![]() | Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Bob Lee Swagger Series.
Jungle smart, hillbilly sniper ("Bob the Nailer") gets led out of seclusion to be framed for an assassination.
Must read entire series...Point of Impact, Dirty White Boys, Black Light, Time to Hunt, 47th Samuri and Night of Thunder.
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![]() | Dirty White Boys by Stephen Hunter
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Bob Lee Swagger Series.
Story of escaped convict Lamar Pye and his mentally impaired cousin, Odell, creating mayhem. Connection to Bob Lee Swagger is revealed in Black Light.
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![]() | Black Light by Stephen Hunter
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Bob Lee Swagger Series.
Bob Lee Swagger solves the murder of his father, an Arkansas State Policeman who was gunned down some 40 years ago. Fast paced action. Amazing how Hunter ties together everything from Point of Impact, Dirty White Boys and Black Light.
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![]() | Time to Hunt by Stephen Hunter
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Bob Lee Swagger Series.
A recent shooting takes us back to Bob's Vietnam War past and how he got the nickname "Bob the Nailer".
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![]() | Pale Horse Coming by Stephen Hunter
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $2.07 Earl Swagger Series.
Where Bob Lee Swagger was Vietnam War, his father (Earl Swagger) was WWII.
Read all in Series...Hot Springs, Pale Horse Coming and Havana.
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![]() | The Day Before Midnight by Stephen Hunter
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Not a Swagger book... but a must read... familar but a page turner.
Avoid Hunter's early work...Tapestry of Spies and Second Saladin.
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![]() | In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.24 Curiousities read by the author.
Australian curiousities. If you've been to Australia you'll laugh out loud, if you haven't you'll be purchasing a ticket to go.
Other great "curious listens" by Bryson... Short History of Nearly Everything, A Walk in the Woods, Neither Here Nor There, I'm A Stranger Here Myself, Lost Continent, Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid.
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![]() | Map of Bones by James Rollins
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Sigma Force Series.
Top Sigma agent Grayson Pierce takes on the Catholic Church's Dragon Court. Similar to Da Vinci Code with much less predictability.
Read all in series...Map of Bones, Black Order, Judias Strain, The Last Oracle and Doomsday Key.
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![]() | Black Order: A Sigma Novel (Sigma Force Novels) by James Rollins
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Sigma Force Series.
Rollins mixes in the action with the descendants of Heinrich Himmler, quantum mechanics, theories of evolution and intelligent design, and in includes a dash of spirituality for a wildly fun read.
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![]() | The Last Oracle: A Novel (Sigma Force) by James Rollins
Buy new: $19.40 / Used from: $0.14 Sigma Force Series.
Sigma Force battles a group of rogue scientists who've unleased a bioengineering project that could bring about the extinction of mankind.
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![]() | Subterranean by James Rollins
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Rollins is Michael Crichton and Clive Cussler on steroids.
This book is an underground Jurassic Park with tons of action and adventure.
Other must read Rollins sci-fi adventures include Excavation, Amazonia, Deep Fathom, Ice Hunt and Sandstorm.
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![]() | Prey by Michael Crichton
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.83 Take a bit of science and push it to the limits- Crichton does it best. In the case of Prey- it is nanotechnology.
Other great reads...Congo, Sphere, Andromeda Strain, (Rising Sun), Terminal Man, (Disclosure), Timeline.
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![]() | Flood Tide by Clive Cussler
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Dirk Pitt Series.
Starting from a historical event and then weaving it into a modern day "Sci-thriller" adventure.
Read them all... Pacific Vortex, Mediterranean Caper, Iceburg, Raise the Titanic, Vixen 03, Night Probe, Deep Six, Cyclops, Treasure, Dragon, Sahara, Inca Gold, Shock Wave, Flood Tide, Atlantis Found, Valhalla Rising, Trojan Odyssey, Blak Wind, Treasure of Khan and Artic Drift.
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![]() | Deal Breaker (Myron Bolitar) by Harlan Coben
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Myron Bolitar Series.
