.. you get the idea.

If the case is "Romance" then, I regret the connection. Geneva Decision flirts with the relationship thing, but there isn't a lot of romance there. If it's strong young female character, involved in some high-faluting semi-criminal stuff, then, it's a Yes.

[Patricia]

Most of the Amelia books are not 'romances'. They explore the "interesting" relationship between Amelia and Radcliff, but it is funny. But mainly they are mystery/thrillers.

She usually writes traditional romance as "Barbara Micheals". Writes non-fiction under her own name.

[Mark]

If you like Lee Childs Jack Reacher, you might like Barry Eisler's John Rain books.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

I have the first two books in the Rain series. I started the first book, but I put it down because I wasn't in the mood at the time. I do intend to get back in those books. Thanks for the recommendation, Mark.

@ Patti, I am looking forward to reading the Amelia Peabody series.

[Eileen]

Patti wrote: "If you like the Elizabeth Peters contemporary romance that the Mudgeon listed, you might want to try her historical archeology thrillers, the Amelia Peabody series. It starts with "The Crocodile o..."

Looks interesting, I just added Crocodile on the Sandbank to my ever going list of books.

[Mark]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I have the first two books in the Rain series. I started the first book, but I put it down because I wasn't in the mood at the time. I do intend to get back in those books. Thanks for the recommend..."

I'm reading The Detachment now, it's my first, but Eisler has the same no-nonsense style as Lee Childs, and he seems to be just as strong a story-teller. I thought if I enjoyed this one I'd go back to the beginning and read from there... and I'd say that would be going to happen :-)

[Lisa]

Having these theeads makes sense. "Under the Dark Ice" is the first book I've read in quite a while. I enjoy all of Ludlum's books, Lisa Gardner's,Dan Brown. I prefer books that require thinking and have complex plots. I love to read and can devour books quickly once I get started. Thank you!!!

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Lisa wrote: "Having these theeads makes sense. "Under the Dark Ice" is the first book I've read in quite a while. I enjoy all of Ludlum's books, Lisa Gardner's,Dan Brown. I prefer books that require thinkin..."

Ludlum's one of the "Masters" of the Espionage/Actoin Thriller/Suspence stories... when he was writing them. (If you like him, you might like Desmond Bagley. I loved The Tightrope Men and The Enemy)

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

@Mark, I think I will enjoy Barry Eisler when I give him a try again. I am a moody reader, so I think that was the problem when I first picked up Rain Fall.

@Lisa, we're glad you find the thread helpful.

[Mark]

@Lady Danielle... it's not something I'd really thought about before, but I wonder how many readers I've lost because they weren't in the right space for the book...!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

It's a big thing, at least for me. Good thing is I'll usually go back to something at another time and I often enjoy it better then.

[Mark]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "It's a big thing, at least for me. Good thing is I'll usually go back to something at another time and I often enjoy it better then."

That makes me feel better!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

If you like Jim Butcher's Dresden books you might like Benedict Jacka's Alex Verus books.

If you like Monster Hunter International you might like Larry Correia's other series The Grimnoir Chronicles and the Dresden books mentioned above. On the other hand you might like The Gray Man books by Mark Greaney. They're not fantasy but they have the heavy explosive action.

If you like Vince Flynn you might like Mark Greaney or Brad Thor or vice versa place any one you've read first and the other 2 apply. You might also like Stephen Hunter's books.

[Nicolas]

Patricia wrote: "I like Baldacci, but sometimes he drives me nuts with his odd use of prepositions. E.g., "He slipped it between in briefcase." Yeah, I knew what he meant, but...TILT. "

You may have just killed any inclination I had to read Baldacci. That would annoy the snot out of me. I don't think I could focus on the rest of the text.

[Eileen]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "If you like Jim Butcher's Dresden books you might like Benedict Jacka's Alex Verus books.

If you like Monster Hunter International you might like Larry Correia's other series The Grimnoir Chronic..."

I like your collection of books. Is Alex Verus a series?

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Yeah there are 3 so far:
Fated, Cursed and Taken.

A 4th is due out this year. I still have Taken to read. I rate the first 2 as great so I expect the 3rd to be just as good.

[Eileen]

I thought the series sounded familiar. I looked up Fated and remembered reading your review and how much I enjoyed it. Sometimes with so many books and recommends I forget the titles of books. Thanks for refreshing my memory!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I know the feeling.... I stopped putting books on my to be read list pretty much. I can't count the books I've seen here and "mean to get to".

:)

[Eileen]

You know that's not a bad idea. I should probably do the same thing.

Time for Justified!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I know, got it on. Answering during the commercial (view spoiler)[ so do you think Arlo's dead? (hide spoiler)]

[Eileen]

(view spoiler)[No, he'll be a thorn in Raylands side for awhile. I hope not, the mystery hasn't been solved yet. (hide spoiler)]

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I figure you're right.

[Eileen]

(view spoiler)[a lot of killing in this episode (hide spoiler)]

[Eileen]

I didn't see that coming...did you...Mike?

[Mike (the Paladin)]

(view spoiler)[ Can't say I did. I thought they might kill him when he was first stabbed but when they had him laid up in the infirmary I figured they'd at least drag it out a bit.

I cracked up when Raylan said, "I hope I got that right". (hide spoiler)]

[Eileen]

(view spoiler)[I was wrong. I really didn't think they'd kill him off. That was funny and Floyd(?) wanting a Diary Queen for his future off spring. Any thoughts on who Drew might be? (hide spoiler)]

Off to bed, check your answer tomorrow. Maybe we should move this to the TV thread, lol.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Boyd. Yeah that broke me up to.

I'm to bed soon to.

[Eileen]

Thanks again, Mike. I'm terrible with names and it was getting late. : )

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Cool. I'm a bit ambivalent about Boyd. I like the character but he's "an outlaw". I live in hope.

[Jim]

We just saw the latest Justified tonight. That scene with Raylan & the deputy was precious. (view spoiler)[ "Jesus, I hope I got that right." LOL! (hide spoiler)]

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

If you liked The Tightrope Men by Desmond Bagley then you might like Thunder by Anthony Bellaleigh and Covert Dreams by Mike Meyer. Covert Dreams is also "Ludlum-esque" if you ask me.




Really good reads (and, I'll give honorable mention in this group too, though it doesn't remind me of Bagely it is a good read too!

[Kevin]

If you enjoyed A Bridge Too Far, you may also like The Evaders

[Kevin]

If you enjoyed Thunderhead you may also like Quest

[Seeley]

I, Curmudgeon wrote: "If you liked The Tightrope Men by Desmond Bagley then you might like Thunder by Anthony Bellaleigh and Covert Dreams by Mike Meyer. Covert Dreams is also "Ludlum-esque" if you ask me.."

Hugh, thanks for the mention, I appreciate it! I've been hearing a lot about Covert Dreams, I'll put it on my TBR.

Peace, Seeley

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Both Covert Dreams and Thunder were really good reads. Well done.

[Seeley]

"Almost fought the Chicken of Bristol!" -- you come up with the greatest tag lines. Do you save them somewhere? You could publish a collection for newbies.

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Seeley wrote: ""Almost fought the Chicken of Bristol!" -- you come up with the greatest tag lines. Do you save them somewhere? You could publish a collection for newbies."

I could tell you, but then, I'd have to cook you in a pie and serve you to the group as rubarb.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Never pass as rhubarb...unless you found a way to add tartness.