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Stephen leather is my favorite thriller writer from UK. I am currently reading Solitary Man for second time, but my all-time favorite was The Chinaman, which I read twice and plan to read again in future.

I am reading novel called Counter Attack by Mark Abernethy. So far it is very exciting. It is written by an Australian and is about Australian agent trying to stop Chinese agents from starting a nuclear war. I read many books with a similar plot but this one seems better than most, at least so far.

Thank you everybody. Sawadee khrap Maureen. Women say sawadee khaa. If you come to Chiang Mai you can tell me on forum or with message and I would be happy to meet you. If you wish to go to Vietnam by plane from here, you are correct cannot fly straight from Chiang Mai to Vietnam. You have to go to Bangkok. Or you can also fly to Laos and connect from there. However lady I know runs tour bus from here to Vietnam, including Halong Bay, and is very cheap.

I just finished great WWll book called Far Eastern Files, by peter Elphick, which is about intelligence operations in pacific theater during and in years prior to the war.

The best non-fiction book I ever read about East Germany was Man Without a Face, which was the biography of Markus Wolf, who was head of the foreign intelligence branch of Stasi during Cold War. The fictional one I enjoyed most was Rift Zone, by Raelynn Hillhouse, who herself supposedly smuggled antiques and other stuff over border from East to West Germany.

The Secret Agent, Lord Jim and Victory-all written by Joseph Conrad.

Greetings. I have never read any jane Austen books but I thought maybe of interest people here is mystery novel I got from library called Jane and the Ghosts of Netley by Stephanie Barron. It is one of series of mysteries in which Jane Austen solves crimes. It is supposedly realistic regarding Jane Austen's life and character and is also a very suspenseful and puzzling mystery.

Hello and thank you everyone. Sawadee khrap Khun Sue. I live in Chiang Mai province, about 15 K from Chiang Mai city. I read every kind of book but I my favorites are crime and espionage novels and also history. I also read many books about Thailand and other places in Asia.

Hello. I am retired from US and have lived in Thailand now for several years. I have small business with Thai wife and love reading and learning about books and communicating with people from west and everywhere.