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I got my husband a Kindle for his birthday and he has read more than he has ever read before. He likes book about CIA, military, police, politcal thrillers, etc. He has read a couple Lee Child and John Sandford, but says he doesn't like when the characters always manage to get out of impossible situations. He very much liked Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth and World without End. Would anyone have any suggestions for me to look for books for him?

I don't read those books, but I go to ereaderiq.com and they list all kindle freebies. They will email you daily according to your genre likes. They will also track your amazon wish list. I've gotten so many books from my wish list for free just by being patient. Highly recommend he make a wish list and go to the site and link it.

If he liked Pillars of the Earth, I wonder if he'd like G.R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series. It's an highly politicized fantasy, but characters certainly don't all get out of the messes they find themselves in.
As for military, I wonder if he'd like Chris Ryan's books. They are British Special Forces, the author used to be in the S.A.S. - he also has non-fiction military.
Also, if he likes non-fiction military, I'd recommend Stephen E. Ambrose, he wrote Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest and many others. Then he can branch off from there. I hope that helps.

D wrote: "If he liked Pillars of the Earth, I wonder if he'd like G.R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series. It's an highly politicized fantasy, but characters certainly don't all get out ..."

Wonderful suggestions! Thank you so much!

Roxanne wrote: "I got my husband a Kindle for his birthday and he has read more than he has ever read before. He likes book about CIA, military, police, politcal thrillers, etc. He has read a couple Lee Child and ..."

Hi might enjoy by Gordon Ferris. It features characters with military backgrounds in Scotland shortly after WWII.

I don't know about Roxanne's husband, but I want to read that!

My 18-year-old son shares your husbands dislike of thrillers with heros miraculously getting our of impossible situations! He likes Michael Connelly because he says they're more believable. I've had attorney friends say these are the most true-to-life of the cop/lawyer thrillers. I've read a couple of his myself and enjoyed them.

You may also want to post your query on the Readers' Advisory Group: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/4....

Miriam wrote: "You may also want to post your query on the Readers' Advisory Group: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/4...."

Yes, while members can feel free to ask for book recommendations in this group, it's not the primary purpose of the group, and many other ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨' groups are better set up for that purpose.

Child 44 and The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith were both really good police procedurals set in the Soviet Union.

I tend to have similar likes to your husband as far as genre, and while I'd start throwing out names left and right, many of my favorites are not available for Kindle.

The Andrew Vachss Burke books are really good, but they have to be read in order. Start with Flood. Sorta detective, but sorta not.

I'm trying to think of the last actual spy thriller I really liked. Looking over the last year's worth of "read" books on my goodreads shelf, I'm realizing I haven't read any of those in the last year or so. Shame on me! Maybe I'll get some suggestions from this thread!

I've heard very good things about Brad Thor, but haven't tried any myself. I was considering catching up on some older Tom Clancy's that I missed.

W.E.B. Griffin might be someone to try. If he likes a fantasy/horror aspect to him, F. Paul Wilson's Repairman Jack novels are fun.

Robert Ludlum has written several spy/conspiracy thrillers.

David Ignatius writes modern spy thrillers, usually set in the middle east. I think Body of Lies was made into a movie with Leonardo DiCaprio.

If he likes Ken Follett, there's Eye of the Needle, set in WWII (and others). There's Frederick Forsyth, most famous for The Day of the Jackal (turned into a terrific movie) and who wrote tons of other spy novels.

Of course there's John le Carré.

Alan Furst, a current writer, writes historical spy novels, usually set in Europe before and during WWII. Eric Ambler wrote spy novels from the 1930s to the 1980s.

I am a sucker for Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park", "The Lost World", and "Timeline." I think the heroes take a plausible drubbing even though most of them survive.

Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon series is great spy/espionage with interesting twists. I think book #1 is The Kill Artist. Highly recommend.