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Post by James on Feb 7, 2022 22:18:55 GMT
I hear Prey is pretty good. Nelson DeMille comes highly recommended too.Ludlums books were IMO fascinating including the different characters with 4 book arcs like the (I think it's) John Smith the CIA virologist stories and the Jansen book series. Also love the Repairman Jack series.He's a cool character. I think it’s criminal Repairman Jack hasn’t been made into a show; he is a great character. I kept up with F. Paul Wilson for a while on his site and it sounded like a movie was in the works for years but never materialized. The Bosch series was excellent and it ended really well IMO.
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Post by duckbarman on Feb 8, 2022 1:37:05 GMT
Still pretty good IMO.I have a couple of Greaney books but haven't gotten to them.I have a lot of Clancy to go thru I'm reading Run Rabbit right now. I'm really enjoying The Hunt For Reacher books I've read all 16 so far. Still enjoying the Mitch Rapp series of books too. If you're ploughing your way through the Jack Ryan universe in order, you'll come across a few of them actually written by Mark Greaney, starting around book 17 or so (Support And Defend is the first of them, as far as I recall)... I presume you meant you're up to Red Rabbit at the moment, so you've got quite a few to go yet, though... :-) But seriously do yourself a favour, and check out his "Grey Man" series whenever you can - they're a cut above the usual... BTW: here's my current list of top 'must reads' in this general sort of genre and I can heartily recommend all of them: The Gray Man series - by Mark Greaney Dewey Andreas series - by Ben Coes (what? - a hero called Dewey?? Don't worry about it - just check 'em out!!)Pike Logan/Taskforce series - by Brad Taylor (what? - a hero called Pike?? See above advice)Joe Ledger series - by Jonathan Maberry Tier One series - by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson Ryan Decker series - by Stephen Konkoly Jonathan Grave series - by John Gilstrap Jon Reznick series - by J.B. Turner Agent Zero series - by Jack Mars Ryan Lock series - by Sean Black Mitch Rapp series - by Vince Flynn, and now Kyle Mills Sam Capra series - by Jeff Abbott Up to now, I've purposefully avoided the Repairman Jack books because, when books cross genres by adding a supernatural element, that sort of thing usually never sits right with me... however, I think I might have had my outlook broadened by the amazing Joe Ledger series because, although it's hard action all the way through, there are also some supernaturally-tinged shenanigans woven into certain episodes, so maybe I WILL give the Repairman a try, after all... I'm currently reading the "John Wells" books by Alex Berenson - I'm only 3 books in and he's already single-handedly stopped an AQ dirty bomb attack in Times square, a deadly bio-weapon explosion outside Washington and also averted an all-out war with China... I'm expecting to see how he deals with a Martian invasion in book 4... I'm enjoying them though, which I suppose is the main thing... :-)
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Post by sirrastus on Feb 8, 2022 2:53:05 GMT
Still pretty good IMO.I have a couple of Greaney books but haven't gotten to them.I have a lot of Clancy to go thru I'm reading Run Rabbit right now. I'm really enjoying The Hunt For Reacher books I've read all 16 so far. Still enjoying the Mitch Rapp series of books too. If you're ploughing your way through the Jack Ryan universe in order, you'll come across a few of them actually written by Mark Greaney, starting around book 17 or so (Support And Defend is the first of them, as far as I recall)... I presume you meant you're up to Red Rabbit at the moment, so you've got quite a few to go yet, though... :-) But seriously do yourself a favour, and check out his "Grey Man" series whenever you can - they're a cut above the usual... BTW: here's my current list of top 'must reads' in this general sort of genre and I can heartily recommend all of them: The Gray Man series - by Mark Greaney Dewey Andreas series - by Ben Coes (what? - a hero called Dewey?? Don't worry about it - just check 'em out!!)Pike Logan/Taskforce series - by Brad Taylor (what? - a hero called Pike?? See above advice)Joe Ledger series - by Jonathan Maberry Tier One series - by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson Ryan Decker series - by Stephen Konkoly Jonathan Grave series - by John Gilstrap Jon Reznick series - by J.B. Turner Agent Zero series - by Jack Mars Ryan Lock series - by Sean Black Mitch Rapp series - by Vince Flynn, and now Kyle Mills Sam Capra series - by Jeff Abbott Up to now, I've purposefully avoided the Repairman Jack books because, when books cross genres by adding a supernatural element, that sort of thing usually never sits right with me... however, I think I might have had my outlook broadened by the amazing Joe Ledger series because, although it's hard action all the way through, there are also some supernaturally-tinged shenanigans woven into certain episodes, so maybe I WILL give the Repairman a try, after all... I'm currently reading the "John Wells" books by Alex Berenson - I'm only 3 books in and he's already single-handedly stopped an AQ dirty bomb attack in Times square, a deadly bio-weapon explosion outside Washington and also averted an all-out war with China... I'm expecting to see how he deals with a Martian invasion in book 4... I'm enjoying them though, which I suppose is the main thing... :-) In actuality Repairman Jack doesn't cross genres.His character is imbued with certain abilities that exist because he has been chosen to be the protector against these supernatural forces.
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Post by sirrastus on Feb 8, 2022 2:54:56 GMT
BTW Kyle Mills has done a great job keeping the Mitch Rapp series going.
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Post by joe on Feb 9, 2022 2:19:56 GMT
I agree with all the positive comments on the Bosch TV series. Even the wife loved it and we couldn't wait for each new season. Hated to see it end. I love police shows, but some are SOOOO unrealistic they're hard to tolerate.
Supposedly many office scenes were filmed inside the actual LAPD Hollywood station at night when most detectives weren't there. I heard this may have been the first time this kind of permission was granted. Some of the extras were volunteer off-duty officers with a few on-duty that were working in the background.
