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I look forward to hearing your..."
Hi Yvonne, I'm a Ludlum fan too from way back. I cut my teeth on books like "The Parsifal Mosaic" and the Chancellor Manuscript. My favorite is The Holcroft Covenant (Movie stunk though). Glad to see you here!
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Hello Yvonne welcome. Seems like a fun crowd here,enjoy.
Thank you all so much for the warm welcome! :)I'm excited to be here!
Hi, I’m a new member of this group and wanted to introduce myselfI’m a newspaper editor and publisher and publicist and winner of more than a dozen business and book writing awards. In 2008 I was a finalist for an Eppie Award for his non-fiction e-book: “Self-Promotion for Authors.”
I am also the author of two fiction book series: INSIDE STORY, tales of a team of investigative reporters, and ESCape Into History about time travelers who to record historic events as they actually happened and ensure that history is unaltered by outside influences. Also working on two additional fiction manuscripts of events in differing time periods.
Earlier in my career I put in 14 years as a senior public relations executive in the development and implementation of successful, goal-oriented communications and marketing support programs for major national corporations. I wrote the first public relations program for Coleco’s Cabbage Patch Kids and that program subsequently won the Silver Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of America. The Silver Anvil is recognized as the most prestigious award in public relations. I also was founding editor of another weekly newspaper in northern New Jersey and is the former editor of Funeral Monitor, a weekly newsletter for the deathcare industry.
Earlier experience includes 12-years as a skilled radio and daily newspaper editor and reporter for major media outlets in New Jersey, New England and Europe. I also published and edited a weekly newspaper serving Northern Ocean and Southern Monmouth Counties in New Jersey.
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Hiya!My name is Bec and I'm addicted to action novels. I have to push myself to read anything else, to be honest. My favourite authors are Stephen Leather, Lee Child, Robert Ludlum, Robert Crais, Andy McNab and Chris Ryan. I have just discovered Brett Battles and Matt Hilton and am powering through their series!
I do find I read a lot of British action, especially military based stuff. So I'd like to broaden my horizons and read some other American authors.
I have this sneaking suspicion this group is going to be wonderful fertiliser for my TBR list.
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Brittish Action, ever read The Hidden Oasis by Paul Sussman? I just did an audio book of that and it was pretty good.
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Hugh The Curmudgeon wrote: I don't recognze the last two (McNab and Ryan) what have the written?"Hi Bec, Welcome to the group :-)
Hugh - Chris Ryan and Andy McNab are both former SAS guys who now write books although I haven't read any by them yet.
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Thanks for the welcome!I haven't read anything by Paul Sussman.. I might have to go check out some of his works.
Ryan and McNab are both through traditional publishers, although Ryan has an 'extreme' series available for cheap on amazon, but tbh the quality is very average and I didnt even finish the first one. If you like military special forces stuff, I personally think that they are the top of the pile.
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Plus Sussman had some really warming parts in the story that were actually touching.
Hi everyone,Just found this group and glad I did. I love action/thriller books. Currently reading Clive Cussler's The Wrecker. Looking forward to reading what everyone has to say and recommendations on great reads.
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Hey everyone! My name is Shannon and this group really sounds great.
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Welcome all new people!This is a fun and friendly group AND one of the few places around to discuss A/A topics.
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Hi everyone, Im new to this genre, having only read a handful so far, I hope to find many good authors through this club.I just wrapped up David Wood's "Dourado", and found it to be a fun read.
Welcome to the group Shannon and Kevin.
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Tim here. I stopped turning on my tv a couple of years ago. I don't rent movies either. But I LOVE to read. I tend to go with authors for a while staying especially in their series. Jeffery Deaver, Michael Connelly, T Jefferson Parker, Stephen Hunter, etc. Now I am into Robert Crais. I am always on the lookout for Good Writers... writers who love the craft of writing more than trying to do the formulaic minimum to get quick and high sales. Thanks!
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I look forward to hearing your recommendations!
Thanks!