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Jean Auel
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W. Michael Gear

Sue Harrison

Richard Herley

Bjorn Kurten

Morgan Llywelyn

Nicholas Luard

Mary Mackey

Diana Paxson

Charlotte Prentiss

Linda Lay Shuler

Elizabeth M. Thomas

David Baldacci
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Jeffery Archer

Lawrence Block

Dale Brown

James Lee Burke

Stephen Cannell

Lee Child

Michael Connelly

William Coughlin

Clive Cussler

Nelson DeMille

Jeffery Deaver

Daniel Easterman

Linda Fairstein

Ken Follett

John Grisham

Faye Kellerman

Jonathan Kellerman

Sam Llewellyn

Robert Ludlum

Phillip Margolin

Steve Martini

Kyle Mills

John J Nance

Richard North Patterson

Kathy Reichs

Michael Ridpath

Philip Shelby

Craig Thomas

Maeve Binchy
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Tessa Barclay

Emma Blair

Harry Bowling

Betty Burton

Josephine Cox

Elaine Crowley

Pamela Evans

Christine Marion Fraser

Iris Gower

Pamela Haines

Audrey Howard

Lena Kennedy

Beryl Kingston

Anne Melville

Pamela Oldfield

Margaret Pemberton

Rosamund Pilcher

Claire Rayner

Elvi Rhodes

Mary Jane Staples

Jessica Stirling

Rosie Thomas

Lawrence Block
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James Lee Burke

Michael Connelly

Robert Crais

JA Jance

Dennis Lehane

Barbara Taylor Bradford
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Joan Aiken

Lois Battle

Jennifer Cruise

Rosalind Laker

Judith Michael

Terry Brooks
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Douglas Adams

Orson Scott Card

Charles De Lint

Stephen Donaldson

David Eddings

Jasper Fforde

Raymond E. Feist

Harry Harrison

Tom Holt

Robert Jordan

Robert Rankin

Margaret Weis

Sandra Brown
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Catherine Coulter

Janet Dailey

Tami Hoag

Kay Hooper

Linda Howard

Stephanie Laurens

Judith McNaught

Karen Robards

Nora Roberts

LaVyrle Spence

James Lee Burke
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Lawrence Block

Lee Child

Michael Connelly

Robert Crais

Dennis Lehane

Ed McBain

Robert Parker

Agatha Christie
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Mary Daheim

Elizabeth George

Martha Grimes

Carolyn Hart

PD James

Ngaio Marsh

Ruth Rendell

Tom Clancy
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Jeffrey Archer

Campbell Armstrong

Dale Brown

Stephen Coonts

Clive Cussler

Len Deighton

Ken Follett

Richard Herman

Jack Higgins

John LeCarre

Robert Ludlum

Alistair Maclean

Mary Higgins Clark
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Elizabeth Adler

Sandra Brown

Carol Higgins Clark

Catherine Coulter

Joy Fielding

Lisa Gardner

Jayne Ann Krentz

Patricia MacDonald

Harlan Coben
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Lawrence Block

Lee Child

Michael Connelly

Lisa Gardner

Andrew Klavan

Dennis Lehane

John J Nance

T. Jefferson Parker

Michael Connelly
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Lawrence Block

James Lee Burke

Stephen Cannell

Lee Child

Harlan Coben

Patricia Cornwell

Robert Crais

Thomas Harris

Greg Iles

Jonathan Kellerman

Dennis Lehane

James Patterson

John Sandford

Catherine Cookson
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Aileen Armitage

Tessa Barclay

Lillian Beckworth

Maeve Binchy

Emma Blair

Iris Bromige

Betty Burton

Elizabeth Cadell

Josephine Cox

Teresa Crane

Helen Forrester

Christine M Fraser

Iris Gower

Audrey Howard

Elizabeth Jeffrey

Marie Joseph

Lena Kennedy

Beryl Kingston

Elisabeth McNeill

Anne Melville

Pamela Oldfield

Rosamunde Pilcher

Rona Randall

Claire Rayner

Susan Sallis

Sarah Shears

Mary Jane Staples

Kay Stephens

Jean Stubbs

EV Thompson

Joanna Trollope

Jan Webster

Patricia Cornwell
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Linda Barnes

