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Jack Reacher novel series.
Jack Reacher novel series.
Read James Ellroy. Underworld, USA Trilogy
Good choice, read all of them. Refuse to see the movie
*Starred Review* The title here wittily evokes both the shell game of the plot, in which a fortune appears and disappears in various boxes and briefcases, and the motivation for all those who seek this fortune: enough "walking around" money to last several well-oiled lifetimes. Anyone can play this game--criminals, cops, FBI agents, even a phony community activist. This is the kind of book that, to be credible, needs to be written by someone familiar with scam artists on both sides of the law. Born, a 17-year law-enforcement veteran, is now a special agent supervisor with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, overseeing investigations into organized crime, economic crimes, drug cartels, violent crimes, and public corruption. This background lends authority not only to the plot but also to the dialogue, the edgy cop humor, and the glitzy-grotesque South Florida setting. The hero, Florida Department of Law Enforcement cop Bill Tasker, recently transferred from West Palm Beach to Miami and assigned to the FBI-heavy Robbery Task Force, knows that a satchel with $1.5 million is about to walk out of a bank. The trick is to keep an eye on the prize once it walks and then as it changes hands over and over again. Honest-cop Tasker is framed, becomes a target, and continues investigating as the body count mounts. A sleek and slick caper.
Walking Money by James O. Born. Loved the book.
Haven't read most of these. I'm glad to get so many suggestions. I really just started reading novels again after almost a decade.First one ITT I have not read. I'll have to look into it.
I'm with the guy who said John Grisham. He's a great writer.
Are you British or American (or from anywhere else)?
The Inspector Rebus series by Ian Rankin is fantastic. They're set in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Lots of grit, drugs, crime and alcohol. Excellently written.
The Bible
gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
Has anyone read Gone Girl by Gail Flynn?
Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch novels: Black Echo, Black Ice, Concrete Blonde, Last Coyote, Trunk Music and Angel's Flight are the earliest and best.
Connelly's The Poet, Blood Work and Lincoln Lawyer were pretty good too.
Nope, thanks for the tip.
I'd recommend all of those. Have not read his 2 latest yet.