Fast-paced thrillers are like summer blockbuster movies. You cannot really tear your eyes away from them. They hold your attention from start to end and there is not one moment you get bored, even to stretch your legs. Some of them get your heart beating fast as if you are the protagonist going through the thrill so well described by the authors in their magical words. They are the kind of books that keep you rooted in the moment without thinking too much over deeper things. And that is why they are your perfect companions anywhere.

8. Coma by Robin Cook

The novel is scandalous for people who see doctors in good light. Cook didn’t hold back anything before writing this dark plot involving doctors. And hospitals are one of those places where we don’t really know how it all works from inside.

Cook was probably the first person who wrote about the corruption in hospitals as a dramatized novel.

9. Culture book series by Iain Banks

Use Of Weapons is the first in the Culture series by Iain Banks. While some authors dabble in science fiction, Banks has surpassed that realm and has gone into the hyper-future where almost all the Milky Way galaxy is inhabited.

The dynamics between humans, humanoids and artificial intelligence and sentient machines is really mind-blowing. The scope is huge and the pace is quick. He holds us with wonder and thrill at the same time.