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Post by Buck on Feb 9, 2022 2:47:34 GMT
Bosch was really a great series. It had an air of realism with the politics and procedural stuff while still being entertaining and limiting how far it went before a lot of "suspension of disbelief" was needed. The books are even better, but the TV show seasons were great preserving the soul of the original plot lines without massaging the narrative too much for the medium or the current fashion (until the last season, IMO.) The cast and the character development over the seasons was outstanding.
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Post by JT on Feb 9, 2022 14:31:32 GMT
Watched the Bosch series. Wasn't aware that Harry Bosch may be a character in the Reacher series (if i'm reading correctly). Will have to check it out.
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Post by sirrastus on Feb 9, 2022 16:04:44 GMT
Bosch is not part of the Reacher series.
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Post by joe on Feb 10, 2022 3:22:13 GMT
Watched the Bosch series. Wasn't aware that Harry Bosch may be a character in the Reacher series (if i'm reading correctly). Will have to check it out. A new Bosch series is in the works: Bosch: Legacy
Filming started in June 2021? Not sure if Titus is the main character, but haven't seen much info on it. Supposedly he teams up with Honey Chandler (character name) in this series. To be released sometime in 2022.
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Post by robreich on Feb 12, 2022 3:45:07 GMT
On the topic of favorite authors, I love Harlan Coben. And he loves BOC, with nice mentions and references in many of his books.
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Post by Jamie B on Feb 13, 2022 2:00:09 GMT
On the topic of favorite authors, I love Harlan Coben. And he loves BOC, with nice mentions and references in many of his books. Rob - the Netflix shows Coben has been a part of have been fun to watch.
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Post by marty on Feb 17, 2022 16:24:21 GMT
Finished Reacher, we liked it, I’ll check out Bosch, next. I get why people wanted Reacher to be bigger, but I still love the movie versions, with Tom Cruise. Maybe partially because I saw the movies, first, I dunno.
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Post by sirrastus on Feb 17, 2022 17:08:02 GMT
Finished Reacher, we liked it, I’ll check out Bosch, next. I get why people wanted Reacher to be bigger, but I still love the movie versions, with Tom Cruise. Maybe partially because I saw the movies, first, I dunno. Lee Child said he was fine with Cruise as Reacher and he enjoyed working with him but conceded to the fan base on a 6'5 guy(or close to it) than the 5'6 Cruise.I thought Smithson did a great job and the fact that they kept so close to the book.
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Post by duckbarman on Feb 18, 2022 10:33:55 GMT
Finished Reacher, we liked it, I’ll check out Bosch, next. I get why people wanted Reacher to be bigger, but I still love the movie versions, with Tom Cruise. Maybe partially because I saw the movies, first, I dunno. Check the books out and you'll get a better perspective on the problems people had... "Killing Floor" was the one that kicked it all off... it's a bit different to most of the others in that it's written in the first person, but it does set the tone quite nicely... I haven't downloaded the Reacher series yet, but will soon - I'll be interested to see how they manage it. I've always thought that Reacher, as it is written, is pretty much unfilmable if you want to try and preserve those qualities that make them - and their main character - unique and remarkable... they just don't seem to lend themselves to a film format. For example, take "A Wanted Man" - the first half of the book is Reacher, after getting a lift whilst hitch-hiking, sitting in the back of a car with the three occupants of the car and he gradually realises all is not as it seems... and he does this by conducting an internal monologue in his head all the way through - there's no action, and only the occasional line of actual dialogue, each of which Reacher mentally processes and spins into theories, and possible courses of action etc - how do you convert all that to the screen and make it interesting? - it's a great read though... The problem is - Reacher is such a taciturn character - the most common phrase you'll come across in the books is: "Reacher said nothing..." Basically, he's not chatty, so much of it is about what's thinking... a good example is the many impending fight scenes he so often finds himself confronted with - his internal monologue spends a lot of time working out angles and order of attack and what he's going to do, and to whom, etc - in the film, all this sort of thing had to be vocalised and this made Reacher almost chatty, and sort of boastful and arrogant - "I'm going to do this to you, and then I'm going to do that to that other guy over there" etc... it just didn't feel... right... BTW: on the height thing - Lee Child was so obviously seduced at the time by the supposed Hollywood glamour and additional fame/kudos he thought he would get by being the author of a film with an "A-list" star in it like Tom Cruise that he was perfectly prepared to dump all his unhappy fans by the side of the road whilst he did it... later on, upon reflection and after an even more grossly inflated bank account, he was prepared to admit that they might have had a point... #having_your_cake_and_eating_it What fans couldn't understand was how Child could abandon such a massively important feature of the books - the sheer significance of Reacher's physical size to the narrative, where the intimidation of his very looming 6' 5" presence initiated so much of the action - potential foes, assailants and assorted ne'er-do-wells had to - literally - look up to him... THAT'S usually when their self-doubt started to set in and their confidence started to backtrack. It's a crucial part of Reacher's armoury, so that's why there was uproar in Reacherworld when it was announced that Cruise was playing the part... The example I always think of is the scene in the book "One Shot", when he's surrounded by a gang of "toughs" in the cafe who were pretending to be defending their sister's honour - when Jack Reacher stands up from the table to confront them, the thugs' jaws drop somewhat as they have to crane their necks up just to look him in the chin... when they did that scene in the film, when Cruise stands up, the gang members could have rested their drinks on his head - even though they did lower the camera angle to try and make him seem taller... it was just laughable... and I did...
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Post by JT on Feb 18, 2022 15:43:13 GMT
Watched the first episode of Reacher the other night. Kept my attention throughout. Better than some others out there.
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