Ok for Crime/ Mystery try Henning Mankell authour of Wallander series from Sweden. They were also televised in both Swedish and and English. I am currently on my quest to complete the entire works of Stephen Zweig. Brilliant writer hard to beleive his works were forgotten for over 80 years. They are very short in the form of novellas (mostly around 100 pages) except one. You will more often than not finish one story in one sitting.
I read whatever I can buy at the second hand shops. Had visited the book fair and picked up 15 novels for about Rs. 500
Bought Ian Rankin for the first time, went through a few pages but the setting is in Scotland and everything reads quite foreign. So I am putting it down now for maybe "Theodore Boone" (Grisham) or ... let's see.
Thanks for the new names. Will keep an eye for them.
Any reviews on Stephen King ? Very fat books, have avoided them so far.