Tub 60 and 3000 books in the database, with many more still to go.....I'm starting to realise I may have bitten off a bit more than I can chew....
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| Tub 60! |
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Bernard Cornwell, Scott Sigler, Ross MacDonald, Ian Fleming x 2,
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| Ian Fleming - yet to be tried! |
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| Vince Flynn x 2, Peter Spiegelman, Christopher Fowler, Franklin Allen Leib, |
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| Vince Flynn - Mitch Rapp series! |
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| Vince Flynn x 4, Joseph Finder, |
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| Another Mitch Rapp book, |
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| Robert Ludlum, Andrew Vachss, Jon Steele, John Connolly, John Grisham, |
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| Non-fiction |
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| John Grisham - not picked him up for a few years - overdue a read! |
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| Charles Williams, Greg Rucka, Val McDermid, Ken Follett, Greg Rucka, |
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| Charles Williams - made into an amazing film with Nicole Kidman! |
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| Vince Flynn, Carl Hiaasen, Peter James, Brian Freeman, Ian Fleming, |
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| One of the funniest books I've ever read - Carl Hiaasen! |
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| Brian Freeman! |
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| Christopher Fowler x 3, Dan Fesperman, Bill Fitzhugh, |
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| Bill Fitzhugh - comedy crime! |
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| Bryant & May series book! |
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| Another untried author - Dan Fesperman! |
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| Alan Furst, Eric Ambler, Bill Fitzhugh, Jim Harrison, Zygmunt Miloszewski, |
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| Polish author! |
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| James Frey, Vince Flynn, Dan Fante x2, Anthony Frewin, |
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| Anthony Frewin - he's been compared to Derek Raymond previously! |
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| Dan Fante - RIP! |
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| Ditto - another Bruno Dante adventure! |
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| G. M. Ford - Leo Waterman book! |
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G. M. Ford - Leo Waterman book!
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| Derek Raymond - Factory book! |
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| Jasper Gibson! |
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| Jesse Kellerman! |
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| Tub 60 - put to bed! |
29 "F"Authors in this tub, so I obviously at some point harbored the illusion that I could sort and log the tubs alphabetically. It would be like trying to solve the world's biggest Rubik cube in the confines of a small loft, I quickly dismissed that idea as impractical. It's been difficult enough cataloging the bloody things!
HIGHLIGHTS..... the recently passed
Dan Fante, Dan Fesperman, Anthony Frewin, Carl Hiaasen and an interesting
Polish author
Zygmunt Milozewski
LOWLIGHTS.... not too sure how I'll get on with
John Connolly - hopefully it isn't full of cooking recipes and hints and
Scott Sigler's books may be great but wouldn't be high up on a list of books I'd choose to read - a bit science-fictionish for my liking, I reckon. Passed onto me from my son.
FULL LIST OF 50 AS FOLLOWS:
| AUTHOR |
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TITLE |
YEAR |
SERIES |
| AMBLER |
ERIC |
THE LEVANTER |
1972 |
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| CONNOLLY |
JOHN |
THE REAPERS |
2008 |
CP7 |
| CORNWELL |
BERNARD |
SHARPE'S GOLD |
1981 |
S9 |
| FANTE |
DAN |
CHUMP CHANGE |
1998 |
BD1 |
| FANTE |
DAN |
86'D |
2009 |
BD4 |
| FESPERMAN |
DAN |
THE AMATEUR SPY |
2009 |
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| FINDER |
JOSEPH |
THE ZERO HOUR |
1996 |
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| FITZHUGH |
BILL |
FENDER BENDERS |
2001 |
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| FITZHUGH |
BILL |
PEST CONTROL |
1996 |
PC1 |
