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Looking for a good book series, alt- history or espinoage/true crime.
Posted on 8/29/25 at 10:54 am
Posted on 8/29/25 at 10:54 am
I read a lot of Turtledove and Reacher books. But I've read them all. I'm looking for some books to read on my kindle on upcoming flights and road trips but i haven't got a new book in a long time.
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Posted on 9/5/25 at 12:08 am to Napoleon
Fredrick Forsyth books are great.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 5:09 pm to Napoleon
Mitch Rapp books are great
Posted on 9/7/25 at 6:32 pm to Napoleon
Wayward Pines series
Posted on 9/10/25 at 8:23 am to Napoleon
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alt- history or espinoage/true crime
My first thought was James Ellroy's series of alt-history/true crime books: American Tabloid (about three law enforcement officers caught up in the JFK assassination, Bay of Pigs, etc.), Black Dahlia (crime fiction of the famous unsolved murder) and L.A. Confidential (you have probably seen the movie).
As for espionage, i always tell everyone to read the Smiley series by LeCarre and the Berlin series by Deighton. I would add The Spy and the Traitor that is sitting on my nightstand because so many on here rated it.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:36 am to Napoleon
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Posted on 9/10/25 at 1:30 pm to blueridgeTiger
For espionage....this book right here. It's the only book I brought to work so I could finish reading it. Couldn't put it down and suspenseful AF.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 3:37 pm to Napoleon
An Author I have recently discovered is Mike Lawson. His primary character is a fixer for the Speaker of the House. Good series.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 12:23 am to Napoleon
Doc ford series by randy wayne white. There's probably around 30 books at this point in the series. Easy fun read about doc ford who lives on the florida coast and works a marine biologist for cover but also works as a government agent/special forces member
Posted on 9/16/25 at 7:31 am to Napoleon
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true crime
It goes way back and you might be familiar with it (they did make a TV movie about it that did an okay job, but you really don't get all the little details), but I always recommend In Broad Daylight , by Harry MacLean, for this topic.
It's just a very compelling story. It's very well-written. It's made Skidmore into kind of a legendary little forgotten town in rural Missouri.
Amazon link to the paperback
(ETA: For those who don't know the story - this career criminal - I describe him as sort of a Midwest Manson, he starts committing crime when he starts walking, he bullies the community, ends up with a great lawyer and just never ever seems to spend any significant time in jail. So, he ends up bullying witnesses until they retract or whatever. He's a de facto bigamist, marrying one or both of his wives to keep them from testifying against him in a statutory rape case, lives with both the current and ex-wife and all their kids, all on government assistance, etc. He commits crimes both for profit and engages in senseless, bullying violence. He goes one step too far with the town and they sort of collectively administer justice to him outside the formal bounds of due process.)
This post was edited on 9/16/25 at 7:35 am
Posted on 9/17/25 at 7:25 am to rebelrouser
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The Spy and the Traitor
Incredible book.
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