I need books for my dad. He enjoys adventure and thriller novels, reads Clive Cussler
I need recommendations for books for my dad. He enjoys adventure and thriller novels, generally with male main characters – he’s read a lot of Clive Cussler. I’d love any suggestions please!
American Gods – Neil Gaiman
C.J. Box is very popular author at our library. Also Lee Childs who has Jack Reacher character.
James Rollins, Gregg Hurwitz, John Connolly, Payne Harrison, Blake Crouch, Jonathan Maberry
Orphan X series is great. I don’t understand why it’s not more popular
@David love this series
@Naomi New one coming out next month ?
@David already ordered? I have always liked Gregg Hurwitz, but I think he has outdone himself with this series. I do miss his Tim Rackley character though, I was sorry he gave that series up.
@Naomi I agree. The orphan x series is his best. I haven’t preordered yet..humm..be right back☝️
@David ?
Harlan Coben
Nelson DeMille’s John Cory books. Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes – a powerful semi-autobiographical novel about the Vietnam War.
The pendergast series by Preston and child
Tom Clancy, Tony Hillerman, Harlan Coben, William Johnstone, Craig Johnson, western authors Louis L’amour and Zane Grey. Wilbur Smith, Jack Higgins, James Rollins, Steve Berry, Vince Flynn, Michael Crichton… I’ll stop for now. Lol
The Saboteur by Andrew Gross and I Am Pilgrim by Terry ? Forgot last name.
@Jill Terry Hayes
Jack Reacher by Lee Child
C J Box’s Joe Pickett stories, or Craig Johnson’s Longmire.
Robert Ludlum
Jeff Abbott – his Sam Capra series is good.
Lee Childs, of course.
Robert b. Parker stone series or Spenser series
Jeffrey Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme series
Nelson DeMille!
@Katherine I agree, I want to add him to my suggestions.
I will third CJ Box, and raise you Carl Hiaasen.
My dad’s favorite was Follow the River. By I think Ingalls.
Wolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith…Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith…The Skull Mantra by Eliot Pattison [Inspector Shan Tao Yun mysteries about Tibet]…The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva and then the rest of the Gabriel Allon series by him…Los Alamos by Joseph Kanon …The Camel Club by David Baldacci …
Jeffrey Archer books ?
Harlan Corban
Any of the Richard Marcinko books. The Rogue Warrior is the first. All were fantastic!
If I am remembering correctly, my dad had quite a few books by Jack Higgins?? He also enjoyed a good James Patterson too.
enemy of my enemy by Richard @Steve
The Anomaly by Michael Rutger
The Matthew Scudder series by Lawrence Block.
Craig Johnson’s Longmire series!
Brad Thor books
My husband likes David Baldacci and Edna Buchanan.
For adventure Ken Follett On Wings of Eagle. Sebastian Junger The Perfect Storm. Jon Krakauer Into Thin Air and Into the Wild.
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
The Pendergast series by Preston and Child’s.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8477057
Has he read any Nelson DeMille books? They’re a big hit with the male crowd (I like them too!)
Books by Michael Connelly, John Sanford, Lee Childs and Tony Hillerman
Linwood Barclay, John Lecarre, Michael Connelly
Greg Iles, Harlan Coben, James Lee Burke, James Rollins
Sheriff Longmire series
J.A. Jance ( J.P. Beaumont series)
Anything by Dick Francis.
John Le Carre
CHARLES McCARRY – one of the best U.S. novelists of spy fiction over the past 40 years.
Tom Clancy
David Baldacci, Lynnwood Barclay, Harlan Coben
My dad has always enjoyed the Jack Reacher character in the series by Lee Childs. I can’t remember the name of any of the books. It was made into a movie with Tom Cruise, I know that ?
Tom Cruise isn’t anything like Jack Reacher in the books.
@Phyllis indeed, about 6 inches too short. Can’t bring myself to watch the movies but love the books!!
C.J.Box has a series about a game warden that’s good. Sorry I can’t remember the main characters name.
Books by Wilbur Smith
The Outsider was really good. Or Mr Mercedes.
Alistair MacLean wrote spy novels and adventure novels way back when. He’s still a good read – The Guns of Navarone, Secret Ways Ice Staion Zebra. the Joe Ledger books by Jonathan Mayberry are good. Walks the sci-fi fantasy line but, uses science not magic. The Monster Hunter books by Larry Correia. I used to love Clive Cussler Novels.
Vince Flynn series features Mitch Rapp, he will love these!
Me again! This is about a Black ops. Very manly. I did love third, but I love clove cuddler books too. Not sci finish, which is not always appreciated by men who do not care for sci fi. I’d buy him his first one and send it if you’d like. Let me know! Jack Reacher books are good for men’s men to, but I like them too!?
Shibumi by Trevenian is the best spy thriller!!
Daniel Silva
you might check out Randy Wayne White.
My dad loved Frederick forsythe and Tom Clancy’s books, also Scott Turow.
Matthew Reilly. Scarecrow series. Fast paced, action packed. Great read.
I’ll second this he also has a great book called contest
Vince Flynn and Lee Childs
Jack Higgins
Clive Cussler. His novels are fiction but often contain a couple of true historical facts. Plus the main character Dirk Pitt is into cars so there’s a lot of cars in his books.
My husband is really loving James Rollins currently
My husband had read every Wilbur Smith book. He loves them. Adventure stories.
Louise Penny’s Inspector Gaumache series
How about the novels by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling)? My husband loves them!
The Boys In the Boat, Or Unbroken- great historical fiction about male athletes
@Nancy those are great ideas thanks!
C.J. Box! I’d start at the beginning.. its a series, of a Park Ranger, out west.. really good! 🙂