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FROM: Karen Langner <[removed]@tln.lib.mi.us>
REC'D: 1/11/05, 2:23 PM

Hi all,
I'm making a booklist of Espionage/Political thrillers. Basically, a Tom
Clancy readalikes list.

This is what I've got so far:
Larry Bond
Dale Brown
Tom Clancy
Stephen Coonts
Harold Coyle
Patrick Davis
John Le Carre
Stephen Hunter
Vince Flynn
Robert Ludlum
Richard Marcinko - Rogue Warrior series
Joe Weber

I'd like to add more authors to the list, especially women or African
Americans writing in this genre.

Thanks in advance!

Karen Langner

Waterford Township Public Library
5168 Civic Center Dr.
Waterford, MI 48329
www.waterford.lib.mi.us
ph: 248-618-7484
fax: 248-674-1910

FROM: <[removed]@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
REC'D: 1/11/05, 3:52 PM

Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is a good one for New
York City books. Cindy

FROM: "Diane Brown" <[removed]@scld.org>
REC'D: 1/11/05, 5:46 PM

Eric Van Lustbader at least one Jason Bourne book (Ludlum's character).

--Diane
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Diane Brown
Collection Services Librarian
Spokane County Library District
[removed]@scld.org
(509) 924-4122 ext. 237

All opinions are my own.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org [[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]
On Behalf Of Karen Langner

Hi all,
I'm making a booklist of Espionage/Political thrillers. Basically, a Tom
Clancy readalikes list.

This is what I've got so far:
Larry Bond
Dale Brown
Tom Clancy
Stephen Coonts
Harold Coyle
Patrick Davis
John Le Carre
Stephen Hunter
Vince Flynn
Robert Ludlum
Richard Marcinko - Rogue Warrior series
Joe Weber

I'd like to add more authors to the list, especially women or African
Americans writing in this genre.

Thanks in advance!

Karen Langner

Waterford Township Public Library
5168 Civic Center Dr.
Waterford, MI 48329
www.waterford.lib.mi.us
ph: 248-618-7484
fax: 248-674-1910

FROM: "Jessica Moyer" <[removed]@richland.edu>
REC'D: 1/11/05, 6:33 PM

"Hi all,
I'm making a booklist of Espionage/Political thrillers. Basically, a Tom
Clancy readalikes list."

Nelson DeMille

Especially Rivers of Babylon which both my father and I read recently
and really enjoyed.

Jessica E. Moyer, M.S., C.A.S.
Director of Academic Resources, Learning Resources Center
Richland Community College, One College Park, Decatur, IL 62521
Phone: 217 875 7211 ext 294 Email: [removed]@richland.edu

FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 1/11/05, 6:45 PM

Frederick Forsythe

Trevanian

Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian

FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 1/11/05, 6:51 PM

Michael Connolly

Greg Ihles

Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian

FROM: David Wright <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 1/11/05, 10:03 PM

Hey, Karen.
There are a vast number of espionage and
political thriller writers, but I would suggest
that this grouping may be too broad to be of much
use in any single patron. For example, including
John le Carre and Vince Flynn and Richard
Marcinko in the same group is analagous to
grouping Graham Greene, John Grisham and Mickey
Spillane together - there just isn't that
much in common between them, or between any of
them and Tom Clancy, for that matter.
You might consider splitting things up a
number of lists that reflect the variety between
lean action thrillers, and more cerebral books;
and between military adventure and political
intrigue and international espionage - these
might get more use from fans of the genres.

=====
David Wright - Seattle Public Library Fiction Dept.

"Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity."
-G.K. Chesterton


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FROM: "Lynn S. Smith-Roberts" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 1/12/05, 3:20 AM

Some of Alistair MacLean, Helen MacInnes, and Jon Cleary might be put in
this category, although they are, by now, old. Other thoughts:

[also in part]

Michael Connolly
Frederick Forsyth
Trevanian
Nelson deMille
Nevil Shute
Robert Ludlum
Brian Garfield
Jack Higgins
Ken Follette
Joseph Garber
James H. Cobb
Walter Wager

Lynn S. Smith-Roberts
Librarian II

Carmichael Regional Library
Sacramento Public Library
5605 Marconi Avenue
Carmichael, CA 95608

[removed]@saclibrary.org
[removed]@hotmail.com

Subject: Espionage/Political thriller authors
From: "Karen Langner" <[removed]@tln.lib.mi.us>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 13:23:23 -0500 (EST)

Hi all,
I'm making a booklist of Espionage/Political thrillers. Basically, a Tom
Clancy readalikes list.

This is what I've got so far:
Larry Bond
Dale Brown
Tom Clancy
Stephen Coonts
Harold Coyle
Patrick Davis
John Le Carre
Stephen Hunter
Vince Flynn
Robert Ludlum
Richard Marcinko - Rogue Warrior series
Joe Weber

I'd like to add more authors to the list, especially women or African
Americans writing in this genre.

