James Patterson

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James Patterson
Born: March 22, 1947
Newburgh, New York
Occupation(s): Novelist
Genre(s): Thriller
Debut work(s): The Thomas Berryman Number
Website: http://www.jamespatterson.com/
For other people named James Patterson, see James Patterson (disambiguation)

James B. Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an award-winning American author. Formerly an advertising executive for 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 been criticized by Stephen King, who called Patterson's books "dopey thrillers".[citation needed] Patterson shrugged off the comments, stating that he wants to be the "thrillingest thriller writer of all time".[citation needed]

James Patterson has also been put as one of Forbes magazine's top 100 celebrities.

He lives in Palm Beach, Florida.

Contents

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Alex Cross

  1. Along Came A Spider (1992, ISBN 0-446-36419-3)
  2. Kiss the Girls (1994, ISBN 0-446-60124-1)
  3. Jack & Jill (1996, ISBN 0-446-60480-1)
  4. Cat and Mouse (1997, ISBN 0-446-60618-9)
  5. Pop Goes the Weasel (1999, ISBN 0-375-40854-1)
  6. Roses are Red (2000, ISBN 0-446-60548-4)
  7. Violets are Blue (2001, ISBN 0-446-61121-2)
  8. Four Blind Mice (2002, ISBN 0-446-61326-6)
  9. The Big Bad Wolf (2003, ISBN 0-446-61326-6)
  10. London Bridges (2004, ISBN 0-446-61335-5)
  11. Mary, Mary (2005, ISBN 0-316-15976-X)
  12. Cross (2006, ISBN 0-316-15979-4 )

[edit] Women's Murder Club

  1. 1st to Die (2001, ISBN 0-446-61003-8)
  2. 2nd Chance (2002, ISBN 0-446-61279-0, with Andrew Gross)
  3. 3rd Degree (2004, ISBN 0-316-60357-0, with Andrew Gross)
  4. 4th of July (2005, ISBN 0-316-71060-1, with Maxine Paetro)
  5. 5th Horseman (2006, ISBN 0-316-15977-8, with Maxine Paetro)
  6. 6th Target (2007, ISBN 0-316-01479-6, with Maxine Paetro) (Title changed from 6th Nanny to 6th Target)

[edit] Maximum Ride

  1. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (2005)
  2. Maximum Ride: School's Out—Forever (2006)
  3. Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (2007)

[edit] Miscellaneous

  • The Thomas Berryman Number (1976) (Edgar Award, 1977, Best First Novel)
  • Season of the Machete (1977)
  • The Midnight Club (1988)
  • Hide & Seek (1996)
  • Miracle on the 17th Green (1996) (with Peter De Jonge)
  • See How They Run (1997, previously published in 1977 as The Jericho Commandment)
  • When the Wind Blows (1998)
  • Black Friday (2000, previously published in 1986 as Black Market)
  • Cradle & All (2000, previously published in 1980 as Virgin)
  • Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (2001)
  • Beach House (2002) (with Peter De Jonge)
  • The Jester (2003) (with Andrew Gross)
  • The Lake House (2003) (sequel to When The Wind Blows)
  • Sam's Letters to Jennifer (2004)
  • Santa Kid (2004)
  • Honeymoon (2005) (with Howard Roughan)
  • Lifeguard (2005) (with Andrew Gross)
  • Beach Road (2006) (with Peter De Jonge)
  • Judge and Jury (2006) (with Andrew Gross)
  • Step on a Crack (Releases on February 6th, 2007) (with Michael Ledwidge)
  • The Quickie (Releases on July 3rd, 2007) (with Michael Ledwidge)
  • You've Been Warned (Releases on September 11th, 2007) (with Howard Roughan)

[edit] External links

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