Good reads discussion

I'm always on the look out for new authors and series, which I insist on reading in order!

Some of my favorite authors:
James Lee Burke
(rich and deep prose set in Louisiana, great mysteries and characters)
Elizabeth Peters
(joyous romps thru 19th and early 20th century in Egyptian archaeological digs)
Joan Hess
(just plain hilarious views of small towns and the trouble they get into)

I have varied tastes, as you can see...what do you all read?

Jonathan Kellerman
-Detective Alex Delaware series.
James Patterson
-Various storylines.
Stephen King
-Horror, suspense.

I'll have to list more later.