James Patterson

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James B. Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an award-winning American author. Formerly an advertising mogul 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. One of his most popular characters, Alex Cross, a black forensic psychologist formerly of the D.C.P.D., who now works for the F.B.I., is the most popular among Patterson readers.

James Patterson has fallen under criticism in the literary world from the likes of Stephen King, who called Patterson's books "dopey thrillers". Patterson shrugged off the comments, stating that he wants to be the "thrillingest thriller writer of all time." Patterson and his brand were also under Harvard Case Study. He lives in Palm Beach, Florida.

Contents

1 Bibliography

1.1
1.2 Women's Murder Club
1.3 Miscellaneous

2 External links

Bibliography

Along Came A Spider (1992, ISBN 0446364193)
Kiss the Girls (1994, ISBN 0446601241)
Jack & Jill (1996, ISBN 0446604801)
Cat & Mouse (1997, ISBN 0446606189)
Pop Goes the Weasel (1999, ISBN 0375408541)
Roses are Red (2000, ISBN 0446605484)
Violets are Blue (2001, ISBN 0446611212)
Four Blind Mice (2002, ISBN 0446613266)
The Big Bad Wolf (2003, ISBN 0446613266)
London Bridges (2004, ISBN 0446613355)
Mary, Mary (2005, ISBN 031615976X)
Cross (coming soon November 2006 ISBN 0316065099)

Women's Murder Club

1st to Die (2001, ISBN 0446610038)
2nd Chance (2002, ISBN 0446612790, with Andrew Gross)
3rd Degree (2004, ISBN 0316603570, with Andrew Gross)
4th of July (2005, ISBN 0316710601, with Maxine Paetro)
5th Horseman (2006, ISBN 0316159778, with Maxine Paetro)

Miscellaneous

The Thomas Berryman Number (1976)
Season of the Machete (1977)
The Midnight Club (1988)
Hide & Seek (1996)
Miracle on the 17th Green (1996)
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)
The Jester (2003)'''
The Lake House (2003)(sequel to When The Wind Blows.)
Sam's Letters to Jennifer (2004)
Santa Kid (2004)
Honeymoon (2005)
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (2005)
Lifeguard (2005)
Beach Road (2006)
Judge and Jury (2006)
Maximum Ride: School's Out - Forever (2006)
Step on a Crack (2007, horror novel)

External links

[Official James Petterson web site]
[] at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
[Bibliography] at SciFan
[James Petterson Book Reviews]

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