The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
The Girl With the Treasure Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Sphere, Jurassic Park, Andromeda Strain, The Mortal Man, and Congo all by Michael Crichton (All but the last were movies)
Fantasy: Storms of Vengeance by John Beachem
The Belgariad by David Eddings
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes) and by Agatha Christie
This website has lists of mysteries, sci-fi, fantasy, classics, and more.
