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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
1
C.S. Forester
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days
2
Jules Verne
Assignment in Brittany (Macinnes)
Assignment in Brittany
3
Macinnes
At Risk (Stella Rimington)
At Risk
4
Stella Rimington
Beau Geste (P.C. Wren)
Beau Geste
5
P.C. Wren
The Blue Max (Hunter)
The Blue Max
6
Hunter
The Bridge Over the River Kwai (Boulle)
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
7
Boulle
Captains Courageous (Rudyard Kipling)
Captains Courageous
8
Rudyard Kipling
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
9
Jean Auel
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
10
Ambler
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
11
Alexandre Dumas
The Cruel Sea (Nicholas Monsarrat)
The Cruel Sea
12
Nicholas Monsarrat
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
13
Frederick Forsyth
The Eagle Has Landed (Jack Higgins)
The Eagle Has Landed
14
Jack Higgins
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
15
Ken Follett
The Flight of the Phoenix (Elleston Trevor)
The Flight of the Phoenix
16
Elleston Trevor
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
17
James Jones
From Russia With Love (Fleming)
From Russia With Love
18
Fleming
The Guns of Navarone (Alistair MacLean)
The Guns of Navarone
19
Alistair MacLean
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
20
Gary Paulsen
Horn of Africa (Philip Caputo)
Horn of Africa
21
Philip Caputo
The Insidious Dr Fu Manchu (Sax Rohmer)
The Insidious Dr Fu Manchu
22
Sax Rohmer
The Ipcress File (Len Deighton)
The Ipcress File
23
Len Deighton
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
24
Peter Benchley
King Solomon's Mines (Haggard)
King Solomon's Mines
25
Haggard
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
26
Joseph Conrad
Marooned (Martin Caidin)
Marooned
27
Martin Caidin
Mutiny (Frank Tilsey)
Mutiny
28
Frank Tilsey
Mutiny on the Bounty (Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall)
Mutiny on the Bounty
29
Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
Night Soldiers (Alan Furst)
Night Soldiers
30
Alan Furst
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
31
Homer
The Open Boat (Stephen Crane)
The Open Boat
32
Stephen Crane
Orient Express (Graham Greene)
Orient Express
33
Graham Greene
The Ox-Bow Incident (Clark, Walter Van Tilburg)
The Ox-Bow Incident
34
Clark, Walter Van Tilburg
The Plague Dogs (Richard Adams)
The Plague Dogs
35
Richard Adams
The Prisoner of Zenda (Anthony Hope)
The Prisoner of Zenda
36
Anthony Hope
The Quiller Memorandum (Adam Hall)
The Quiller Memorandum
37
Adam Hall
Raise the Titanic! (Clive Cussler)
Raise the Titanic!
38
Clive Cussler
The Riddle of the Sands (Erskine Childers)
The Riddle of the Sands
39
Erskine Childers
Rogue Male
Rogue Male
40
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