Michael Crichton writes many books that are suspenseful and thrilling and full of detail. There are no real series unless you include Jurassic park and Lost world as a series of two.

Jack Whyte has a great series of books about how King Arthur and Camelot originated. The series starts towards the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire in Britain. Jack whyte Will be finishing this series with his last book called The Eagle. Then he will be turning his attention to a trilogy of books about the Knights Templar.