Espionage thriller authors.

[bobthedrummer]

There are three that I really got into. Ian Fleming. John Le Carre. Len Deighton. Whose your spy author?

[Goathead]

1. Fredrick Forsyth

The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Day of the Jackal

[bobthedrummer]

2. A good read. I like Graham Greene too.

[Goathead]

7. I was going to mention Graham Greene.

[Fenris]

3. LeCarré. Such a polished style.

His writing is bar none the best among spy novelists.

[flamingyouth]

5. Indeed.

:thumbsup:

[bobthedrummer]

9. Yep, he got my vote.

[mitchum]

4. LeCarre and Graham Greene

[Spider Jerusalem]

6. Partial to Fleming, myself.

I find the contrast with the films interesting. Fleming's Bond is a rather different character than the James Bond most people know. Seems a much more solitary and lonelier character, who gambles and chases women because his life outside of his work is empty, meaningless, and dull...the books also seem to have a generally darker tone. Some of Fleming's racial sterotypes are apalling, to modern sensibilities, but not that uncommon in the context of his times.

[bobthedrummer]

11. The James Bond novels are wonderful to reread. They are far better

than the films. Not only some racism but Fleming had a certain way with the women too that was more prevalent then.

[TheDebbieDee]

8. Does Robert Ludlum count?

I read several of his books, they were really fast-paced. And Ludlum never thought twice about killing off a major character.

[bobthedrummer]

10. Sure, even some Tom Clancy I suppose.

[left is right]

12. cruz (?)

the author of Gorky Park--just so-so and also Icon-terrific book

[yellowdogintexas]

16. Martin Cruz Smith

is the author of Gorky Park and others.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

13. adam hall

pen name of elleston trevor. "the quiller memorandom" and about a dozen

more "quiller" books. more spycraft, less romance.

[bobthedrummer]

14. I'm surprised Len Deighton hasn't got any votes yet. Michael Caine

starred in several films based on one of his characters, Harry Palmer.

[LilKim]

15. Haven't seen a Harry Palmer movie in ages

Been meaning to get around to it.

[bobthedrummer]

17. "The Ipcress File", "The Billion Dollar Brain", and I think I missed

some.

[mitchum]

18. "Funeral In Berlin"

[bobthedrummer]

19. Yep, that was a good one, it followed the novel well.

I knew I'd forgotten one. Thanks.