in my opinion best are
Lawrence Block
Erle Stanley Gardner
Sis Arthur Conan Doyle
Agatha Christie
Jean Christophe Grange
Maxime Chattam
Glenn Meade
Carter Dickson A.k.a John Dickson Carr
Clive Cussler
Sue Grafton
Jack Higgins
Ellery Queen
Robin Cook
Harlan Coben
Robert Ludlum
Georges Simenon
Maurice Leblanc
good are
Craig Russell
Ian Fleming (James Bond)
Patrick Quintin
William Irish
Dorothy L. Sayers
Mickey Spillane
Hennig Mankell
Dan Brown
Tom Clancy
Ted Dekker
Jeffrey Deaver
Frederick Forsyth
Tess Gerritsen
Ruth Rendell
Gaston Leroux
Rex Stout
Trevanian
i just read mystery and crime books about ten years and i am reading now too
i can advise a lot of books if you want
regards
