Is Sidney Sheldon a good writer?

Sidney Sheldon (February 11, 1917 – January 30, 2007) was an American writer, director, and producer. Sheldon is consistently cited as one of the top-10 best-selling fiction writers of all time.

What kind of writer is Sidney Sheldon?

Sidney Sheldon was a bestselling author of crime and thriller novels, in addition to writing Broadway plays and movies. He passed away in 2007, but his eighteen novels continue to find new readers every day, having sold more than 300 million copies worldwide.

Why is Sidney Sheldon so popular?

A multifaceted writer, Sheldon won a screenwriting Oscar and a Tony award and had created popular television sitcoms before starting his first novel at the age of 52. Sheldon’s protagonists were usually women and his plots were so artfully constructed that his books are the very definition of a page-turner.

What was John Grisham’s first novel?

A Time to Kill
In 1983, he was elected to the Mississippi state House of Representatives and served until 1990. Inspired by cases and testimony, Grisham started to write as a hobby, getting up at 5 a.m. to write for an hour every morning before work. After three years, Grisham completed his first novel, A Time to Kill, in 1987.

Did John Grisham write a book about the Lincoln lawyer?

Review: John Grisham and Michael Connelly, Making Their Cases in New Novels. In 2005 Michael Connelly revitalized his career by adding Mickey Haller, a.k.a. the Lincoln lawyer, to his stable of characters. Who once got another huge career assist by playing the main character in “A Time to Kill,” by John Grisham.

How old was Sidney Sheldon when he died?

89 years (1917–2007)
Sidney Sheldon/Age at death

Sidney Sheldon, an Oscar- and Tony-winning writer of squeaky-clean fare for stage and screen who became world famous for his later career as a writer of steamy, best-selling novels, died on Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 89 and had homes in Malibu and Palm Springs, Calif.

What was the last book Sidney Sheldon wrote?

You Afraid of the Dark?
Sidney Sheldon (1917 – 2007) The Naked Face was published in 1970 when Sheldon was 53, and his last novel Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2004) was published just a few years before his death in 2007 just shy of his 90th birthday.