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- 1st to Die
- 2nd Chance
- 3rd Degree
- 4th of July
- Along Came A Spider
- Cat & Mouse
- Four Blind Mice
- Honeymoon
- Jack & Jill
- Judge and Jury
- Kiss The Girls
- London Bridges
- Mary Mary
- Pop Goes The Weasel
- Roses Are Red
- The Big Bad Wolf
- The Jester
- Violets Are Blue
- When The Wind Blows, 1998
- Sam's Letters to Jennifer, 2004
- Cross, 2006
- Double Cross, c. 2007
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| Along Came A Spider | 1 |
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| 1st to Die | 1 |
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James Patterson
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I've read nearly everything by this man - the Alex Cross novels are great, if a little ropey in the middle of the series, and the Women's Murder Club is off to a thundering start.
As for the 'stand-alone' novels, even most of them are OK. And they prove that he can write more than just formulaic thrillers.
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James B. Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an award-winning American author. Formerly the chairman of advertising company J. W. Thompson in the early 1990s, Patterson came up with the slogan "Toys R Us Kid". Shortly after his success with Along Came A Spider he retired from the firm and devoted his time to writing. The novels featuring his character, Alex Cross, a black forensic psychologist formerly of the Washington, D.C. Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation, now working as a private psychologist and government consultant, are the most popular books among Patterson readers.
James Patterson has sold more than 12 million books in North America alone. In total, James's books have sold an estimated 130 million copies worldwide. He has won awards including the Edgar, the BCA Mystery Guild's Thriller of the Year, and the International Thriller of the Year award. James Patterson was even named "the man who can't miss" in Times. He is the first author to have #1 new titles simultaneously on the New York Times adult and children's lists.
In addition to his own writing, Patterson's name has appeared on several books written in collaboration with other authors, such as Maxine Paetro and Andrew Gross. These collaborative authors are acknowledged ghost writers for story outlines provided by Patterson.
He lives in Palm Beach, Florida with his wife. They have a son named Jack.
emac52 January 19th, 2007 08:32 AM PST