Must the authors have one-syllable names?
Who? These people are writers you say? What kind of stuff do they write?
If you’re young, you may not know of the exceptional books by James Michener, Ayn Rand, Robert Follett, James Clavell and many, many others, all available at used book stores. Cheap and in paperback, easy for traveling.
I’m not familiar with the authors you mentioned.
But, the 20 1/2 books of Patrick O’Brian’s excellent Aubrey/Maturin series will make your trip far more enjoyable.
I have something similiar that may work for you.
Have you ever read “Cathedral” by Nelson DeMille?
It was written in the early 1980’s. It’s about a group of IRA terrorists who seize control of St Patrick’s Cathedral (in New York) on St. Patrick’s Day!
That’s the easy description of the book. There are a number of plot twists and turns that you may find interesting. I know I did.
Not everyone in the book is as who they claim to be...
Read My Lips.
Is it presuming too much to figure you’ve already gone through all of Michael Connelly’s books since he’s the best, hands down? Anyway, here are some other excellent authors you may not have tried yet: T. Jefferson Parker, Jay Brandon, James Grippando, Phillip Margolin, Thomas Perry. Steve Martini’s earliest books are great, as are David Morrell and Robert Ludlum’s.
Hope this helps.
Freepmail me if you want specific titles of the best books by the above authors.
I have some right up your alley. Think Vince Flynn meets Dan Brown.
I just read a book called The Judas Strain and it was fantastic. I just learned it was a series and that I had read the 4th. Here they are:
James Rollins’ Sigma Force Series
1. Sandstorm [Sigma Force Series Book 1]
2. Map of Bones [Sigma Force Series Book 2]
3. Black Order [Sigma Force Series Book 3]
4. The Judas Strain [Sigma Force Series Book 4]
Intruder in the Dust - William Faulkner
Love is Nothing - Lee Server
Little Gloria Happy at Last - Barbara Goldsmith
The Hamlet - William Faulkner
Don Quixote - Cervantes
Just finished re-reading mine for about the 8th time.
How about Daniel Silva?
Daniel Silva, Harlen Coben, Michael Connelly, David
Baldacci, Robert B Parker, Jonathan Kellerman, to name a few.
Stephen Hunter
Point of Impact
Dirty White Boys
Black Light
Time to Hunt
Hot Springs
Pale Horse Coming
Havana
47Th Samurai
Night of Thunder
Joel Rosenberg...anything he writes is excellent
Anything written by Nevil Shute. My favorite is Trustee From the Toolroom.
Watchmen by Alan Moore. Yes, it’s a graphic novel, which makes people think it’s just a ‘comic book’ and therefore can’t contain anything of quality, but it’s extremely well-written and intelligent and layered with more symbolism and imagery than any ‘regular’ novel I’ve read recently. And, after you finish reading it, take a look at the Wikipedia entry, then the movie trailer.