Conn - Connelly is probably the better writer but i just like Crais style - did you know that in a few books Harry Bosch appears briefly as an unamed character? (Connelly does the same thing with some of Crais' characters as well)
In passing if you are ever short for a crime/thriller style book you could do worse than try Gavin Lyall - writer from mainly 60s/70s - my all time fave writer...no sorry remember where i am...my 2nd all time favourite.
Oh well back to the seemingly endless Wheel of Time...(serious number of pages in and not much happened yet - if it had been Gemmell can't help feeling several of the characters would have been deservingly butchered by now...can't shake the feeling this is going to be like David Eddings but longer)
