The top 10 most popular authors of 2012 in the Amazon.co.uk Kindle Store are: EL James, Suzanne Collins, Stieg Larsson, James Patterson, Lee Child, Nick Spalding, S.J.

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The note was signed by Lee's daughter, Jasmin, wife, Evi, and former companion Suzanne.

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