Hi..I'M A BIG FAN OF DAVID BALDACCI, CLIVE CUSSLER AND HARLAN COBEN. I'VE READ MOST OF BALDACCI AND CUSSLERS BOOKS AND MOST OF HARLAN COBENS MYRON BOLIVAR SERIES. COBEN WRITES WITH A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR IN DESCRIBING HIS CHARACTERS AND INTERESTING PLOT TWISTS. CUSSLERS BOOKS ARE PURELY ADVENTURE ON THE HIGH SEAS WITH PLOTS THAT MOST ALWAYS START HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO AND MORPH INTO PRESENT DAY MILITARY ACTION. THE OREGON SERIES IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE. BALDACCI WRITES MOSTLY ABOUT VARIOUS GOVERNMENT SECURITY AGENTS WHO AS INDIVIDUALS EXCEL IN THEIR PARTICULAR JOBS AND FIND THEMSELVES IN VERY DANGEROUS AND UNUSUAL SITUATIONS. HIS "STAND ALONES" ARE ALSO VERY GOOD . TRY 'THE WINNER'. SO, DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS. I GET IT. BUT THESE ARE SOME OF MY FAVS RIGHT FROM THE FIRST PAGE. AH RETIREMENT, I LOVE IT! ENJOY! DON'T FORGET TO OCCASSIONALLY GO BACK TO SOME OF THE CLASSICS LIKE 'TREASURE ISLAND', ROBINSON CRUSOE, WAR OF THE WORLDS ETC. TO REMIND YOURSELF HOW GREAT THESE WORDSMITHS WERE.AS YOU KNOW, MOST OF THEM LIVED WHAT THEY WROTE ABOUT.