Thriller, historical fiction book recommendations?

[Icy Gull]

Holiday reading, nothing deep and meaningful or philosophical thanks, just a good reasonably intelligent easy read?

 

[steward 433]

Anything by Terence Strong

 

[seagull_special]

CJ Sansom - absolutely brilliant historical crime writer - read them in chronological order Dissolution was the debut followed by Dark fire, Sovereign and Revelation

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Awaydays: Kevin Samson

For a Thriller get hold of Nelson De Milles "Nightfall" absolutely brilliant stuff (The rest of his ouvre is a bit pale by comparison)

Historical Fiction, I would Plump for the Bible

 

[Dave the OAP]

An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: (or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge) by John O'Farrell

very funny

 

[Hiney]

Wilbur Smith:

Birds of Prey
Monsoon
Blue Horizon

PERFECT holiday reading

 

[Easy 10]

Wilbur Smith:

Birds of Prey
Monsoon
Blue Horizon

PERFECT holiday reading

Good shout. Wilbur Smith is QUALLA. His best one is (I think) A Time To Die. I had to buy it twice, cos I left it on the plane.

For historical ones, I like his Egyption ones with Taita the eunuch slave. River God is BRILLIANT.

 

[Icy Gull]

CJ Sansom - absolutely brilliant historical crime writer - read them in chronological order Dissolution was the debut followed by Dark fire, Sovereign and Revelation

Yep read all of those and they are a great read


Bit bored with Wilbur Smith tbh.

 

[seagull_special]

Yep read all of those and they are a great read


Bit bored with Wilbur Smith tbh.

Would recommend the Simon Scarrow books as well

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

The Stephen Baxter "Time's Tapestry series"

Emperor
Conqueror
Navigator
Weaver

 

[KZNSeagull]

You could try "Shantaram" by Gregory Roberts, "Innocent traitor" by Alison Weir is excellent as his her new one, "Lady Elizabeth" or if you have not read "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson, then I would thoroughly recommend it. For thrillers, try Harlen Coben if you have not read anything by him. Also read "Grow Up" by Keith Allen recently as well and thats good for a laugh. And the new Christopher Paolini book, "Brinsingr" is published on 20th Sept, if you like that sort of thing (follow up Eragon and Eldest), but may be too late for your hols.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Ian McEwan - The Innocent.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Double Cross Blind - Joel.N.Ross. A world war two spy novel.
Agent ZigZag - Ben MacIntyre- the REAL thing. A british double agent.
Tokyo Year Zero- David Peace. A murder mystery(kind of...) set in Tokyo in the immediate aftermath of world war two.

 

[ManOnTheRun]

I'd recommend anything by Mo Hayder ... A british writer specialising in crime novels with a psychological edge ... a la Thomas Harris.

 

[Hiney]

Good shout. Wilbur Smith is QUALLA. His best one is (I think) A Time To Die. I had to buy it twice, cos I left it on the plane.

For historical ones, I like his Egyption ones with Taita the eunuch slave. River God is BRILLIANT.

Seventh Scroll and Sunbird are BRILLIO as well.

The latest Taita book 'The Quest' was OK but a bit spiritual for my liking.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Fatherland by Robert Harris - a thriller set in a world where the Nazis had won the second world war. A perfect holiday read.

 

[Icy Gull]

Great, thanks all I'll print this out and go looking at the recommendations

 

[Dave the OAP]

My Mrs just read the Anne Boleyn - Other sister book. She recons its a very good read.

Ghost by Robert Harris is also very good.

Best book I have read in ages was Pompeii by Robert Harris.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Can anyone recommend something suitable for Withers on Saturday in case we adopt the same tactics as against Bristol Rovers. Ta.

PS Agree with DtG about Pompeii

 

[Hiney]

Fatherland by Robert Harris - a thriller set in a world where the Nazis had won the second world war. A perfect holiday read.

Best book I have read in ages was Pompeii by Robert Harris.

Good shouts

Dave - have you read Imperium by Robert Harris? Superb book