Alastair Taylor's List

1. Christopher Brookmyre
2. Stephen King
3. JK Rowling
4. John Grisham
5. Dan Brown
6. Nick Hornby
7. Michael Connelly
8. Angela Carter
9. Carl Hiaasen
10. John Fante

Richard Attwood's List

1. Peter Moore
2. Irvine Walsh
3. Dan Brown
4. Bill Bryson
5. George Orwell
6. Mark Twain
7. H G Wells
8. Mike Gayle
9. Ian Rankin
10. James Patterson

Mike Letts' List

1. Stephen King
2. Terry Pratchett
3. Michael Crichton
4. Isaac Asimov
5. Tom Clancy
6. Clive Barker
7. David Stone
8. Orson Scott Card
9. Ben Elton
10. Philip K. Dick

Tracy Newland's List

1. Patricia Cornwell
2. JK Rowling
3. Cathy Reichs
4. Freya North
5. Zoe Barnes
6. Charlotte Bingham
7. Stephen King
8. John Grisham

Brian Johnston's List

1. H P Lovecraft
2. Edgar Allen Poe
3. David Gemmill
4. R A Salvatore
5. Alexandre Dumas
6. Grant Naylor
7. Stan Lee
8. Bill Waterson
9. Jim Davis
10. Bram Stoker

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