who would you name as your top 5 authors so far?

i seem to like crime thrillers with lots of twists and turns with very nasty characters and also scary reads!
my favourite authors are

1.martina cole
2. james patterson
3. karin slaughter
4.stephen king
5. charlaine harris

what are yours?

1. Stephen King
2. Vince Flynn
3. David Balduchi
4. Brad Thor
5. Jack Ketchum

1. Jeffery Deaver.
2. Karin Slaughter.
3. Tolkein.
4. JK Rowling.
5. Dean Koontz.

1. JK Rowling
2. Virginia Andrews
3. Christopher Paolini
4. Dan Brown
5. Harlan Coben

1. Elyne Mitchell
2. JK Rowling
3. Robin Hobb
4. Michael Moorcock
5. David Harris/Mike Homan (Couldn't choose between them!)

1. Ian Rankin
2. Ted Dekker
3. Matt Hilton
4. Stephen King
2. Val McDermid