Wow! I was just looking for something new yesterday. I've copied all the suggestions into a word doc. I'm going to print and head to the library. thanks to everyone.
I've read Patterson, Koontz, King, Cornwell
I didn't see Stuart Woods. He has 4 different series. He's an ex cop/detective/lawyer. The main characters in the series are: Holly Barker; Stone Barrington; Will Lee; and Ed Eagle. They all, at times, interact with each other, but not in the same book. Stone Barrington is the character who knows all the others.