Need a new thriller - not psychological

[actiongirl1978]

Hi all,

I love Mick Heron, Henry porter, Charles Cumming, le carre to a point, basically anything MI6/CIA etc also good thrillers but not the formulaic psychologicals of recent years.

But I've read or listened to them all. I also ploughed through lots of the 'other people bought' suggestions on amazon.

Can anyone suggest anything good? I am not keen on historical (though I loved Henry Porters' Brandenberg).

I have done all the Galbraith books and the more recent Grishams (I find the old ones a bit misogynistic)

Thanks in advance

What about a classic - Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household? Could not be less psychological.

Jonathan Freedman has written a couple of entertaining pageturners.

@PermanentTemporary thanks I'll take a look.

If you like espionage stories The Bourne Identity is a classic. I loved it. Also The Day of the Jackal.

I am pilgrim was pretty good.

Also Stella Riminington. Ex Mi5.

Thanks both.

Didn't like the Stella rimington thought they were a bit weak.

I've read the Simon mayos, the tom bradby with the female MI6 officer which I thought were all good (though not on audible, the husbands Scottish accent was painful)

What I'm after is something with the calibre of mick herron/galbraith!

A lot to ask I think.

Didn't like the 'ordinary thunderstorms' by william boyd, thought it was v unbelievable.

Ah, something will come up. I do so much dog walking I've listened to anything good already!

Was going to suggest Galbraith but you're ahead of me on that one

Kolymsky Heights by Lionel Davidson, spy thriller.

Ben MacIntyre? The Spy and the Traitor

John le Carre? Smiley novels are great.

Have you read Exposure by Helen Dunmore?

Came on to suggest I am pilgrim as well

Ooh thanks all for the new suggestions.

I didn't warm to kolymsky heights, will try the Helen Dunmore book.

Done most of Le Carre though I am working through 'A perfect spy' at the moment.

What about Len Deighton? His trilogies (he wrote three) are great.

Len Deighton

Val McDeirmid - the Karen Pirie detective series are good
Anthony Horowitz - the Hawthorne series

I also came on to suggest I Am Pilgrim.