Andrew Gross
Author of 3rd Degree
About the Author
Andrew Gross was born in 1952 in New York City. He grew up in Manhattan and attended the Barnard School for Boys. Both his father and grandfather were successful clothing manufacturers; they ran the Leslie Fay Companies. Gross received a degree in English from Middlebury College in 1974. In 1982, show more he received a Masters in Business from Columbia University. He attended the Writers Program at the University of Iowa. The draft of his first book Hydra, a political thriller, was completed in 1998. After dozens of rejections from agents and ultimately publishers he received a phone call from James Patterson. Gross met with Patterson and discussed the early concepts for what ultimately became the Women's Murder Club series. Gross worked with Patterson on several books in this series, including Second Chance and Third Degree, both of which were bestsellers. Then, they branched out on different themes together, co-authoring the bestsellers, The Jester, Lifeguard, and Judge and Jury. In pursuing his solo career, Gross wrote such works as The Blue Zone, which debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in the United States. A year later, It was followed up by The Dark Tide ( 2007), which was nominated for Thriller of the Year by the International Thriller Writers Association. The Dark Tide featured the Gross fictional detective Ty Hauck of Greenwich, Connecticut, who became the lead character in his corruption and political conspiracy-based bestsellers Don't Look Twice and Reckless. His titles 12 Seconds and Everything to Lose also made the New York Times bestseller list. The One Man was published in August 2016. His latest bestseller is The Saboteur. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Women's Murder Club (Books 1-5) 8 copies
Women's Murder Club (Books 1-4) 4 copies
Het Beste Boek 249: De lijfwacht / Met hart en ziel / De wraak van de kruisvaarder / Schaduwsporen (2008) 2 copies
Det Bästas Bokval (2011) vol 273 : Inget att förlora; Död i gryningen; Den blå zonen; Vägen till mitt hjärta — Contributor — 2 copies
Livros Condensados: O Bosque; Sua Alteza A Espia; Zona Azul; Os Anjos De Morgan Hill (2008) — Contributor — 2 copies
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- Canonical name
- Gross, Andrew
- Birthdate
- 1952
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Manhattan, New York USA
Denver, Colorado, USA - Education
- Middlebury College (English)
Columbia University (MBA)
University of Iowa - Occupations
- executive (clothing)
author - Organizations
- Leslie Fay
HEAD Ski and Tennis
Le Coq Sportif - Short biography
- Click here to watch a video of Andrew Gross discussing Don't Look Twice:
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- Works
- 45
- Also by
- 17
- Members
- 19,872
- Popularity
- #1,089
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 493
- ISBNs
- 562
- Languages
- 18
- Favorited
- 14
- Touchstones
- 131