Give me some book recommendations - fictional thrillers please.

[Hawkeye-X]

Preferably medical or legal thrillers so I can figure out my next few orders.

And yes, I'm waiting for the Harry Potter book!

[BrotherBuzz]

1. Not a medical or legal thrillers, but a novel that reads like Carl Hiaasen

Whale Season by N M Kelby

One Christmas Eve, Whale Harbor is visited by a man who thinks he's Jesus and claims to be looking for a game of poker. But, as usual, things are not quite what they seem..............

[Dr. Strange]

2. I love that description!

It reads like Dolly Parton looks. (Oh, wait, that's Tom Robbins.)

I'm currently reading "The Broker" by John Grisham. It's my first Grisham book. It's kind of a legal/political thriller.

[Debbi801]

3. Have you read Patricia Cornwell's books? (m)

Also, I love both Jonathan Kellerman's books and also Faye Kellerman's book. She happens to be his wife. I wasn't overly impressed with the books they've written together, however.

[KatyMan]

4. Tess Gerritson is medical

pretty good stuff. Other thrillers, Lee Child, Baldacci. Good stuff, not terribly memorable, but entertaining.
Some great crime novels are written by Reginald Hill (I'm a shill for Hill). His Dalziel and Pascoe series is great (very British tho). Craig Russell writes books about a detective in Hamburg if you like a change of scenery. Stuart Pawson is another British crime novelist, although you probably won't find him in the States.
Frederick Forsyth books are good, and so are the Bourne books.

I read a LOT due to commute time ;)

[graywarrior]

7. I'm reading Tess Gerritson right now. Great stuff.

[China_cat]

5. Kathy Reichs, Lisa Scottoline, Harlan Coben

[nosillies]

6. I've gotten into Greg Iles lately

Legal/medical thrillers that are pretty intelligent, and touch on topics that make you think. They are pretty locationally-driven, though (MS and LA), so they may not be for everyone.

[Katina]

8. quick read and fascinating

The Reluctant Fundamentalist. New book and incredibly suspenseful.

[Orsino]

9. Tim Powers' Declare

A WWII/cold War spy thriller that edges into the paranormal. It's terrific.

[acmavm]

10. Tony Hillerman has some WONDERFUL thriller/mysteries out.

His 'heros' are Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Sgt. Jim Chee, both Navajos.

You not only get entertained you sometimes learn something about Indian culture at the same time.

[jus_the_facts]

11. The Robots of Dawn ~ Isaac Asimov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Robots_of_Dawn

[jus_the_facts]

12. Dan Simmons is also a favorite....

http://www.dansimmons.com/books/new_books.htm

[kay1864]

13. The Lion's Game, by Nelson DeMille

What a page-turner. And written before 9/11, so it's extra chilling.

And funny. The internal thoughts of the hardboiled NYC cop crack me up.

[Connonym]

14. Lie Down With Lions by Ken Follet

the main character's a doctor but it's not really medical per se. One of my favorite stories ever.

[conscious evolution]

15. Robert Heinlein's 'If This Goes On...'

[yellowdogintexas]

16. anything by Jeffrey Deaver

especially the Lincoln Rhyme novels. Very very good stuff

[Dinger]

17. Pet Semetery, Creepy

I made the mistake of reading it after dark. Shit, I got scared reading it during the day!