I'm after a good book ?

[chillers2]

off on my jollies next week and would like a good book or 2,

not a big reader and fussy what i read

Like....
REAL LIFE BUT NOT BIOGRAPHIES
CRIME, DRUGS, REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES, COMEDY

Dislike...
SCI-FI, WAR, SPORT, ABUSE, SAD KID ONES

read recently....
karl pilkingtom, idiot abroad pod cast (very good)
16 shades of crazy, about a welsh town, new dealer comes into town, has affairs with all the women, sex drugs n rock & roll, (very good)

any good recomendations ??? going to librbary over next few days or could order off net.

cheers all

[Boner]

Howard Marks - Mr Nice.

[chillers2]

read that one, keep em coming...

[Cisco]

Do you read fiction ? Can't beat Ian Banks' Rebus series , a police officer with the finest Lothian and Borders police murders etc set in Edinburgh good reads

[doolish]

Marching Powder. It's a true story about a prison in Bolivia.

Also, Papillion.

[Nimrod]

Tulipomania - Mike Dash

The history of the tulip bulb and the passions aroused by it.

[YourGuru]

The Jack Reacher Series By Lee Child... Excellent...

Or as a lighter alternative within the same genre...

The Alex Cross Series by James Patterson...

They Harry Bosch Novels By Michael Connelly...

The Lucas Davenport Series by John Sanford..


The three lower are basic "Eh..." But it still beats Criminal Minds or the like on the Tube...


Candy by Luke Davies For Drug/Romance..

[ftcarer]

Howard Marks - Mr Nice.

read that one, keep em coming...

Mr Nice & Mrs Marks
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-Nice-Mrs-Mar ... pd_sim_b_2

[StonedSince67]

off on my jollies next week and would like a good book or 2

Like....
CRIME, ..., REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES, ...

for CRIME i would suggest either The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett or Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

for REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES i would recommend Touching the Void by Joe Simpson, his story of a mountain climb that ran into difficulties, an amazing tale

enjoy whatever you choose to read ...

[dpgsoulja89]

this was my favorite book as a kid and still is,its the only book i read more than once

http://www.amazon.com/Hawk-Occupation-S ... 0060198605

[Boner]

Howard Marks - Mr Nice.

read that one, keep em coming...

Mr Nice & Mrs Marks
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-Nice-Mrs-Mar ... pd_sim_b_2

Sweet, just ordered that for myself, cheers.

[Dava]

Marching Powder. It's a true story about a prison in Bolivia.

Also, Papillion.

think i meant have read that, does it say on the front enough coke to cover the andes or something?


wise guy - Nicholas Peggi

(its what goodfellas is loosely based on)

[artymac]

"chillers2", from your list of likes when it comes to reading, i would highly recommend the series of detective novels set in "Aberdeen" by "Stuart Macbride". These are very good page turners, excellent plots, great characters that develop as the series of books grow and are very realistic when it comes to the gruesome content of the storyline.
I've given these to friends to read and NEVER had anything else but rave reviews, even found it got to the stage there was a chain of people passing the book on to the next person once they had finished one and then had to wait in line for their next fix.!!!
"Rebus" up north.

"cisco", have you read any of "Stuart Macbride"? If you or any other ACDers like the "Rebus" style you'll love these!!
His first novel was "Cold Granite". I would suggest you read these books in order to get the best of the superb character building of the main protagonists. Wonderful.

I actually meant to recommend him in the "Whats everyone reading" thread but i kept forgetting!!!!

[Cisco]

That certainly sounds familiar , I will check it out always on the lookout for good reads

Has anyone read Anthony Horowitz series ? I know that they're kiddies book but I'm lead to believe they can be enjoyed by adults too !? Ala Harry P iv not read any , I have seen the film adaption of Stormbreaker though

[Rufus]

You might like "In my skin" by Kate Holden

True story about her life of heroin addiction and prostitution - I'm enjoying it anyway