Sports agent turned investigator with a martial arts sidekick.
Listen to them all...Deal Breaker, Drop Shot, Fade Away, Back Spin, One False Move, Final Detail, Darkest Fear, Promise Me and Long Lost.
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![]() | L.A. Requiem (Elvis Cole Novels) by Robert Crais
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Elvis Cole Series.
Elvis Cole investigator to the Hollywood stars and his protective, enigmatic sidekick Joe Pike.
Listen to them all....Monkey's Raincoat, Stalking the Angel, Lullaby Town, Free Fall, Voodoo River, Sunset Express, Indigo Slam, L.A. Requiem, The Last Detective, The Forgotten Man, The Watchman and Chasing Darkness.
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![]() | The Watchman: A Joe Pike Novel (Joe Pike Novels) by Robert Crais
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Elvis Cole Series.
This book reveals Joe Pike. The dialogues in these "Elvis Cole Series" audiobooks will keep you listening- quick witted Elvis and no nonsense Joe.
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![]() | The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Not an Elvis Cole book but a page turner. Two minute rule refers to the maximum time allowable for a successful bank heist.
Other good books by Crais- Hostage and Demolition Angel.
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![]() | Stone Cold by David Baldacci
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.01 Camel Club Series.
Oliver Stone (aka John Carr, ex CIA assassin)and his band of justice seekers (the Camel Club) take on Las Vegas kingpin Jerry Bagger.
Listen to all in series...Camel Club, The Collectors, Stone Cold and Divine Justice.
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![]() | The Whole Truth by David Baldacci
Buy new: $17.81 / Used from: $0.01 Not a Camel Club book... but the plot still revolves around searching for the truth. How far can the news be spun to create the need for an arms race. Intriguing premise and an even better read.
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![]() | Lost Light (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Harry Bosch Series.
My favorite but only because I listened to the series in order. A retired Bosch finds salvation.
Listen to all...Black Echo, Black Ice, Concrete Blond, Last Coyote, Trunk Music, Angels Flight, Darkness More Than Light, City of Bones, Lost Light, The Narrows, Closers, Echo Park, Overlook, Brass Verdict. (Lincoln Lawyer, Poet, Blood Work)
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![]() | Echo Park (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly
Buy used from: $1.13 Harry Bosch Series.
Harry Bosch LA Detective and the case of serial killer stopped for a routine traffic violation that has a van full of body parts.
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![]() | Purple Cane Road (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries) by James Lee Burke
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Dave Robicheaux Series
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!
Series...Neon Rain, Heaven's Prisoners, Black Cherry Blues, Morning Flamingos, Stranded White Radiance, Electric Mist with Confederate Dead, Dixie City Jam, Burning Angel, Cadillac Jukebox, Sunset Limited, Purple Can Road, Jolie Blon's Bound, Last Car to Elysian Fields, Crusader's Cross, Pegasus Descending, Tin Roof Blowdown, Swan Peak.
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![]() | The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver
Buy used from: $5.35 Lincoln Rhyme Series.
Deaver explores the business of data mining and how it can be used to stage crimes and get away with murder.
Read all in series... Bone Collector, Coffin Dancer, Empty Chair, Stone Monkey, Vanished Man, Twelfth Card, Cold Moon, and Broken Window.
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![]() | Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross) by James Patterson
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $4.02 Alex Cross Detective Series.
Alex tries to apprehend a psychopath who has kidnapped two children.
Read the early ones- listen to the later ones...Along Came Spider, Kiss the Girls, Jack & Jill, Cat & Mouse, Pop Goes the Weasel, Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Four Blind Mice, The Big Bad Wolf, London Bridges, Mary Mary, Cross, Double Cross and Cross Country.
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![]() | Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross) by James Patterson
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $3.45 Alex Cross Detective Series.
Alex tries to apprehend two serial killers who are working on opposite coasts that just might be working together.
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![]() | Jack & Jill (Alex Cross) by James Patterson
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $4.11 Alex Cross Detective Series.
