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Adventure, Spy and Suspense
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Adventure
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an adventure novel, the exciting events are usually more important than
character development or theme. Authors who write in the adventure
genre are masters of the “can’t put it down” novel. |
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Peter Benchley
Thomas Block
Tom Clancy
Bernard Cornwell
(Richard Sharpe novels)
Michael Crichton
Clive Cussler
Jack B. Du Brul
Ian Fleming
Vince Flynn
Ken Follett
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C. S. Forester
(Horatio Hornblower series)
W.E.B. Griffin
Max Hennessy
Jack Higgins
Dewey Lambdin
Robert Ludlum
Alistair MacLean
Frederick Marryat
Philip McCutchans
Kyle Mills
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Patrick O’Brian
(Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels)
Ridley Pearson
Douglas Preston
Nevil Shute
Victor Suthren
Richard Woodman
Eric van Lustbader
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Crime
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Crime Fiction is a genre that deals with crimes, their detection,
criminals, and their motives. If murder and corruption are your cups of
tea, books by these authors are sure to suit. |
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Edna Buchanan
Vincent Bugliosi
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Truman Capote
John Douglas
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Joe McGinnis
Harold Schechter
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Espionage
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Spies, secrets, and anger at the international political scene are
hallmarks of many tales of espionage, often featuring the CIA and the
threat of terrorism.
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Ted Allbeury
John Altman
Eric Ambler
Jeffrey Archer
Stephen Coonts
Len Deighton
Barry Eisler
Sebastian Faulk
Ian Fleming
Vince Flynn
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Frederick Forsyth
Alan Furst
John Gardner
Graham Greene
J. Robert Jane
Jon Land
John Le Carre
Robert Littell
Robert Ludlum
Gayle Lynds
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Helen MacInnes
Charles McCarry
Andy McNab
Philip Shelby
Daniel Silva
Margaret Truman
Stuart Woods
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Suspense
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suspense novel, the essential question is not necessarily whodunit, but
“Will they catch the villain before he or she strikes again?” So, if
fast-paced, heart-quickening novels are your style, the suspense genre
is just right for you. |
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Michael Allegretto
Mary Higgins Clark
Harlan Coben
Catherine Coulter
Eileen Dreyer
John Farrow
Joy Fielding
Joseph Garber
Lisa Gardner
Tess Gerritsen
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Amy Gutman
Tami Hoag
Greg Iles
J. A. Jance – Walker
series
Iris Johansen
Alex Kava
Judith Kelman
Douglas Kennedy
James Patterson
J. D. Robb
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John Sandford
Don Winslow
Stuart Woods
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True Crime
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The true crime genre most often focuses on murder cases,
and is frequently marked by a biographical treatment of the criminals
and victims. The author usually attempts to explain criminal
psychology, and descriptions of police investigations and trial
procedures. |
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Jay Atkinson
Bill Bass
Colin Beavan
Bill Bonanno
Vincent Bugliosi
W.R. Burnett
Truman Capote
David L. Carroll
Albert Demeo
Robert Dugoni
Charles Fleming
Michael Franzese
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Joseph Hilldorfer
Sari Horwitz
H.B. Irving
Harold Jaffe
Gary C. King
Dr. Henry Lee
Mara Leveritt
Ben Mezrich
Robert Mladinich
James Neff
Suzanne O’Malley
Gregg Olsen
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Richard H. Popkin
Ron Powers
Helen Prejean
David Reichert
Ann Rule
Julie Salamon
Harold Schechter
Lawrence Schiller
Maury Terry
Steve Thomas
Max Wallace |
