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Crichton has an easy-reading style that feels unique to me. I've read most of the other authors shown on that lit-map (Ayn Rand is similar to MC? Ha ha, good one!).
His research, or at least how he uses it, is not 100% accurate but he does entertain.
I might have suggested Tom Clancy but his characters are not quote as 3-dimensional to me and you have to like 'hardcore' military/political thrillers. David Baldacci writes better characters but he doesn't have that 'unrelated story line' thing going as strongly. If you can live with even less accurate research and some randomly butchered prose then maybe Dan Brown? All this is IMO, YMMY and all that!
Let us know if you find someone who fits the bill for you.
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