Lawrence Block

Mary Higgins Clark

Robin Cook

Jeffery Deaver

Linda Fairstein

Joy Fielding

Frances Fyfield

Sue Grafton

Tami Hoag

Faye Kellerman

Jonathan Kellerman

Karen Kijewski

Val McDermid

Carol O’Connell

Sara Paretsky

James Patterson

Kathy Reichs

Ruth Rendell

Lisa Scottoline

Karin Slaughter

Clive Cussler
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Lincoln Child

Tom Clancy

Stephen Coonts

Patricia Cornwell

Nelson DeMille

Ken Follett

Jack Higgins

Robert Ludlum

Eric Lustbader

Jeffery Deaver
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David Baldacci

Lee Child

William Diehl

Thomas Harris

Jonathan Kellerman

Dennis Lehane

James Patterson

Barbara Delinsky
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Elizabeth Berg

Sandra Brown

Kristin Hannah

Tami Hoag

Jayne Ann Krentz

Judith McNaught

Anne Rivers Siddons

Nelson DeMille
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David Baldacci

Dale Brown

Michael Connelly

Clive Cussler

Andrew Klavan

Lawrence Sanders

Janet Evanovich
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Linda Barnes

Lawrence Block

Harlan Coben

Jennifer Cruise

Carl Hiaasen

Dick Francis
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Campbell Armstrong

Peter Cunningham

Mark Daniel

Len Deighton

Daniel Easterman

Alan Evans

Colin Forbes

John Francome

Nicolas Freeling

Brian Freemantle

Richard Herman

Jack Higgins

Duncan Kyle

Sam Llewellyn

Philip McCutchan

Gerald Seymour

Lyndon Stacey

Andrew Taylor

John Welcome

Diana Gabaldon
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Jean Auel

James Clavell

Dorothy Dunnett

W. Michael Gear

Colleen McCullough

Edith Pargeter

Sharon Penman

Nancy Turner

Sue Grafton
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Linda Barnes

Patricia Cornwell

Robert Crais

Janet Evanovich

Karen Kijewski

Sara Paretsky

John Grisham
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David Baldacci

William Bernhardt

Jay Brandon

Patricia Cornwell

William J Coughlin

Jeffery Deaver

William Diehl

Stephen Greenleaf

John T Lescroart

Val McDermid

Steve Martini

Barbara Parker

Richard North Patterson

Nancy Taylor Rosenberg

Lawrence Sanders

Scott Turow

Tami Hoag
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Mary Higgins Clark

Patricia Cornwell

Tess Gerritsen

Kay Hooper

Linda Howard

Alex Kava

James Patterson

Kathy Reichs

Karen Robards

JA Jance
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Lawrence Block

Harlan Coben

Tont Hillerman

Sara Paretsky

Jonathan Kellerman
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Mary Higgins Clark

Michael Connelly

Robin Cook

Patricia Cornwell

Jeffery Deaver

Elizabeth Geroge

Patricia Highsmith

Tami Hoag

Kay Hooper

Greg Iles

Faye Kellerman

James Patterson

Ruth Rendell

Lawrence Sanders

Stephen White

Marion Keyes
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Catherine Alliott

Lisa Armstrong

Zoe Barnes

Geraldine Bedell

Joan Conway

Janet Evanovich

Caron Freeborn

Olivia Goldsmith

Maeve Haram

Christina Jones

Serena Mackesy

Pauline McLynn

Jill Mansell

Sue Margolis

Sheila O’Flanagan

Imogen Parker

Lesley Pearse

Patricia Scanlan

Kate Thompson

Owen Whittaker

Stephen King
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Iain Banks

Clive Barker

Chaz Brenchley

Ramsey Campbell

Jonathan Carroll

Joe Donnelly

John Farris

Christopher Fowler

Stephen Gallagher

Charles L. Grant

Patrick Harpur

Thomas Harris

James Herbert

Shaun Hutson

Peter James

Dean Koontz

Richard Laymon

Tanith Lee

Frederic Lindsay

Robert R McCammon

David Martin

Graham Masterton

Anne Rice

John Saul

Peter Straub

Dean Koontz
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VC Andrews

Greg Bear

Stephen Gallagher

Thomas Harris

James Herbert

Shaun Hutson

Stephen King

Richard Laymon

John Saul

Noel Barber

Philip Boast

Alexander Cordell

Margaret Thomson Davis

Mazo De La Roche

Aaron Fletcher

Winston Graham

Pamela Haines

Audrey Howard

Adam Kennedy

MM Kaye

Beryl Kingston

Malcolm Macdonald

Maisie Moscow

Claire Rayner

Jessica Stirling

Jean Stubbs

Jan Webster

Steve Martini
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Michael Connelly

