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The Well-Read Retiree: Action/Adventure/ Intrigue

Our retired maverick English Teacher lists 50 action/adventure stories, novels of intrigue, and a couple of war stories and westerns to keep the pages turning. Again, the limit is 50 with only one title per author.
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The African Queen (C.S. Forester)
The African Queen (C.S. Forester)
2
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
3
Assignment in Brittany (Macinnes)
Assignment in Brittany (Macinnes)
4
At Risk (Stella Rimington)
At Risk (Stella Rimington)
5
Beau Geste (P.C. Wren)
Beau Geste (P.C. Wren)
6
The Blue Max (Hunter)
The Blue Max (Hunter)
7
The Bridge Over the River Kwai (Boulle)
The Bridge Over the River Kwai (Boulle)
8
Captains Courageous (Rudyard Kipling)
Captains Courageous (Rudyard Kipling)
9
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
10
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
11
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
12
The Cruel Sea (Nicholas Monsarrat)
The Cruel Sea (Nicholas Monsarrat)
13
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
14
The Eagle Has Landed (Jack Higgins)
The Eagle Has Landed (Jack Higgins)
15
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
16
The Flight of the Phoenix (Elleston Trevor)
The Flight of the Phoenix (Elleston Trevor)
17
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
18
From Russia With Love (Fleming)
From Russia With Love (Fleming)
19
The Guns of Navarone (Alistair MacLean)
The Guns of Navarone (Alistair MacLean)
20
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
21
Horn of Africa (Philip Caputo)
Horn of Africa (Philip Caputo)
22
The Insidious Dr Fu Manchu (Sax Rohmer)
The Insidious Dr Fu Manchu (Sax Rohmer)
23
The Ipcress File (Len Deighton)
The Ipcress File (Len Deighton)
24
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
25
King Solomon's Mines (Haggard)
King Solomon's Mines (Haggard)
26
Lord Jim
Lord Jim
27
Marooned (Martin Caidin)
Marooned (Martin Caidin)
28
Mutiny (Frank Tilsey)
Mutiny (Frank Tilsey)
29
Mutiny on the Bounty (Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall)
Mutiny on the Bounty (Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall)
30
Night Soldiers (Alan Furst)
Night Soldiers (Alan Furst)
31
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey (Homer)
32
The Open Boat (Stephen Crane)
The Open Boat (Stephen Crane)
33
Orient Express (Graham Greene)
Orient Express (Graham Greene)
34
The Ox-Bow Incident (Clark, Walter Van Tilburg)
The Ox-Bow Incident (Clark, Walter Van Tilburg)
35
The Plague Dogs (Richard Adams)
The Plague Dogs (Richard Adams)
36
The Prisoner of Zenda (Anthony Hope)
The Prisoner of Zenda (Anthony Hope)
37
The Quiller Memorandum (Adam Hall)
The Quiller Memorandum (Adam Hall)
38
Raise the Titanic! (Clive Cussler)
Raise the Titanic! (Clive Cussler)
39
The Riddle of the Sands (Erskine Childers)
The Riddle of the Sands (Erskine Childers)
40
Rogue Male
Rogue Male
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