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If you want a series, maybe this one?
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/killing-floor-lee-child/1100315079?ean=9780425264355
Second this. The writing sort of sucks, but as these sort of "Lad Books" go, the Reacher ones aren't bad.
Ian Rankin if he can read genre mysteries (or likes Scotland).
Clive Cussler is basically modern Sea Monster stories, but techno-thriller style, I know a few people who read and like his stuff.
The
Aubrey Martin books are really very good. I know you said he's not really into historical fiction, but I think those might work.
I enjoy James Elroy books a lot, but that's a very specific sort of stylistic thing, which he may or may not enjoy.
Ken Follet and Leon Uris both write horrible, horrible, airport fiction books that have fairly compelling stories. If he could manage not to hurl the book across the room because of the quality of the writing, he might like one of those.
Micheal Lewis' non fiction books are pretty widely regarded as enjoyable reads. If he reads non fiction one of those might be good.
American Lightning is one of the better straight history books I've read in the last couple of years. He might like that if he reads history at all. It's very well written and the narrative hangs together well.
Or, of course, there's always 50 Shades...
Edited, Jun 11th 2013 11:01am by Smasharoo
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