John Grisham

Phillip Margolin

Lisa Scottoline

Robert Tananbaum

James Patterson
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Lawrence Block

Michael Connelly

Jeffery Deaver

Brian Freemantle

Thomas Harris

JA Jance

John Katzenbach

Jonathan Kellerman

Karen Kijewski

Phillip Margolin

JD Robb

John Sandford

Belva Plain
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Elizabeth Adler

Elizabeth Berg

Maeve Binchy

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Barbara Delinsky

Kristin Hannah

Anne Rivers Siddons

Nicholas Sparks

LaVyrle Spencer

Dan Brown

Lee Child

Michael Connelly

Patricia Cornwell

Jeffery Deaver

Linda Fairstein

Nicci French

Tess Gerritsen

Sue Grafton

Thomas Harris

Andrew Klavan

Carol O’Connell

Sara Paretsky

James Patterson

Anne Rice
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Alice Borchardt

Chad Brenchley

John Farris

Stephen Gallagher

Laurell K. Hamilton

James Herbert

Stephen King

Andrew Klavan

Dean Koontz

Richard Laymon

Tanith Lee

Graham Masterton

Phil Rickman

John Saul

Bram Stoker

Whitley Strieber

Nora Roberts
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Sandra Brown

Catherine Coulter

Barbara Delinsky

Linda Fairstein

Julie Garwood

Kay Hooper

Linda Howard

Jayne Ann Krentz

Elizabeth Lowell

Lisa Scottoline
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Sandra Brown

Mary Higgins Clark

Janet Evanovich

Linda Fairstein

John Grisham

Steve Martini

Perri O’Shaughnessy

Scott Turow

Nicholas Sparks
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Mitch Albom

Maeve Binchy

Emily Grayson

Anne Rivers Siddons

JRR Tolkien
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Piers Anthony

Marion Zimmer Bradley

Terry Brooks

Orson Scott Card

Stephen Donaldson

David Eddings

Diana Gabaldon

Christian Jacq

Robert Jordan

Katharine Kerr

Katherine Kurtz

Mercedes Lackey

CS Lewis

Elizabeth Moon

Terry Pratchett

Michael Scott Rohan

RA Salvatore

Wilbur Smith
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Desmond Bagley

Walter Boyne

Jon Cleary

Alfred Coppel

Bryce Courtenay

Jack Curtis

Clive Cussler

John Gordon Davis

Nelson DeMille

Peter Driscoll

Daniel Easterman

Clive Egleton

Peter Essex

Alan Evans

Ken Follett

Colin Forbes

Frederick Forsyth

Alexander Fullerton

John Gardner

Richard Herman

Jack Higgins

Hammond Innes

Geoffrey Jenkins

Derek Lambert

James Leasor

Gavin Lyall

Philip McCutchan

Alistair Maclean

Douglas Reeman

Alan Scholefield

Justin Scott

Gerald Seymour

Peter Tonkin

Antony Trew

Danielle Steel
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Elizabeth Adler

Lois Battle

Maeve Binchy

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Celia Brayfield

Jacqueline Briskin

Anita Burgh

Kate Coscarelli

Vera Cowie

Janet Dailey

Barbara Delinsky

Julie Ellis

Cynthia Freeman

Catherine Gaskin

Olivia Goldsmith

Elizabeth Goudge

Judith Gould

Kristin Hannah

Susan Howatch

Susan Issacs

Rona Jaffe

Brenda Jagger

Judith Krantz

Judith Michael

Fern Michaels

Rosamund Pilcher

Belva Plain

Rona Randall

LaVyrle Spencer

Rose Thomas

Joanna Trollope
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Patricia Angadi

Judy Astley

Nina Bawden

Charlotte Bingham

Amanda Brookfield

Anita Brookner

Mavis Cheek

Marika Cobbold

Margaret Graham

Elizabeth Jane Howard

Angela Huth

Penelope Lively

Anne Melville

Nora Naish

Deirdre Purcel

Libby Purvesl

Barbara Pym

Rebecca Shaw

Pamela Street

Rosie Thomas

Mary Wesley

Stuart Woods
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Jeffrey Archer

David Baldacci

Lawrence Block

Stephen J Cannell

Mary Higgins Clark

Michael Connelly

William Diehl

Janet Evanovich

John Gilstrap

John Grisham

Jonathan Kellerman

Brad Meltzer

Robert B Parker

James Patterson

Marion Puzo

Lawrence Sanders