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James Patterson was born in Newburgh, New York, on March 22, 1947. He graduated from Manhattan College in 1969 and received a M. A. from Vanderbilt University in 1970. His first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, was written while he was working in a mental institution and was rejected by 26 publishers before being published and winning the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery. He is best known as the creator of Alex Cross, the police psychologist hero of such novels as Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls. Cross has been portrayed on the silver screen by Morgan Freeman. He has had eleven on his books made into movies and ranks as number 3 on the Hollywood Reporter's '25 Most Powerful Authors' 2016 list. He also writes the Women's Murder Club series, the Michael Bennett series, the Maximum Ride series, Daniel X series, the Witch and Wizard series, BookShots series, Private series, NYPD Red series, and the Middle School series for children. He has won numerous awards including the BCA Mystery Guild's Thriller of the Year, the International Thriller of the Year award, and the Reader's Digest Reader's Choice Award. James Patterson introduced the Bookshots Series in 2016 which is advertised as All Thriller No Filler. The first book in the series, Cross Kill, made the New York Times Bestseller list in June 2016. The third and fourth books, The Trial, and Little Black Dress, made the New York Times Bestseller list in July 2016. The next books in the series include, $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal, French Kiss, Hidden: A Mitchum Story (co-authored with James O. Born). and The House Husband (co-authored Duane Swierczynski). Patterson's novel, co-authored with Maxine Paetro, Woman of God, became a New York Times bestseller in 2016. Patterson co-authored with John Connoly and Tim Malloy the true crime expose Filthy Rich about billionaire convicted sex offender Jeffrey Eppstein. In January 2017, he co-authored with Ashwin Sanghi the bestseller Private Delhi. And in August 2017, he co-authored with Richard Dilallo, The Store. The Black Book is a stand-alone thriller, co-authored by James Patterson and David Ellis. In April 2018, he co-authored Texas Ranger with Andrew Bourelle. In May 2018, he co-authored Private Princess with Rees Jones. In August 2018 he co-authored Fifty Fifty with Candice Fox. (Bowker Author Biography) James Patterson is the author of seven major national bestsellers in a row. These include "Along Came a Spider", "Kiss the Girls", "Jack & Jill", "Cat & Mouse", "When the Wind Blows", "Pop Goes the Weasel", &, in paperback, "The Midnight Club". A past winner of the prestigious Edgar Award, Patterson lives in Florida. (Publisher Provided) — biography from The Angel Experiment… (more)
The Angel Experiment 8,118 copies, 246 reviews
1st to Die 7,737 copies, 225 reviews
Along Came a Spider 6,881 copies, 136 reviews
Kiss the Girls 5,931 copies, 77 reviews
2nd Chance 5,859 copies, 95 reviews
3rd Degree 5,722 copies, 83 reviews
School's Out Forever 5,430 copies, 85 reviews
4th of July 5,233 copies, 86 reviews
Roses Are Red 4,793 copies, 54 reviews
The 5th Horseman 4,791 copies, 78 reviews
Cat & Mouse 4,761 copies, 65 reviews
Jack & Jill 4,743 copies, 54 reviews
Cross 4,650 copies, 72 reviews
Pop Goes the Weasel 4,588 copies, 48 reviews
Violets Are Blue 4,538 copies, 39 reviews
The Big Bad Wolf 4,525 copies, 57 reviews
London Bridges 4,476 copies, 66 reviews
Mary, Mary 4,465 copies, 69 reviews
The 6th Target 4,359 copies, 78 reviews
Double Cross 4,312 copies, 67 reviews
Four Blind Mice 4,290 copies, 45 reviews
When the Wind Blows 4,184 copies, 67 reviews
7th Heaven 4,077 copies, 80 reviews
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas 4,014 copies, 91 reviews
The Final Warning 3,991 copies, 82 reviews
Honeymoon 3,841 copies, 70 reviews
The Beach House 3,693 copies, 51 reviews
Witch & Wizard 3,538 copies, 151 reviews
Sundays at Tiffany's 3,460 copies, 166 reviews
The Lake House 3,402 copies, 44 reviews
Cross Country 3,381 copies, 91 reviews
Step on a Crack 3,307 copies, 72 reviews
The 8th Confession 3,200 copies, 74 reviews
Max 3,173 copies, 62 reviews
I, Alex Cross 3,139 copies, 63 reviews
The Quickie 3,055 copies, 74 reviews
Judge & Jury 3,029 copies, 45 reviews
Cradle and All 3,014 copies, 32 reviews
Beach Road 2,784 copies, 44 reviews
The Jester 2,767 copies, 36 reviews
Sam's Letters to Jennifer 2,755 copies, 65 reviews
Fang 2,702 copies, 58 reviews
