Usually people enjoy their pastimes. Using leisure time for activities is a great pastime. However if you love reading books as a pastime or are passionate about it there are many genres of books available. Be it fiction or non-fiction, depending on what you like, novels are a great entertainer and pastime.
Looking for good novels, especially fiction genres?
My reading list of some of the best novels in the fiction category is right down here and you will feel them worthy of your time. Some of these novels are incredibly good. The following list mentions some of the most popular authors of all-time and their best sellers.
I have randomly picked some top selling authors and their books out of several, not in any particular order. Please read on.
1. Harold Robbins
Never Love a Stranger
A Stone for Danny Fisher
The Carpetbaggers
79 Park Avenue
The Dream Merchants
2. Jeffrey Archer
Kane and Abel
Shall We Tell the President
Not a Penny More Not a Penny Less
Sons of Fortune
Only Time Will Tell (The Clifton Series # 1 – 7)
3. Irving Wallace
The Seven Minutes
The Man
The Plot
The Prize
The Almighty
4. Arthur Hailey
Airport
Hotel
Flight into Danger
Wheels
In High Places
5. Alistair McLean
Where Eagles Dare
The Satan Bug
The Golden Rendezvous
Guns of Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
The Golden Gate
6. Mario Puzo
The Godfather
The Fourth K
The Sicilian
The Fortunate Pilgrim
7. Frederic Forsyth
The Day of the Jackal
The Devil’s Alternative
The Odessa File
The Fourth Protocol
The Dogs of War
8. Robert Ludlum
The Bourne Identity
The Matarese Circle
The Chancellor Manuscript
The Osterman Weekend
The Holcroft Covenant
The Rhinemann Exchange
9. John le Carre’
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Russia House
The Secret Pilgrim
A Perfect Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
10. John Grisham
A Time to Kill
The Firm
The Runaway Jury
The Pelican Brief
The Chamber
11. Ken Follett
Eye of the Needle
The Third Twin
A Dangerous Fortune
Triple
The Key to Rebecca
12. Jack Higgins
The Eagle Has Landed
Wrath of the Lion
The Whitehouse Connection
Te President’s Daughter
The Eagle Has Flown
13. Sydney Sheldon
The Other Side of Midnight
Master of the Game
If Tomorrow Comes
Bloodline
The Best Laid Plans
14. Ayn Rand
The Fountain Head
The Atlas Shrugged
If the above are golden oldies, the following are few of the many new-age authors whose novels I have had the pleasure to read.
1. Daniel Silva
The Kill Artist
The Heist
The English Spy
The Black Widow
The English Assassin
2. Michael Connelly
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Brass Verdict
The Wrong Side of Good Bye
The Poet
The Gods of Guilt
3. Mike Wells
Lust, Money & Murder (Books # 1 – 12)
Wild Child
Passion, Power and Sin (Books # 1 – 5)
The Drive By Wife (Books # 1 – 3)
Adding a caveat here - this is not see-all, read-all, end-all by any means. There are quite a number of equally good reads out there from authors I have not listed here. You may well have your own reading list, set of authors, likes and dislikes. It is quite likely that the list has missed out on some remarkable books and writers.
In this age one does not need to pick a paperback or hard cover since e-books and e-readers are easily available, if it is your thing. You may only need one device, a handheld e-reader like the Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad, Sony Reader or even tablets for downloading and reading e-books.
Get started if not already; pick your own book and start enjoying. Have a blast.
Thank you and appreciate your time.
