Being an avid reader and audio book listener, my favourite characters tend to span many books allowing the character to develop.

Here are some of my favs in no particular order, what about you lot, who should I pick up next....

1. Dirk Pitt - Clive Cussler's Indiana Jones type adventurer
2. Myron Bolitar - Harlan Coben's ex-basketball player turned PI (although his mate Win is my fav)
3. Harry Dresden - Jim Butcher's Chicago Magician PI (Fantastic series of books, TV prog was crap though)
4. Mitch Rapp - Vince Flynn's American counter Terrorism assassin (still reading, 2 books to go)
5. Jack Reacher - Lee Child's no bull ex Army MP turned Samaritan
6. Odd Thomas - Dean Koontz's strange Samaritan


I think it's fair to say Harry dresden would kick all their asses, but Reacher v Flynn would be one to watch

 

Another vote for Myron Bolitar and Jack Reacher.

I also like Harry Bosch, and Charlie Parker, from John Connolly's novels.

His two sidekicks are pretty good too........

 

It'll only be a trilogy with the second book due out next month but take a look at Paul Hoffman's, Left Hand of God - Thomas Cale. I really enjoyed this one and will be getting the next two in due course.

There is of course also Andy McNab books with Nick Stone, there are more than one main character in his fiction books but there are a few with NS.

 

Tiller Galloway was DC Poyer's version of Dirk pitt...............Hatteras Blue was the first of the books if memory serves

He then went on to write a good series with the Dan Lenson Character........ The Circle, The Gulf, The Med

Then there's the Stephen coonts books from The flight of the intruder onwards

Shaun

 

Rebus.....Jock Detective.
Renko.....Russian Detective in todays Moscow.by Martin Cruz-Smith(very underated imo)

 

Roland deschain - the dark tower series

 

John Harvey's "Resnick" series is worth a read.

 

Jack Reacher

Dirk Pitt although getting on a bit

Joe Hunter ... a possible new kid on the block

mart

 

Great shout! Looking forward to the movie-TV Show extravaganza!

 

Jack Reacher
Harry Bosch - Michael Connelly
Charlie Parker - John Connelly
Logan McRae - Stuart MacBride
Tom Thorne - Mark Billingham
Arkady Renko - Martin Cruz Smith
Dan Shepherd - Stephen Leather

 

Have you read Stephen Leathers foray into supernatural, another new character there

First book was very clever, just got the second a few weeks ago


Mart

 

Ragnar Blackmane - warhammer 40000

 

Nope, I'll look out for that. I think Dan is about done with SOCA too........

If I had to vote for just ONE, it would have to be Reacher......

I'd like to see some of the books made into films, but who the HELL could play Reacher now Seagal is too old?

 

Pug/Milamber - Raymond E Feist

 

Stephen Leather's new character is called Jack Nightingale

From the blurb, it looks like these may be a new line he's taking,

Mart

 

Reacher wins for me, being outrageously violent but righteous, but the chap who will kill all these heroes is probably Adrian Mole..

 

 

If you like Reacher, you'll like Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, very similar character, a bit more violent and unforgiving if possible.

 

Angus Thermopyle - Gap Series - Stephen R Donaldson.