Revisiting Michael Crichton & Sidney Sheldon

I recently read (listened to) two books written by authors Michael Crichton & Sidney Sheldon. These two were my favorite authors during my 12th-grade holidays.

Sphere by Michael Crichton

This is a psychological thriller. A team is sent into the middle of an ocean to investigate what looks like a huge UFO/Spacecraft. What they find in it and how peril starts to hound them once they enter it form the story.

Earlier, I remember reading the Jurassic Park series, Congo, The Andromeda Strain, and a few more SciFi thrillers by Michael Crichton. I loved them. But I wasn’t sure how much I would like this genre now.

Once I started with the book, I had no more apprehensions. This SciFi-based Psychological Thriller gripped me, just like his earlier books. I have one regret – why didn’t I read this book earlier?

Angel of the Dark by Sidney Sheldon

I don’t remember the titles of Sidney Sheldon’s books. Probably because they were not made into movies. But I do remember enjoying the reads.

So I decided to read a random book by him – Angel of the Dark. I’ve always liked crime thrillers, but this book kept me hooked right from the beginning.

This is a crime thriller told from the perspective of a police officer who fails to move forward in a murder case. The case is closed, but he is unable to forgive himself. After a few years, he moves on to Interpol.

The same old case comes back to haunt him when similar murders are committed across the world in the same pattern. What does it take to stop that serial killer? That’s the crux of the story.

I am rediscovering my favorite authors from childhood, and I am loving it.

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