I enjoyed the works of Michael Crichton, although they tend to stray into the techno-thriller genre.
The Andromeda Strain. One of only two books that I’ve read cover-to-cover without putting it down. The other was The Omen.
I love Crichton’s books.
That is the part I like the best!
Of course I’m a Ludlum fan (when he was alive - he seems to be the most prolific dead writer ever) along with sci-fi so that works.
“State of Fear” and “Next” are fav’s.