Action/Adventure Aficionados discussion

"Cops and Robbers are the same guys. They just pick sides." ( Patricia Frances Rowell)

Use this thread to discuss police procedurals, detective novels, and similar books with an A/A appeal or theme running through them.

The tales of the police, the chase, the sleuth work, who don-it and Dirty Harry's big gun. What are some of the stories you liked. Who's your favorite cop in this genre? Something else you like about crime stories?

My favorite from the crime stories is Robert Crais inscrewtable "Joe Pike." I've only read one Joe Pike Book. I have tons on my TBR. One's enough. He's given a close run for his money by "Jack Daniels" but Crais is a bit more polished than Konrath. Jack's may favorite female cop!

I really loved reading Crais' Pike novels. Great books. Also like Cornwell's Scarpetta novels.

Even though he took a turn as the side kick in "Watchman." I liked the Elivs Cole character too. He and Joe fit together pretty well.

I think the team of Cole / Pike is hard to beat. Great combination.

Yep. I can see why Crais decided he needed a title for Joe Pike. I haven't read the Elvis cole Books (it's on my to-do-list) but I bet Pike was so strong a character that sharing the spotlight would help the series.

Joe Pike's a lot like Lee Child's "Jack Reacher." Except Joe's a lot darker and Jack is more of a talker and better at reading people. Hard to compare that way though.

I really enjoyed Monkey's Raincoat- 1st Elvis Cole. Pike was one of my favorite parts to the story. Will definitely read more!

Monkey's rian coat. On my TBR. I also have the 3 Jack Reacher to read. I think I like Joe Pike (character) better than Jack Reacher. The second book in the Reacher series didn't strike my fancy.

I may shoot "Queen" in there on the urgent read buss though.

I've got some well recommended (not sure if their any good) crime stories with Female main characters on my kindle. Some of them look promisng.

Has anyone else red The Temple Dogs? That was a good story.

I've got a lot of 99 cent or free, 4+ star (amazon rating) books on my kindle. I'm wondering if one of them will pan out for me and become gold?

There are a lot of heroines in this Genre now than there used to be. Who's your favorite? (Why?)

Hugh, I'm looking for a good A/A book heroine. Most of the kickbutt heroines I love are in the urban fantasy genre.

You are making Joe Pike sound really good to me. I really like Jack Reacher, and if you like him more, he must be pretty cool!

I really like Joe Pike. He's scary, and even more of a Paladin type than Jack Reacher.

Joe Pike is an awesome "hero". I think you will like him.

Okay, I've another fun character to add to the pile of fun characters. Notice I say "fun" and not "hero"? Lets just say he's a little um...obsessed around the gills. Kent Harbinger from Plain Jane: Brunettes Beware. Kent's a profiler with the FBI but he's... um... lets just say he put the "U" in unorthodox.

The book is a chase the serial killer thing, and a little bit twisted romance thing, and a little bit, hey, who are the good guys again, cause I can't tell.

It's an Indie book, and a pleasant surprise. My days at the trough of free and 99 cent books from Amazon for the Kindle paid off.

I usually avoid serial killer type stories. I'm glad you liked it though, Hugh.

Hugh I was really surprised when I read Plain Jane... It was a really good book with some really interesting characters. I would like to see another with Kent and Nicole both. I agree it had a very twisted plot and I didn't suspect the ending until it was on me.

I suspected the ending, but I let her (author) sucker me off with the "red herring." If you liked this, you'd probably like the Bowers Files (Pawn, Rook, etc).

I'm with you, I'd like another Kent-Nicole story. Boy, what some people will do to learn their craft! by the middle of the book, I wanted to lock Kent up!

I think I was fooled fair and square on the who done-it side of things. I had the killer on my short list.

It was fun, even a bit racy at times but in this case, I think that sort of sexual hot vibe thing helped highlight what was going on with the serial killer. Nicole pissed me off in the begining too. I thought she was going to be one of those wimpy girls. She grew up. I liked her by the end... well just before... you know?

There were times that I really didn't like Kent much...LOL. And I agree that as the story unfolded Nicole became a much stronger character.

Yes, that's why I decided to like her, though she was kind of Kent's Boy Toy for a while there. I'm sure the "briefing" did a lot to enhance her reputation as a serious police officer.

When it comes to cops and bad guys I go for John Sandford accept no substitutes.
Less adventurous but oh so good, and rich, and buckets of wonderful

I understand. I happen to be a "Virgil Flowers" fan my self. (or, that Effing Flowers). I've also read the first "Rules of Prey" series (Davenport). I haven't been disappointed yet.

Nancy wrote: "I think the team of Cole / Pike is hard to beat. Great combination."

Hugh (The other Hugh) wrote: "Even though he took a turn as the side kick in "Watchman." I liked the Elivs Cole character too. He and Joe fit together pretty well."

Couldn't agree more with both of ya!

Hugh (The other Hugh) wrote: "I understand. I happen to be a "Virgil Flowers" fan my self. (or, that Effing Flowers). I've also read the first "Rules of Prey" series (Davenport). I haven't been disappointed yet."

Love Lucas Davenport...that is my kinda guy. Flowers is great but he tends to make me laugh with his attitude.

I listened to Heat Lightning on audio tape and I was laughing as he chased one of the suspects down in a race to beat him to "Indian Country." The narrator did a wonderful job. He's also funny about his ex wives. Yea, I laugh at Flowers. Davenport can be kind of scary. The first "Prey" books showed he's got a dark side, for a good guy.

Davenport could be another Creed if he wished...LOL>

Or maybe a Kent Harbinger.

Did I notice Lady D starting Joe Pike? (Watchman?) Good luck, I hope you enjoy it. I sure did.

Yup. I am enjoying it, Hugh.

I'm into The Queen: A Patrick Bowers Thrillernow. It's a good start. Much like the other books.

Patrick, Patrick, Patrick. It's a good thing he's in an action adventure (cop chaser book) cause he sucks at romance. "Where's Tessa when you need her?"

The Queen is a good read so far.

You may like “Dirty White Boys” by Stephen Hunter.

Dirty White Boys is a 1994 crime thriller novel by American author Stephen Hunter. It covers the escape of convict Lamar Pye and two accomplices from a penitentiary in the mid-western USA, and highway patrol officer Bud Pewtie's attempts to track them down.