[sameerrao]

I am really into fiction ... The genres and authors that I like are:

Thriller:
- Clive Cussler: I am Dirk Pitt fan. It also helps that Clive is a car nut and features some fabulous classic cars in all his novels.
- Robert Ludlum: I like the older novels
- Jeffrey Archer: the finest short story writer
- Michael Crichton - the older novels - the last couple novels were crap by comparison
- John Grisham
- Tom Clancy: again the older novels - the new ones are more documentaries than fiction novels

Humor:
- Roald Dahl: Awesome wickedly funny humor
- P G Woodhouse: The most original creator of unique similies and metaphors. His books are timeless
- William Thurbur

Secret Agent/Detective:
- Ian Fleming - the books are 100X better than the movies.
- Leslie Charteris - The Saint - awesome reads
- Arthur Conan Doyle

History:
- Sir Winston Churchill - I've only read 2 of his novels but you get the sense of peering over the shoulder of one 20th century's greatest leaders. He writes very well. Churchill has his flaws but his books are awesome despite this. His short take on the civil war was amazing.

Western:
- Louis L'Amour: - my all-time favorite author - his books are timeless works of art.

Hunting/Wild animals:
- Jim Corbett: The maneater of Kumoan is an awesome read.