My father is a voracious reader, and being in the hospital hasn’t slowed him down on that front. In fact, that’s just provided him with more time to read. Help me find him some new books he’ll love?
His ideal book is something like “Hunt for Red October.” It’s got plenty of action and adventure, but it’s not a mystery/crime novel. The main events take place no earlier than the 1940’s. Military themes are not required, but welcome. If it has a lot of aviation in it, he’ll likely be in heaven, but that isn’t a necessity. Spy stuff is fine, as long as It isn’t too subtle or cerebral. Think James Bond. It’s fast-paced and preferably long. Dad loves a doorstop.
Any ideas appreciated! <3
by strawberry_letters
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Try Flying Finish by Dick Francis.
My dad was the one that introduced me to Dick Francis.
* *The Tourist* by Olen Steinhauer about a black ops division- “Tourists” — the second is even better.
* *The Thursday Murder Club* by Richard Osman, where four octogenarians solve a murder at the retirement home, running into thr seedy world of drug dealers and construction magnates. It is *shockingly* charming. I know you said no murder, so this is the most “off the run”… but I can’t resist because of how charming it is.
* *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* is one of the great, classic spy novels of the Cold War.
* *The Day of the Jackal* is another incredible classic about an assassin contracted to kill de Gaulle.