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Tom Cain, Lee Child..... anyone else simlar??

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Old 28-10-2009, 3:16 PM   #1
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Tom Cain, Lee Child..... anyone else simlar??

Looking for something in the same vein as above - can anyone suggest an author / series / book that fits the bill?

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Old 29-10-2009, 6:19 PM   #2
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Re: Tom Cain, Lee Child..... anyone else simlar??

Have you read any of Stephen Leather's books?
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Old 02-11-2009, 11:29 AM   #3
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Re: Tom Cain, Lee Child..... anyone else simlar??

nope - i take it thats a recommendation - are they the same kind of thing?
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Re: Tom Cain, Lee Child..... anyone else simlar??

Yes, Stephen Leather has a good character called Spider who's an ex SAS chap. I can't remember reading a duff one.
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Old 02-11-2009, 10:28 PM   #5
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Sorry - not been on for a few days; as JohnG says, they ex-SAS man, now in a specialised police unit. Not read any Tom Cain, but there's similarities to Jack Reacher.
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Old 04-11-2009, 8:45 AM   #6
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Re: Tom Cain, Lee Child..... anyone else simlar??

OOooOoooo....sounds good. Ill go and grab a book this weekend thanks for that.
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