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bobthedrummer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 06:17 PM
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Poll question: Spies, spies, spies: Who's your favorite spy author?
Anyone else enjoy a good spy novel?
What author do you like?
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 06:36 PM
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1. Not a big fan of spy novels anymore.
But I still re-read Deighton's Berlin Game/Mexico Set/London Match trilogy. Good stuff.
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alarimer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 07:41 PM
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2. I loved the Constant Gardener
And Absolute Friends, but I haven't read any of the others. Ludlum just bores me now.
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Monkey see Monkey Do Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 09:16 PM
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3. I probably enjoy Nelson DeMille the most
The only le Carre I've read is "Absolute Friends" which I thought was excellent. My favorite spy novels are the CIA epics "The Company" by Robert Littell and "Harlot's Ghost" by Norman Mailer (which desperately needs a sequel). I've also really enjoyed Jim Hougan's (and with his wife as Jim Case) conspiracy theory novels - "Kingdom Come" being the best.
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HawkerHurricane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-08-06 11:20 PM
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4. Antonio Prohias
The VERY best.
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bobthedrummer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-09-06 10:05 AM
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5. I'm partial to le Carre
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terryg11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-09-06 10:07 AM
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6. LeCarre is awesome
I really like Clancy when he's not preaching from the pulpit of the hard right
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