Lighthearted easy reading? Bill Bryson.
This for me too
Harlan Coben are worth a try
As above, the early McNab books are quite good. Having read the Amazon blurb for the one the OP is currently reading, it sounds like he's just churning out Hollywood screenplay fodder now. The early ones (Nick Stone series) are a lot darker and go into a lot of technical detail about stuff. I read most of them ages ago and am thinking of re-reading them once I've finished re-reading the Discworld series (current up to Eric, so still some way to go... Guards! Guards! had me laughing out loud in places. Can't wait to get to Men at Arms as I recall it being a cracker) and very much recommend those too.
'Most Secret War' RV Jones
I enjoyed the first half dozen Nick Stone books but after that the quality dipped imo. I have read the book the OP commented one and struggled to finish it
George McDonald Fraser's Flashman series are my normal recommendation for people wanting a series of books to read.
The first couple or three Nick Stone books were great - gritty, enthralling with really interesting detail, but I totally agree with an earlier poster who said that different stories were shoehorned into the same story, first few books will do you. I really enjoyed his autobio stuff but YMMV.
Hemingway.
Disarmingly easy to read. Some of the best literature ever created.
Sounds like you need to discover Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt novels. Don’t bother with the latter ones, written by anyone willing to have a go, stick to the early ones: “Sahara”, “Inca Gold”, “Raise the Titanic” etc. Ok, they are a bit predictable, & a but James Bond, but they are well written & the plots are good fun. Perfect for half an hours daydreaming until your train gets in.
If you want the best then there is only one Frederick Forsyth. Start with “Day of the Jacksl”. But bare with it though. Forsyth spends a lot of time & effort setting the scene & the characters. The attention to detail is excellent though, &, bar one or two, I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read of his.
Clive Cussler? Seriously? Terrible - me dad loved em, didn't work for me. Dogfight between a Catalina flying boat and a WWI Albatross, where the Catalina loops the loop? Don't mind a bit of suspension of disbelief, but don't take the p!ss!
+ one on michael connelly
The Lincoln lawyer or detective Harry Bosch books, fast reads and entertaining, crime around Los Angeles,
Also recently got into Tom wood Viktor assassin series
If you haven’t already read mario Puzo (godfather) and Robert Ludlum the bourne trilogy are brilliant (and as an added bonus) you won’t have to read the later drivel that some big sellers are currently churning out
John Grisham first book a time to kill and other early works are quality reads too
Most Secret War - good call - cracking book.
Hemingway.
Disarmingly easy to read. Some of the best literature ever created.
Indeed. Or Steinbeck.
P G Woodhouse
Sherlock Homes and Flemings James Bond novels are also easy reads
Or, if you are really struggling..
For a hilarious but fairly large book, try A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY by John Irving (of the Cider House Rules fame).
I really need to read it again!
Like Boba Fett, I can't be done with reading any more Haruki Murakami (I did enjoy the Wind Up Bird Chronicle but Norwegian Wood left me in a bad place) and same for Thomas Hardy. Thought We Need to Talk About Kevin was ok though.
Otherwise I'll try anything I've heard of that's on sale for 99p on the Kindle Store. Stephen King, Bernard Cornwell (Sharpe), James Bond....
It might have been thanks to a link on here that I signed up for BookBub, which is a daily/weekly email list of cheap e-books.
