For me its between Robert ludlum and ken follet

The arguement here is simply easy to decipher,i have read several books by both authors even recent ones from soyinka like his intervention series, and one he called we the people,what i personally discovered is that both authors are accomplished writers,and professors in their field of literature.Mr soyinka's books are great but he is usually too verbose and employs complex verbiages in trying to express his views. Meanwhile mr.Achebe carries the reader along and his quite moderate in his use of words,he writes more constructively for the masses and employs simple analogies that explains his message,yes mr soyinka won the noble price but does that take anything away from the genius of mr achebe? No! They are both superb authors but i'd prefer achebe,i am yoruba.