The 9th Judgment 2,690 copies, 64 reviews
Sail 2,676 copies, 68 reviews
Lifeguard 2,675 copies, 47 reviews
You've Been Warned 2,587 copies, 55 reviews
Run For Your Life 2,569 copies, 52 reviews
Hide and Seek 2,488 copies, 22 reviews
Cross Fire 2,331 copies, 41 reviews
Alex Cross's TRIAL 2,320 copies, 57 reviews
Private 2,274 copies, 62 reviews
10th Anniversary 2,165 copies, 53 reviews
The President Is Missing 2,137 copies, 97 reviews
Worst Case 2,071 copies, 46 reviews
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X 2,059 copies, 65 reviews
Kill Alex Cross 2,042 copies, 47 reviews
Swimsuit 1,996 copies, 55 reviews
The Postcard Killers 1,976 copies, 56 reviews
The Midnight Club 1,928 copies, 17 reviews
Black Friday 1,841 copies, 19 reviews
Angel 1,816 copies, 50 reviews
11th Hour 1,798 copies, 41 reviews
Zoo 1,796 copies, 99 reviews
Tick Tock 1,762 copies, 38 reviews
The Gift 1,674 copies, 31 reviews
Don't Blink 1,626 copies, 44 reviews
12th of Never 1,558 copies, 39 reviews
Alex Cross, Run 1,558 copies, 40 reviews
Now You See Her 1,528 copies, 30 reviews
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross 1,440 copies, 32 reviews
Unlucky 13 1,418 copies, 26 reviews
Private Games 1,359 copies, 21 reviews
Cross My Heart 1,341 copies, 26 reviews
NYPD Red 1,333 copies, 30 reviews
I Funny: A Middle School Story 1,287 copies, 26 reviews
Hope to Die 1,267 copies, 26 reviews
Private: #1 Suspect 1,255 copies, 25 reviews
See How They Run 1,237 copies, 13 reviews
Invisible 1,233 copies, 38 reviews
Guilty Wives 1,232 copies, 30 reviews
Toys 1,209 copies, 39 reviews
Cross Justice 1,182 copies, 26 reviews
14th Deadly Sin 1,181 copies, 32 reviews
The Murder House 1,165 copies, 41 reviews
Confessions of a Murder Suspect 1,126 copies, 48 reviews
15th Affair 1,124 copies, 20 reviews
I, Michael Bennett 1,121 copies, 24 reviews
Kill Me If You Can 1,107 copies, 23 reviews
The Fire (Author) 1,106 copies, 16 reviews
Private London 1,090 copies, 24 reviews
The Black Book 986 copies, 31 reviews
Private Berlin 980 copies, 27 reviews
Cross the Line 979 copies, 13 reviews
Gone 971 copies, 18 reviews
Burn 945 copies, 21 reviews
Second Honeymoon 944 copies, 19 reviews
16th Seduction 934 copies, 15 reviews
Season of the Machete 933 copies, 12 reviews
Against Medical Advice 910 copies, 36 reviews
The People vs. Alex Cross 908 copies, 16 reviews
The 17th Suspect 894 copies, 15 reviews
Daniel X: Watch the Skies 887 copies, 26 reviews
NYPD Red 2 876 copies, 21 reviews
Private L.A. 854 copies, 12 reviews
The Christmas Wedding 845 copies, 41 reviews
Treasure Hunters 822 copies, 13 reviews
The Thomas Berryman Number 821 copies, 21 reviews
Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! 810 copies, 17 reviews
Alert 804 copies, 19 reviews
Run, Rose, Run 789 copies, 27 reviews
Target 761 copies, 10 reviews
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Private Down Under 739 copies, 15 reviews
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Private Vegas 734 copies, 19 reviews
The 18th Abduction 733 copies, 16 reviews
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Private India: City on Fire 667 copies, 13 reviews
Haunted 658 copies, 14 reviews
House of Robots 657 copies, 7 reviews
Truth or Die 657 copies, 6 reviews
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Private Paris 619 copies, 15 reviews
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Fifty Fifty 580 copies, 11 reviews
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Deadly Cross 565 copies, 10 reviews
The Kiss 562 copies, 9 reviews
Miracle on the 17th Green: A Novel 550 copies, 12 reviews
Texas Ranger 546 copies, 12 reviews
Woman of God 535 copies, 19 reviews
Ambush 531 copies, 11 reviews
Juror #3 529 copies, 8 reviews
The Store 514 copies, 18 reviews
The First Lady 514 copies, 16 reviews
Red Alert 498 copies, 9 reviews
Missing 486 copies, 9 reviews
Blindside 483 copies, 4 reviews
The Chef 480 copies, 10 reviews
The Inn 472 copies, 11 reviews
Confessions: The Paris Mysteries 470 copies, 11 reviews
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Crazy House 454 copies, 15 reviews
The Cornwalls Are Gone 450 copies, 12 reviews
Liar Liar 450 copies, 7 reviews
First Love 448 copies, 10 reviews
21st Birthday 446 copies, 11 reviews
1st Case 436 copies, 8 reviews
The Summer House 423 copies, 4 reviews
Public School Superhero 422 copies, 4 reviews
The Lost 401 copies, 3 reviews
Count to Ten 394 copies, 7 reviews
Killer Instinct 375 copies, 5 reviews
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The Coast-to-Coast Murders 368 copies, 11 reviews
