1of4 Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Ian Femming wrote a good series of books about a British agent named Bond, James Bond. Unfortunately the books got turned into a number of second rate films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Can anyone help me? Once when I was a library member, I read a great book by a presumed Scottish author. It started with a hit man killing someone with a crossbow bolt made of ice, and ended up in a confrontation between said hitman and his childhood friend, who was the books protagonist, in a dam/power plant? Great read, anyone any ideas on the author or title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 2 hours ago, reveldevil said: Can anyone help me? Once when I was a library member, I read a great book by a presumed Scottish author. It started with a hit man killing someone with a crossbow bolt made of ice, and ended up in a confrontation between said hitman and his childhood friend, who was the books protagonist, in a dam/power plant? Great read, anyone any ideas on the author or title? Alfred Bester - The Demolished Man? That's the only book I can think of with a crossbow which fires ice bolts. The only other killing I can think of with ice involved in a killing is "I Have no Mouth - Yet I Must Scream" - a SF short story about a computer called "A.M.". That was an icicle, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 The Lovely Bones had an icicle related death, I think. Not a crossbow as such, but there's a good improvised ballista made from a dead cat in Rogue Male, by Geoffrey Household... which is a great book btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Of the crime genre, James Ellroy rates highly for me - Street Kings, LA Confidential, Black Dhalia etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 Found a Jack Nightingale (Stephen Leather) book where I'm currently staying. Not the worst thing I've read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 10 hours ago, eddie said: Alfred Bester - The Demolished Man? That's the only book I can think of with a crossbow which fires ice bolts. The only other killing I can think of with ice involved in a killing is "I Have no Mouth - Yet I Must Scream" - a SF short story about a computer called "A.M.". That was an icicle, I think. Thanks, it wasn't that though, after extensive googling I think it was called 'A big boy did it and ran away', by Christopher Brookmyre. Very sweary and very funny as I remember vaguely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I'm currently re-re-reading Douglas Adams. I started the week before last when my tinternets was dead. Started with HHG, currently on Restaurant. Let's have no trouble from you lot or I'll have to read you some Vogon poetry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 Hhg. One of the books you want to read again and again for the first time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Lucky escape for Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Prey and Virgil Flowers series by John Sandford are both outstanding. Also highly recommend CJ Box as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 On 30/08/2018 at 21:26, reveldevil said: James Lee Burke's novels are ok, in a similar vein. As are Ian Rankin's Rebus novels. Reading this back I'm not fulsome enough in my praise of Ian Rankin. They really are excellent, and available in 3 novel at a time books, which make them excellent value too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 11 minutes ago, reveldevil said: Reading this back I'm not fulsome enough in my praise of Ian Rankin. They really are excellent, and available in 3 novel at a time books, which make them excellent value too. Is this what it has come to; having to read back your own posts to find something of interest. You need to get out more. Up Town Tops Rankin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, i-Ram said: Is this what it has come to; having to read back your own posts to find something of interest. You need to get out more. Up Town Tops Rankin. Quite brilliant, you're wasted anywhere but the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 1 hour ago, reveldevil said: Reading this back I'm not fulsome enough in my praise of Ian Rankin. They really are excellent, and available in 3 novel at a time books, which make them excellent value too. on this recommendation, 2 of my favourite posters, I've just bought a 10 book set off ebay of Ian Rankin Rebus novels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 25 minutes ago, Moist One said: on this recommendation, 2 of my favourite posters, I've just bought a 10 book set off ebay of Ian Rankin Rebus novels. I hope you like them. I read them before I briefly caught the TV series, neither version of which did justice to the books, although the Ken Stott version was closer to the Rebus I imagined than the earlier one. One tip I'd share, save a chapter or two for late night reading with a side of scotch, really brings the books to life imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I've yet to read a bad Elmore Leonard book, and the John Grisham books I've picked up in holiday library's have been good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Stuart MacBride and Mark Billingham both worth reading if you like British police fiction - Stella Rimington (former Director of MI5) and Mick Herron (Slough House series) for spy novels - all highly recommended.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 1 hour ago, reveldevil said: One tip I'd share, save a chapter or two for late night reading with a side of scotch, really brings the books to life imo. Need a few pints of 80 shilling in the Oxford Bar too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 On 01/09/2018 at 20:27, 1of4 said: Ian Femming wrote a good series of books about a British agent named Bond, James Bond. Unfortunately the books got turned into a number of second rate films. Read the original books when I was young. Far better than the films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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