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Thank you one and all.
That website looks good, Shaneystar. I got the R Crais novel "Hostage" from the library today. He's new to me, so I'll give him a try.
I've read a lot of Higgins, Goddard and, of course, Buchan Thicko, but not all. So thanks for reminding me of them.
As for James Bond, I've read 'em all, but I'm sure I'd get much pleasure from reading most of them again. I've got to an age now where re-reading favourite books is a great pleasure. Anthony Price is a favourite, though there are many of his books that I have yet to read. I haven't read the Adam Hall books at all, so thanks for the recommendation.
Paul Eddy and John Sandford are new names, so I'll give them a try. And James Patterson is so prolific these days it's hard to keep up with his output.
Anyway, my thanks to all of you. There ought to be sufficient there to keep me going until the next Jack Reacher book appears.
In return, may I suggest one or two authors to you.
Try Michael Connelly, if you haven't already. His Harry Bosch series is very good, especially "The Black Echo".
I think my favourite of his is "Blood Work", not a Bosch novel, with its unusual motive for murder.
If you like detective/thrillers give Peter Robinson a try. I do believe that his Inspector Banks novels would make a very good television series. They have a Yorkshire dales background, which is a plus for any TV series these days.