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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
These are not necessarily my favorite books, but they are some of the novels I've read with the highest quotient of pure entertainment value (in no particular order):
L.A. Confidential
American Tabloid
The Black Dalia
The Three Musketeers
The Count of Monte Cristo
Twenty Years After
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Gorky Park
Presumed Innocent
Blood Meridian
The Rebel Angels
Fifth Business
The Name of the Rose
Lonesome Dove
The Call of the Wild
In Cold Blood
Shogun
Musashi
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Dumas is a terrific writer. love his stuff, especially The Count of Monte Cristo. Like you, I love those stories of revenge.
A few others on my list would be:
Call It Courage
Heart of Darkness
The Bad Place
Tom Sawyer
The Sun Also Rises
To Kill A Mockingbird
The Onion Field
White Fang