With books it depends on what you like.. I hesitate to offer suggestions because of that but I will anyway.

Since you like Sidney Sheldon, you'll probably like James Patterson, particularly the Alex Cross novels. First one of those is called Along Came a Spider They are real good suspense.

The Lovely Bones by Sebold is a fabulous book too. Umm.. Cold Mountain is another good book, they made a movie from it. And I know you don't like Stephen King, but I think you'd like Hearts in Atlantis and also The Green Mile.