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brolie

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okay, back story. my boyfriend is really getting into reading but at first it was only military non fiction -- inside delta force and apache --

but then i got him into the dexter series by jeff lindsay and he is REALLY enjoying them.. he is actually at the end of the third book and he got very discouraged to find out that number 4 wont be out for a while

SO im trying to figure out what author i should grab some books from to see if he would like it... he likes the murder-y stuff... and he likes the dark edge on it and i told him we should look through horror to see if there is something thats not horror like the movies but more just scary suspense haha... anyway, i would really appreciate any input on some books or authors he may like.. he DOES NOT like wordy.. like, im reading robert jordans wheel of time series and he thinks im bloody insane haha.. he likes straightforward words and a catchy plot.. just like everyone i suppose...


but yeah, any suggestions would be much appreciated ^_^
 
I thought The Ruins by Scott Smith was good horror suspense. And most Clive Barker books are amazing horror, even though many of his stories are more weird then traditional horror I guess.And PREY by Michael Crichton , horror,suspense, amazing book.....I think.
 
i was thinking about crichton but i think the length and wordiness would be off putting for him even though ive only heard good things about the crichton books i havent read .. ive only read jurassic park haha..

i was thinking clive barker or dean koontz... have u read koontz?
 
I am not a big Koontz fan myself, but Intesity is a fantastic book. I read it in one sitting. I'm more of a King fan, but I really like wordy (hence my first true love being Shakespeare).

If he really liked reading the non-fiction military books, he would probably enjoy James Rollins' Sigma Force series. I generally stay away from anything militaristic, but these were phenominal and in-depth without being overly descriptive. They are fictional, but very realistic.

James Patterson is a pretty straight-forward writer of fictional mysteries. I finally got my mom to read by introducing her to him as well as Patricia Cornwell. Though I'm not a huge fan of James Patterson myself (like I said, I like wordy), he's a pretty decent read.

I bet he would also enjoy Harlan Coben, especially the Myron Bolitar series. The characters are right up a guy's alley. They're easy to read and have a good plot with a twist as expected.

I hope these suggestions help. Also, I'd really like to know how you got him interested in reading. My hubby won't sit still long enough to read instructions for putting something together, much less a book.
 
brolie said:
i was thinking about crichton but i think the length and wordiness would be off putting for him even though ive only heard good things about the crichton books i havent read .. ive only read jurassic park haha..

i was thinking clive barker or dean koontz... have u read koontz?
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Well Prey is less then 400 pages on hardcover and can be found at any used book store for a dollar or two.So might be worth a buy even if he doesn't end up liking it. Starts off like its more a book about a cheating wife and uses that crichton style of explaining technical stuff. But its a smooth fast read so after only a few pages you can be hooked. And it quickly becomes a book of suspense and thriller. With an interesting "villain". Ive read it 3 times, fun creepy book.
 
Yes to Patricia Cornwell

I'm with Beerwench. Patricia Cornwell - Jack The Ripper: Case Closed. Very involved dark read. Hard to put down, but at the end you find you know way too much about the mind of serial killers.
 
He would probably love Jack Higgins. Very fast-moving stuff and not wordy. He's written a TON of books - a bunch of WWII novels (dealing with spies and special missions) but has done quite a bit of contemporary stuff as well, some about the IRA and various terrorist groups. Easy to find at used bookstores.
 
I see that James Patterson and Harlan Coben have been recommended - I have to agree with those. I'd also recommend John Sanford's Prey series. You don't necessarily have to read them in order, but you get the benefit of the character development.

If he wants good recommendations for good non-fiction military books, I've got tons of those too.
 
How about Jeffery Deaver's Lincoln Rhythem's series (e.g. The Bone Collector which was made into a movie)?

One military book I read last year and really liked was Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood by Donovan Campbel
 
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