Thanks in advance!

Karen Langner

Waterford Township Public Library
5168 Civic Center Dr.
Waterford, MI 48329
www.waterford.lib.mi.us
ph: 248-618-7484
fax: 248-674-1910

FROM: Cynthia Orr <[removed]@cpl.org>
REC'D: 1/12/05, 7:58 AM

Here's a site that made a stab at splitting them up as David suggested:

http://www.mysteryguide.com/hist-espionage.html

Cindy

Cynthia Orr
Collection Manager
Cleveland Public Library
17133 Lake Shore Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44110
Phone: 216-623-2906
Fax: 216-623-2977
http://www.cpl.org

----- Original Message -----
From: David Wright <[removed]@yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 7:42 pm
Subject: Re: Espionage/Political thriller authors
> Hey, Karen.
> There are a vast number of espionage and
> political thriller writers, but I would suggest
> that this grouping may be too broad to be of much
> use in any single patron. For example, including
> John le Carre and Vince Flynn and Richard
> Marcinko in the same group is analagous to
> grouping Graham Greene, John Grisham and Mickey
> Spillane together - there just isn't that
> much in common between them, or between any of
> them and Tom Clancy, for that matter.
> You might consider splitting things up a
> number of lists that reflect the variety between
> lean action thrillers, and more cerebral books;
> and between military adventure and political
> intrigue and international espionage - these
> might get more use from fans of the genres.
>
>
>
> =====
> David Wright - Seattle Public Library Fiction Dept.
>
> "Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity."
> -G.K. Chesterton
>
>

FROM: Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com>
REC'D: 1/12/05, 10:56 AM

Cindy, thanks for posting this! And David, I have reason to
appreciate your point that espionage/thriller novels are a broad
category. I was recently compiling a recommended reading list of
action/adventure titles (aimed at high school students) and wanted to
include some of the spy/political thriller/military intrigue types and
I found I just didn't know where to draw the line or distinguish.
Clive Cussler? W.E.B. Griffith? Clancy? Ian Fleming? Ken Follett?
Admittedly, I need to read more of these authors to get a feel for the
differences. But does anyone know of a good reader's advisory
reference that would help?

(I note that this Web site Cindy posted has a genre for "capers"--one
of my favorites!)

Christine Eldred
Syracuse University MLS student
Burlington, Vermont

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:38:53 -0500, Cynthia Orr <[removed]@cpl.org> wrote:
> Here's a site that made a stab at splitting them up as David suggested:
>
> http://www.mysteryguide.com/hist-espionage.html
>
> Cindy
>

FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 1/12/05, 2:33 PM

Lots of library websites have lists like this. Try googling "library" +
"espionage" OR "political" OR "Tom Clancy" OR "technothriller."

FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 1/12/05, 5:41 PM

>From: Christine Eldred <[removed]@gmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: Re: Espionage/Political thriller authors
>Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:46:19 -0500
>
>I found I just didn't know where to draw the line or distinguish.
>Clive Cussler? W.E.B. Griffith? Clancy? Ian Fleming? Ken Follett?
>Admittedly, I need to read more of these authors to get a feel for the
>differences. But does anyone know of a good reader's advisory
>reference that would help?
>

Yes--if it ever gets finished: my bibliography. <g> Seriously, if you need
a list of spy/espionage books that YA's might like, contact me offlist and
I'll send you one, gleaned from said biblio.

FROM: "Elizabeth Bonney" <[removed]@hublib.lib.nj.us>
REC'D: 1/13/05, 8:52 AM

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>Cindy, thanks for posting this! And David, I have reason to
>appreciate your point that espionage/thriller novels are a broad
>category. I was recently compiling a recommended reading list of
>action/adventure titles (aimed at high school students) and wanted to
>include some of the spy/political thriller/military intrigue types and
>I found I just didn't know where to draw the line or distinguish.
>Clive Cussler? W.E.B. Griffith? Clancy? Ian Fleming? Ken Follett?
>Admittedly, I need to read more of these authors to get a feel for the
>differences. But does anyone know of a good reader's advisory
>reference that would help?
-----

I like Michael B. Gannon's BLOOD, BEDLAM, BULLETS, AND BADGUYS (2004). There's handy introductory material for each subgenre covered, along with ideas for conversational tracks to take.

--
Elizabeth Bonney
Somerset County Library
Bridgewater, NJ
--

FROM: "Bookbitch" <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 1/14/05, 10:24 AM

Haven't seen these mentioned:

Joseph Finder
Brian Haig
Gayle Lynds

Stacy Alesi
Southwest County Regional Library
Boca Raton, Florida
www.pbclibrary.org

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