 | Flashman (The Flashman Papers) by George MacDonald Fraser
Buy new: £4.94 / Used from: £0.01 For those who like historical fiction to be written well, you simply cannot beat the adventures of Flashman. Start here, and you will immediately invest in the rest.
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 | The Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 There are many good Clancy novels (Patriot Games, Hunt for Red October), but for me this is his very best.
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 | Term Limits: A Novel by Vince Flynn
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £3.03 Start here to discover a new talent in American thriller writing, then move on to the Mitch Rapp dominated sequels.
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 | The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £0.01 As with Clancy, Forsyth has written many great political thrillers (Dogs of War, Fist of God) but this one is Lady Thatcher's favourite - what more recommendation is needed?
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 | American Tabloid by James Ellroy
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 A truly great American crime novel from a modern day Raymond Chandler - he revels in political sleaze, I can't wait until he writes his long-promised Clinton era novel...
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 | Michael Moore Is a Big Fat Stupid White Man by David Hardy
Buy new: £7.19 / Used from: £0.41 Time to stop giving this man a free ride - free your mind and read about his lies.
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 | Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy Hew Maclean
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £6.97 Barking mad, and gloriously so. This look at a true British hero will leave you wondering why we don't make them like that any more.
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 | Beyond the Limits by Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £7.36 A modern day Fitzroy, although the out of print Living Dangerously illustrates this better.
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 | When Character Was King: a Story by Peggy Noonan
Buy new: £3.77 / Used from: £0.01 America's greatest 20th century President for beginners.
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 | Salem's Lot by King Stephen
Buy used from: £0.01 Still King's best novels, though he has many strong contenders.
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