Oct 12, 2001 07:46 PM
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I am an avid reader, when it comes to fiction. And I have read a lot of books. Mostly I like thrillers, fast paced books. Here are my favorite authors. in my top10.
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Jack Higgins_ Ilike all his books, specially those that feature two specific characters - Sean Dillon and Liam devlin. Of all his books tho, my favorites are Solo, The eagle has landed, The eagle has flown.
Clive Cussler - This guy writes fabulous books His books feature a hero Dirk Pitt, his friend Giordino, and their adventures as part of Numa.Admiral Sandecker is yet another memorable character as is Julius Perlmutter.
A.J.Quinnel - It was quite accidently that I came across this author. The book that hooked me was - The Man on Fire.An absolute must read this and also, blue ring.
Colin Forbes - The book that had me hooked to this author was the book - Stone Leopard. Thereafter I have read all his books except the latest. The books that I liked most were year of golden ape, stone leopard, Sisterhood. I like all the characters, mostly though Robert Newman, Marler, Tweed.
Dick Francis - All his novels are based with the racing background. But each tale has its own twist.Good reading.
Robin Cook - All books with the Medical background, medical spinechillers, of which the most memorable one is Coma.
John Grisham - His legal thrillers have been made into quite a few films.For me the favorite has been The Pelican Grief, time to kill.
Michael Crichton: More famous for Jurassic Park, he has written novels on diverse topics. My favorites are Timeline, Rising Sun.
Louis Lamour: I am a fan of the westerns too, And I feel thatno one says it better than Louis Lamour.He has written a lot of these westerns, and each story is different from the other.The Sackett series was a good one.
Ken Follet: The Book that got me hooked to this guy was the thriller Eye of the needle. After that I have read quite a lot of his books.The most recent being Code to Zero.
Other mentions would be Jeffrey Archer( Kane Aand Abel), Robert Ludlum(Bourne Identity, Acquitane Progression),
Frederick Forsythe(day of the jackal).
Hey What do you know my friends, this is my 200th review. Do drop in a line or two in the comments.