| FLEMING |
IAN |
QUANTUM OF SOLACE |
1977 |
JB |
| FLEMING |
IAN |
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME |
1962 |
JB10 |
| FLEMING |
IAN |
MOONRAKER |
1955 |
JB3 |
| FLYNN |
VINCE |
KILL SHOT |
2012 |
MR2 |
| FLYNN |
VINCE |
SEPARATION OF POWER |
2001 |
MR5 |
| FLYNN |
VINCE |
THE THIRD OPTION |
2000 |
MR4 |
| FLYNN |
VINCE |
CONSENT TO KILL |
2005 |
MR8 |
| FLYNN |
VINCE |
EXTREME MEASURES |
2008 |
MR11 |
| FLYNN |
VINCE |
EXECUTIVE POWER |
2003 |
MR6 |
| FLYNN |
VINCE |
TRANSFER OF POWER |
1999 |
MR3 |
| FLYNN |
VINCE |
MEMORIAL DAY |
2004 |
MR7 |
| FOLLETT |
KEN |
EYE OF THE NEEDLE |
1976 |
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| FORD |
G. M. |
CAST IN STONE |
1996 |
LW2 |
| FORD |
G. M. |
THE BUM'S RUSH |
1997 |
LW3 |
| FORD |
G. M. |
SLOW BURN |
1998 |
LW4 |
| FOWLER |
CHRISTOPHER |
THE WATER ROOM |
2004 |
B+M2 |
| FOWLER |
CHRISTOPHER |
SEVENTY-SEVEN CLOCKS |
2005 |
B+M3 |
| FOWLER |
CHRISTOPHER |
BRYANT & MAY ON THE LOOSE |
2009 |
B+M7 |
| FOWLER |
CHRISTOPHER |
TEN-SECOND STAIRCASE |
2006 |
B+M4 |
| FREEMAN |
BRIAN |
IMMORAL |
2005 |
JS1 |
| FREWIN |
ANTHONY |
SIXTY-THREE CLOSURE |
1998 |
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| FREY |
JAMES |
THE FINAL TESTAMENT OF THE HOLY BIBLE |
2011 |
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| FURST |
ALAN |
DARK STAR |
1991 |
NS2 |
| GIBSON |
JASPER |
A BRIGHT MOON FOR FOOLS |
2013 |
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| GRISHAM |
JOHN |
THE BROKER |
2005 |
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| HARRISON |
JIM |
A GOOD DAY TO DIE |
1973 |
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| HIAASEN |
CARL |
SKIN TIGHT |
1989 |
MH2 |
| JAMES |
PETER |
DEAD SIMPLE |
2005 |
RG1 |
| KELLERMAN |
JESSE |
THE BRUTAL ART |
2008 |
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| LEIB |
FRANKLIN ALLEN |
THE FIRE DREAM |
1989 |
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| LUDLUM |
ROBERT |
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM |
1990 |
JB3 |
| MACDONALD |
ROSS |
THE GOODBYE LOOK |
1969 |
LA15 |
| McDERMID |
VAL |
BLUE GENES |
1996 |
KB5 |
| MILOSZEWSKI |
ZYGMUNT |
ENTANGLEMENT |
2010 |
TS1 |
| RAYMOND |
DEREK |
HE DIED WITH HIS EYES OPEN |
1976 |
F1 |
| RUCKA |
GREG |
SMOKER |
1998 |
AK3 |
| SIGLER |
SCOTT |
CONTAGIOUS |
2008 |
I2 |
| SPIEGELMAN |
PETER |
BLACK MAPS |
2003 |
JM1 |
| STEEL |
JON |
WAR JUNKIE |
2002 |
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| VACHSS |
ANDREW |
TWO TRAINS RUNNING |
2005 |
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| WILLIAMS |
CHARLES |
DEAD CALM |
1963 |
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I want to read more Dan Fesperman and more Ian Fleming in 2016. (I always have hopes.) I have read several of the Christopher Fowler series, have you read any of them yet? We both have that Fender Benders book, and the Jasper Gibson book has a great cover.
ReplyDeleteTracy, I've not read either of those two yet! (Heavy sigh) I have managed the first of Fowler's Bryant and May series, but a few years ago.I enjoyed it, but wasn't blown away by it. Fitzhugh, I've also read previously but can't recall which one and the Gibson I found cheap and then realised afterwards I already had it on Kindle - bought when it was a £1. I'll probably read it in paperback.
DeleteI have a soft spot for Vince Flynn - his books one saved me when I was trapped on holiday with *no* reading material left (a horrible sensation).
ReplyDeleteI think I'll enjoy Flynn when I get to him. I've had a similar holiday experience with Danielle Steele and Jackie Collins getting me out of the sh*t! FFS!
DeleteThe thing about Ian Fleming is that I have seen all the films based on his novels and probably read just one of them. I read Ludlum and Follett in my teens and early twenties. They were popular bestselling authors in 80's India. I remember Follett's EYE OF THE NEEDLE as a particularly good WW2 thriller. Some good covers and titles there, Col. Your tubs are looking more and more intimidating.
ReplyDeleteOne more than me! I was never really a fan of Bond, not identifying with his Britishness. I have enjoyed the last few films, but not yet seen the latest. Follett hasn't been read yet either.
DeleteI have just embarked on reading the James Bond books (which I first read many years ago and haven't touched since) - would be good to hear your opinions. Move em up the pile!
ReplyDeleteI think I'll enjoy the books better than the films. Maybe the first will feature as a meme year over at Rich's this year. I can't be reading them out of order.
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