Alex pieces together the seemingly unrelated cases of the non-newsworthy murder of an innercity child and a front headline grabbing murder of a senator.
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![]() | Term Limits by Vince Flynn
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $9.23 Mitch Rapp Series.
Sets the stage for this CIA assassin/ counter terrorist operative.
Listen to them in order: Term Limits, Transfer of Power, Third Option, Separation of Power, Executive Power, Memorial Day, Consent to Kill, Act of Treason, Protect and Defend, and Extreme Measures.
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![]() | Memorial Day by Vince Flynn
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.08 Mitch Rapp Series.
CIA assassin takes on al Qaeda terrorists.
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![]() | Consent to Kill by Vince Flynn
Buy used from: $0.59 Mitch Rapp Series.
CIA assassin is placed on a hit list and must kill or be killed.
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![]() | Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, No. 1) by Lee Child
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.98 Jack Reacher Series.
Reacher post military cop as a drifter investigator solving a small town murder that ends up being significant to Reacher.
Listen to them all... the Enemy, Killing Floor, Die Trying, Tripwire, Running Blind, Echo Burning, Without Fail, Persuader, One Shot, The Hard Way and Bad Luck and Trouble. His latest, Nothing to Lose, not as good as the rest.
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![]() | Tripwire (Jack Reacher, No. 3) by Lee Child
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.92 Jack Reacher Series.
Drifter investigator caught up in his ex-CO's entanglements of locating a Vietnam veteran.
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![]() | Persuader (Jack Reacher, No. 7) by Lee Child
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Jack Reacher Series.
My favorite of the bunch... as I realized why I keep reading Reacher novels... "the unique mix of the brainy and the brutal, of strategic thinking and explosive action." I don't want to give anything away- but things are not as they seem, so strap in and be prepared for multiple plot twists.
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![]() | A Time to Kill by John Grisham
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $0.01 Legal thrillers... Grisham's first and best.
Early work is better than later work... Time to Kill, The Firm, Pelican Brief, Client, Chamber, Rain Maker, Runaway Juror, Partner, Street Lawyer, Testament, Brethren, Summons, King of Torts, Last Juror, Broker, Appeal and the Associate.
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![]() | Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Read most of Sheldon's early books... this is the best.
A story of greed and revenge that spans four generations. The way the story is told generationally and how it all gets woven together makes it a page turner.
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![]() | A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Similar to Sheldon's Master of the Game... this too being a generational period story. A couple of stories all interesting in their own right that masterfully get interwoven and come together in the end.
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![]() | A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Historical fictional intriguing journey into the social and political realities of the late 18th century of a man looking for freedom.
His war stuff is good too... Eye of the Needle, Triple, Keys to Rebecca, Man from St. Petersburg, Jackdaws, Hornet Flight.
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![]() | Executive Orders (Jack Ryan) by Tom Clancy
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 Jack Ryan Series. Great LONG books.
Jack Ryan as Commander and Chief. The action is great, multiple plots- suggest audio book from library and lots of time.
Read all in series... Patriot Games, Hunt for Red October, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Clear & Present Danger, The Sum Of All Fears, Debt of Honor, Executive Orders, The Bear and the Dragon, Without Remorse.
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![]() | Debt of Honor (Jack Ryan) by Tom Clancy
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 Jack Ryan Series. Great LONG books.
Newly appointed National Security Advisor, Jack Ryan, takes on a billonaire mastermind set on making America pay its debt of honor for his family's WWII deaths.
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![]() | Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Buy new: $13.67 / Used from: $4.96 Non-Science Fiction.
12 year old boy in 1928 discovers he is alive (Bradbury retrospective of his childhood).
Gotta be in the right mood- it takes you back to your own childhood when you made your own fun by playing with your neighborhood friends in the creeks by day and under the street lights at night (playing games like bloody murder, hot box, etc).
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![]() | Holes by Louis Sachar
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $4.00 Hey I know, this is a kid's book. The movie is pretty good but read the book first.
You gotta love how Sachar tells multiple stories and how expertly it comes together in the end.
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