What spy novels do you enjoy? Do you have a favorite author?

MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 23:27:37 -0500

I occasionally enjoy a good espionage and/or spy novel. Authors such as Tom Clancy or John Grishm are my typical "Go To" reads. Lately I've been looking for new material. I stumbled across this one on Amazon and wondered if anyone else had read it and what you think?

https://www.amazon.com/Contract-Book-1-James-Purkey-ebook/dp/B01GC6M6DY

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Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Jan 26 at 2017 2:21 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 02:21:42 -0500

You Tell Me "You can Neither Confirm or Deny, If Asked Your Comment will be No Comment" as was the case with "Falcon and the Snowman" and "The Puzzle Palace". they are going in my Library. at the time of Falcon and the Snowman I was working with Project Classic Wizard and at the Time of "The Puzzle Palace" I was #2 Man for Communications at NSGD Sugar Grove, WV!

Response by SFC George Smith made Jan 26 at 2017 2:24 AM

SFC George Smith — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 02:24:46 -0500

I'm into Action Adventure... Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt and Kurt Auston Series...

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Jan 26 at 2017 6:02 AM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 06:02:54 -0500

I'm more of a Sherlock Holmes type, grew up reading this style and great old westerns.

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 26 at 2017 9:29 AM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:29:06 -0500

I have read a few of the first ines you listed but never that author. I prefer another author who does similar type novels but very few men would try one of them.

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Jan 26 at 2017 12:13 PM

Lt Col Jim Coe — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 12:13:30 -0500

I'm with PO1 Chris V., I enjoy Clancy. I've read all of his books. I used Red Storm Rising as inspiration for the intel backdrop for a military exercise in the 1990s.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 26 at 2017 12:43 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 12:43:14 -0500

I like Clancy, although some of his books were great cures for insomnia with all the technical information he would have in there.

Response by MSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 30 at 2017 12:49 PM

MSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:49:34 -0500

Anything Robert Ludlum, who created the character Jason Bourne. As a young scout on the East German border in the early 80s, I read everything by him I could get my hands on. Eric von Lustbader was commissioned by his family to carry on the Bourne character. Both were/are master storytellers.