Dean Koontz is a good writer he wrote thrillers, horror, science fiction, mystery all genre books his best book was "Odd Thomas" which is also shown as a movie.
If you are a fan of fantasy genre novels then you must read all the books of harry potter series, lords of the ring series and twilight sage series. All these books have best fantasy stories and much more action that is shown in movies.
My favorite characters are vampires and ghosts, i don't like zombies and werewolf, i like to wath horror movies and always read horror novels based on ghost or vampire stories.
It is set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars, it is a good novel and needs to be read, its genre is Fantasy, Alternate history, Historical novel, Speculative fiction.
Here are some more horror books you will love to read
The Shining by Stephen King
Haunted: A Novel in Stories by Chuck Palahniuk
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Books of Blood Volumes 1-3 by Clive Barker
The Terror by Dan Simmons
If you are looking for sci-fi novels then you can get it from many sites. There are lots of sites which are offering variety of novels. Some novels you can prefer to read are:
1 Dune (Frank Herbert)
2 Ender’s Game (Ender Quartet) (Orson Scott Card)
3 Starship Troopers (Robert Heinlein)
4 Foundation (Foundation Series) (Issac Asimov)
5 The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
Yeah, I agreed, it is not a matter of intelligence, it is about taking an interest and the time you are getting to read any story. I love to read daily.
Mystery is a niche genre, but I don't like the read book season wise, I read books according to my interests. You should read old mysterious books they are very good.
You can take suggestions with the people who read books. Otherwise forums are the best way to get knowledge. Be attentive on forums and do, a discussion about books to know more. You can also post your doubts here.
It depends upon my mood also, I read only if I feel like to reread books (some particular one only). Mostly I only read books ones. I reread it only if I liked the story too much and enjoy every time I read.
Yeah, one of my friends interested in reading just like me, we share books after reading.My father also reads like crazy, but only religious and political books.