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The Spies of Warsaw by Alan Furst |
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6 | 8.33% |
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett |
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19 | 26.39% |
The Day Of The Jackal by Frederick Forsyth |
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5 | 6.94% |
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré |
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12 | 16.67% |
The Scavenger's Daughter by Mike McIntyre |
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6 | 8.33% |
The Eiger Sanction by Trevanian |
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3 | 4.17% |
Bangkok 8 by John Burdett |
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3 | 4.17% |
The Firm by John Grisham |
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7 | 9.72% |
Heat Wave by Richard Castle |
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10 | 13.89% |
Vanishing Act by Thomas Perry |
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1 | 1.39% |
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June 2011 Mobile Read Book Club Vote
![]() As usual I will not vote unless the poll ends in a tie. Select from the following books. The Spies of Warsaw by Alan Furst [issybird, patrickt, AnemicOak, Hamlet53] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett [zespectre, siraks, GA Russell] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
The Day Of The Jackal by Frederick Forsyth [AnemicOak, Hamlet53, arkietech] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré [Hamlet53, Hoyt Clagwell, sun surfer] WHSmith eBooks UK Spoiler:
The Scavenger's Daughter by Mike McIntyre [siraks,caleb72, orlok] Smashwords | Kindle | Sony | Nook Spoiler:
The Eiger Sanction by Trevanian [GA Russell, voodooblues, JSWolf] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
Bangkok 8 by John Burdett [AnemicOak, sun surfer, issybird] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
The Firm by John Grisham [JSWolf, GA Russell,caleb72] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
Heat Wave by Richard Castle [VioletVal, Nyssa, siraks] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
Vanishing Act by Thomas Perry [orlok, sun surfer, voodooblues] Inkmesh search Spoiler:
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I voted for the Spy who came in from the Cold. I like the movie adaptation, would like to read the book.
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Good selections! My first time participating.
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I've decided to read Bangkok 8 either way. So I give it my vote.
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Wizard
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I've read most of those books, and they're all terrific. Any one of them would be a good choice.
But there's no doubt: The Maltese Falcon is the best. |
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Ford to the rescue?
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This early on, and every book already has a vote!
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o saeclum infacetum
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I'll reveal my own prejudice: the problem with a thriller which you've already read is that it doesn't thrill, the second time around. So I'm hoping that Jackal, Eiger, Cold, Falcon and Firm are also-rans, because I won't feel like reading them again, heart-stopping though they might be.
Now, if someone hasn't read Alan Furst, s/he's in for a delightsome experience and possibly falling in love. Why not try someone new and current? The works I cited above also suffer from being dated. They're all pretty fusty at this point, not that they weren't great reads at the time. While I'm prejudiced in favor of Furst, I promise to read any of the other nominated works that I didn't list. |
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Close to the Edit!
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![]() I really don't want to read something I have already read, so would like one of the newer ones like The Scavenger's Daugher or Vanishing Act to win. And if le Carré, Forsyth or Grisham win, then I ain't going to bother, as I really don't like these authors. |
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Not only is The Firm a really good book, it's also a really good movie too. So give it a vote, help it win and you'll be enjoying June's book.
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From the description of Heat Wave...
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We did Maltese Falcon for a book review on another reader forum several months back.
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use the force
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i haven't read the firm and probably never will.
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