The Russian 359 copies, 6 reviews
Cross Kill 354 copies, 12 reviews
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The Trial 268 copies, 10 reviews
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The Warning 245 copies, 3 reviews
The 13-Minute Murder 244 copies, 8 reviews
The Noise 242 copies, 3 reviews
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NYPD Red 6 231 copies, 7 reviews
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The Family Lawyer 224 copies, 2 reviews
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Zoo 2 (BookShots) 220 copies, 13 reviews
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Becoming Muhammad Ali 214 copies, 9 reviews
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Murder in Paradise 209 copies, 5 reviews
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Miracle at Augusta 206 copies, 5 reviews
Home Sweet Murder 199 copies, 7 reviews
The Horsewoman 199 copies, 4 reviews
Shattered 194 copies, 1 review
Black and Blue 194 copies, 4 reviews
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Expelled 187 copies, 6 reviews
Triple Homicide 183 copies, 4 reviews
Blowback 181 copies, 5 reviews
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113 Minutes (BookShots) 172 copies, 9 reviews
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Private: The Royals 161 copies, 3 reviews
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Little Black Dress {novella} 153 copies, 8 reviews
Hunted {novella} 149 copies, 4 reviews
Along Came a Spider [2001 film] (Author) 148 copies, 1 review
Give Please a Chance 143 copies, 6 reviews
Let's Play Make-Believe {novella} 143 copies, 4 reviews
Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Vol. 1 141 copies, 3 reviews
The Ninth Month 139 copies, 1 review
The House of Wolves 137 copies, 2 reviews
Pottymouth and Stoopid 135 copies, 2 reviews
The Palm Beach Murders 134 copies, 1 review
Kill or Be Killed {novella} 131 copies, 1 review
Private: Gold 130 copies, 3 reviews
Taking the Titanic {novella} 129 copies, 5 reviews
Homeroom Diaries 126 copies, 2 reviews
The Perfect Assassin 124 copies, 6 reviews
The House Husband (Bookshots) 124 copies, 4 reviews
$10,000,000 Marriage Proposal (Author) 122 copies, 5 reviews
Miracle at St. Andrews: A Novel 120 copies, 3 reviews
Laugh Out Loud 120 copies, 1 review
Katt vs. Dogg 118 copies, 2 reviews
Countdown 114 copies, 2 reviews
Daniel X: The Manga, Vol. 1 113 copies, 12 reviews
The Paris Detective 113 copies, 4 reviews
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The Witnesses (BookShots) 106 copies, 8 reviews
The Dolls (BookShots) 106 copies, 7 reviews
Maximum Ride Box Set (Books 1-3) 101 copies, 3 reviews
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The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 (Editor) 99 copies, 3 reviews
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French Twist {novella} 88 copies, 4 reviews
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Daniel X: The Manga, Vol. 2 57 copies, 3 reviews
Dazzling [novella] 51 copies, 2 reviews
The Shut-In 51 copies, 1 review
Private Rogue 47 copies
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Summer House 38 copies
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The End 34 copies, 1 review
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James Patterson and his wife live with their son in Palm Beach.
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author and philanthropist. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch and Wizard, and Private series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction and romance novels. His books have sold more than 300 million copies and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million.

In November 2015, Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, which cited him as a "passionate campaigner to make books and reading a national priority. A generous supporter of universities, teachers colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students, Patterson has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarships with the purpose of encouraging Americans of all ages to read more books."

Patterson was born on March 22, 1947, in Newburgh, New York, the son of Isabelle (Morris), a homemaker and teacher, and Charles Patterson, an insurance broker. The family were working-class and of Irish descent. He graduated summa cum laude with both a B.A. in English from Manhattan College and an M.A. in English from Vanderbilt University.

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