Gabriel Allon series - Daniel Silva

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  1. Bar None

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    Read Moscow Rules first, the seventh in the series, followed by the sequel, The Defector. I'm now caught up through The Prince of Fire and am currently reading The Messenger. Has anyone else read this series?
     
  2. Blackterno

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    I've read the entire Gabriel Allon series. They are all good and I look forward to the next one.If you like the Allon series check our the Vince Flynn series featuring the character Mitch Rapp and the Brad Thor series featuring Scot Harvath. Both are excellent although the Rapp books are the better of the two.

    I've started the Lee Child series with the recurring character Jack Reacher. it is very good thus far.
     
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  3. Bar None

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    Al_Bundy, thank you for the recommendations. I'll look for the Flynn series when I'm through with The Messenger.
     
  4. football501

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    Read all of the ones mentioned except Reacher, only one of those. Like them Rapp, Allon, Harvath.
     
  5. BlazingRebel

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    Out of all of them Reacher is by far my favorite fictional bad ass.
    Ted Bell with his British protagonist Alex Hawke is a very good series as well.
     
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  6. football501

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    Like Hawke a lot as well. I need to get on the Reacher books.
     
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    :beerchug: I have the first 15 Reacher novels on Kindle. You will not be disappointed, but then when you see that Tom Cruise was picked to play Jack Reacher in easily my favorite novel One Shot you will be just as pissed the fuck off as we are.
     
  8. Blackterno

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    You have to be fucking kidding me....Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher??? They do realize that Reacher is a 6'5 220 lb former MP ass kicker right?What a failure of an actor selection. Mark Wahlberg maybe. Maybe Gerard Butler or Jeremy Renner. Hell...I'd rather see Dwayne Johnson than Tom Cruise.
     
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    Yeah it is complete and utter bullshit. He is literally the last actor on the planet I would think to play Reacher. Fuck Hollywood.
     
  10. prd3280

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    Just wanted to let you guys know that the new Daniel Silva book (Fallen Angel) was released today. Another good series for those of you that like the Vince Flynn, Scott Harvath books is the Gray Man series.
     
  11. Blackterno

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    The English Spy (Gabriel Allon # 15) is out and it is excellent.
     
  12. Blackterno

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    The Black Widow was released today. I already have it if anyone wants the epub.
     
  13. Iron Mickey

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    I read Moscow Rules on a plane and enjoyed it. Can't say I ever picked up another, though.
     
  14. Iron Mickey

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    I read Tsar also on a plane and none others. Worth it?
     
  15. Blackterno

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    The Ted Bell books are all really good.

    As are the Ben Coes books.
     
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  16. Truman

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    This series has been on my list for years. Finally started it. Halfway through The Kill Artist and can't put it down.
     
  17. Truman

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    A year and a half later, I only have 2 more books left. Just finished The Black Widow. Was my favorite in a long time. Excited for the next book. Quite the cliff hanger.
     
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  18. football501

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    Did you read House of Spies and The Other Woman yet? Really liked both.
     
  19. Truman

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    Yes Im all caught up. Spies was great, but didnt like Other Woman as much.
     
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  20. football501

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    Yeah, the Saladin arc was better. Seemed like OW is a set up story, it did send me down a Cold War spy Wikipedia hole though, which was enjoyable
     
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  21. Truman

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    Have you read the Red Sparrow trilogy?
     
  22. football501

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    I haven’t
     
  23. Truman

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    I cant recommend it enough. It's amazing.
     
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    I’ll check it out next
     
  25. football501

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    So just finished the trilogy. What a thrill ride, my goodness.
     
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  26. Truman

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    The New Girl was released this week. Started today
     
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  27. Truman

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    Spoiler - Jess, Schmidt, Nick ect are not in this book so far
     
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  28. Truman

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    It was really good. I thought the last book was pretty forgettable . Any storyline that involves russian double agents has a high bar to cross set by Red Sparrow

    This book was a great bounce back

    He wrote about it in the forward but having to rewrite most of the book must have sucked
     
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  29. Blackterno

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    I just finished The New Girl. I thought it was excellent. Silva really does a great job here and is keeping the series moving ahead well.
     
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  30. Truman

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    Anyone pickup The Order last week? Gonna start it in the next couple days
     
  31. football501

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    Have a request in at the library but the waiting list is real long
     
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  32. Truman

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    little less than halfway through. It’s... not great
     
  33. CBH

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    I just finished the 11th book and feel like the series has gotten pretty formulaic right now. Does that change and the series get a second wind? I know a lot of people here enjoy them generally and I’m just wondering if I am burning out on them because I’m reading them to quick.
     
  34. Truman

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    It gets stale, but there are still some pretty good books. Not a great as the first 8-10.

    The last book was really good. However this most recent one was really bad. Like I wouldnt have finished if it wasn’t so short or a Allon novel.
     
  35. Simon Templar

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    A couple series recs since most in here seem to like this type of series. I’ve read all the Rapp, Allon, Horvath and Reacher books. A couple good series similar are:

    The Grey Man Series - Mark Greaney
    The Cleaner Series - Mark Dawson
    Hawke Series - Ted Bell
    Doc Ford Series - Randy Wayne White
    Caribbean Adventure Series / Rising Series / Fallen Series - Wayne Stinnett
    Achilles Series - Tim Tigner
    John Milton Series - Mark Dawson
     
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  36. football501

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    I’m halfway through now and I really didn’t need Silva to try on his Dan Brown hat. Disappointing.
     
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