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James Patterson

James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. His books have sold more than 425 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. Patterson has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarship to various universities, teachers' colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students to promote literacy. source

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American author

Born 22 March 1947 Newburgh, Orange County

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  • Cover of: Wer hat Angst vorm Schattenmann?

    First published in 2004 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2019 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

    First published in 2006 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Private L A EXPORT

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  • Cover of: Invisible EXPORT

    First published in 1683 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2014 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Cazatesoros 3: El secreto de la ciudad prohibida

    First published in 2016 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Jacky Ha-Ha 3. La novela gráfica

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  • Cover of: Jacky Ha-Ha 3. La novel·la gràfica

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    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Buonanotte, dottor Cross

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  • Cover of: Alert

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  • Cover of: Dead - Alex Cross 13 -: Thriller

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  • Cover of: 14th Deadly Sin

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American author

Born 22 March 1947 Newburgh, Orange County

Subjects

Fiction, New York Times bestseller, Fiction, thrillers, general, Children's fiction, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, Murder, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, collectionid:jpsat, Investigation, Fiction, suspense, American literature, Police, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, New york (n.y.), fiction, Cross, alex (fictitious character), fiction, Humorous stories, Large type books, Schools, fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Suspense, Washington (d.c.), fiction, collectionid:ac, Crimes against

Places

New York (State), Washington (D.C.), New York, California, New York (N.Y.), San Francisco, San Francisco (Calif.), United States, Australia, France, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Calif.), Paris, Paris (France), Sydney (N.S.W.), Chicago (Ill.), England, Florida, Illinois, India, London (England), Boston, Boston (Mass.), Californie, Chicago

People

Alex Cross (Fictitious character), Michael Bennett (Fictitious character), Kylie MacDonald (Fictitious character), Zach Jordan (Fictitious character), Cory Friedman, Jeffrey Epstein, Lindsay Boxer (Fictitious character), Aaron Hernandez, Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Daniel X, Eric Van Lustbader, Harriet Blue (Fictitious character), Howard Carter (1874-1939), Jacky Hart, Jamie Grimm (Fictitious character), Jamie grim, Jeanne Marie Laskas (1958-), Joseph Banks (1743-1820), Lee child, Lindsay Boxer (literarna junakinja), Royal family, Sydney Hart, Toutânkhamon roi d'Égypte, Tutankhamen King of Egypt, Yuki Castellano (literarna junakinja)

Time

20th century, 21e siècle, 21st century, 1948-, 1980's, 1993-2001, 2012, 2014-, 2016, Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C., Fiction, Medieval period, 987-1515, Meiguo, Modern Times, New York, Siglo XXI, To 1500, current time, the year 200

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February 9, 2025 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
March 26, 2024 Edited by meot adding place of birth (from inventaire.io), added to other names: James Brendan Patterson, James B. Patterson, links to publisher and kids domain
March 26, 2024 Edited by meot adding isni 0000 0001 223 8331
December 1, 2023 Edited by Robert2126586 Reverted name back to James Patterson. Undid previous editor's change.
February 5, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors