NIGHTLY READING THREAD: Welcome to Edition #41 of #GMGReads. Every night through this weird time, I'm tweeting out a list of my five favorite books around a general theme—and a link to an indie bookstore where you can order them online....
I've tried to have a bit more fun on weekend lists, so tonight I wanted to feature five of my favorite espionage thriller writers and some specific recommendations from their oeuvres...
1) Fletcher Knebel is best known for SEVEN DAYS IN MAY but you should also check out his political thrillers DARK HORSE and NIGHT AT CAMP DAVID: powells.com/book/-97805255…
2) David Ignatius (@IgnatiusPost) is prolific and his books are always on the news (look for THE PALADIN next month!), but his novel SIRO is—in my humble opinion—perhaps the best espionage novel ever written: bookshop.org/books/siro/978…
3) Robert Littell has written all manner of great spy books—some of which I've recommended before—but his novel about the CIA, THE COMPANY, is a great epic, an amazing history book, and a tour of the shadowy world espionage all wrapped together: betterworldbooks.com/product/detail…
4) Charles McCarry is a master of literary thrillers too, one who clearly knows DC and intelligence deeply; try almost any of his books, like OLD BOYS, TEARS OF AUTUMN, or CHRISTOPHER'S GHOSTS: bookshop.org/books/christop…
5) Lastly, if you're in the mood for DC books and like noir, then check out almost anything by George Pelecanos, like THE MARTINI SHOT or WHAT IT WAS: bookshop.org/books/what-it-…
Those are tonight's #GMGReads. Who are your favorite thriller writers? Your favorite spy books? Your favorite noir? What are you reading this weekend? Share! #avidreadersunite
