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James Patterson

22 March 1947 Newburgh, Orange County -

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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  • Cover of: 1st to die: a novel

    First published in 2001 60 editions in 7 languages — 19 previewable Cover of edition lepremierquimeur0000patt Cover of edition 1eramourirroman0000patt Cover of edition den1aattdo0000patt Cover of edition umeretpervymroma0000patt Cover of edition der1mordroman0000patt Cover of edition isbn_0739416545 Cover of edition 1sttodienovel0000patt Cover of edition isbn_9781472243454 Cover of edition 1sttodie0000patt_z8i1
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  • Cover of: Along Came a Spider

    First published in 1993 50 editions in 5 languages — 19 previewable Cover of edition lemasquedelaraig0000patt Cover of edition alongcamespider0000unse Cover of edition lemasquedelaraig0000patt_c2i0 Cover of edition iprishelpauk0000patt Cover of edition slaapkindjeslaap0000patt Cover of edition lemasquedelaraig0000patt_c9w0 Cover of edition lahoradelaarana0000patt Cover of edition alongcamespider0000patt_z8z3 Cover of edition alongcamespider0000patt_s7z7
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  • Cover of: Kiss the Girls

    First published in 1900 36 editions in 7 languages — 19 previewable Cover of edition dennzumkussensin0000patt Cover of edition ettombentlesfill0000patt Cover of edition kissgirls0000patt_b1d2 Cover of edition kissgirls00patt_1 Cover of edition kissgirls0000patt_p7t4 Cover of edition kissgirls0000patt_t1e9 Cover of edition besalasmujeres0000patt Cover of edition kissgirls0000patt_i7h6 Cover of edition kissgirls0000patt
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  • Cover of: Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment

    First published in 2001 33 editions in 2 languages — 16 previewable Cover of edition maximumrideangel0000patt Cover of edition maximumrideangel0000patt_v2c8 Cover of edition jisutianshitians0000jame Cover of edition maximumrideangel0000patt_l8m6 Cover of edition maximumrideangel0000patt_f4e6 Cover of edition maximumrideangel0000patt_i8a5 Cover of edition maximumrideangel0000patt_e3s1 Cover of edition maximumrideangel0000patt_n9o9 Cover of edition maximumride00jame_0
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  • Cover of: Violets Are Blue

    First published in 2001 42 editions in 3 languages — 13 previewable Cover of edition noiressontlesvio0000patt_y2e5 Cover of edition ultimamossaroman0000patt Cover of edition violetsarebluete00patt Cover of edition violetsareblue00patt Cover of edition violetsareblueno00patt Cover of edition violetsareblueno00patt Cover of edition violetsareblueno0000patt Cover of edition isbn_0747274320 Cover of edition violetsareblue0000jame_t8z5
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  • Cover of: 2nd Chance

    First published in 2002 51 editions in 4 languages — 20 previewable Cover of edition tupontchaekihoej0000patt Cover of edition 2ndchancenovel0000patt_b0j5 Cover of edition 2ndchancenovel0000patt_d7y9 Cover of edition 2ndchanc00patt Cover of edition 2ndchance0000jame_h2m2 Cover of edition 2ndchance0000patt_b4w9 Cover of edition 2ndchancewomensm00jame_0 Cover of edition 2ndchance0000jame Cover of edition 2ndchancenovel0000patt
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  • Cover of: Roses Are Red

    First published in 1752 49 editions in 3 languages — 21 previewable Cover of edition rougessontlesros0000patt Cover of edition rosesarered0000patt Cover of edition rosesarered0000patt_b5g5 Cover of edition rosesarerednovel0000patt_a0b5 Cover of edition rosesarered0000jame Cover of edition rosesarered00jame Cover of edition rosesarered0000jame_j3c5 Cover of edition rosesarered0000patt_z6x7 Cover of edition rosesarerednovel0000patt_l1d4
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  • Cover of: Cat and Mouse

    First published in 1997 42 editions in 3 languages — 19 previewable Cover of edition catmouse0000jame Cover of edition catmousenovel1998patt Cover of edition catmouse0000jame_g4k5 Cover of edition isbn_9780755330201 Cover of edition catmousegkhallla00jame Cover of edition catmouse0000patt_b5v1 Cover of edition catmouse0000patt_i1d9 Cover of edition catmouse0000patt Cover of edition catmouse0000patt_b2e0
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  • Cover of: Jack & Jill

    First published in 1714 49 editions in 5 languages — 19 previewable Cover of edition isbn_9788371695551 Cover of edition jac00jame Cover of edition jackjillnovel00patt Cover of edition jackjillanalexcr00patt Cover of edition jackjill00patt Cover of edition jackjill0000jame Cover of edition jackjillalexcros00jame Cover of edition jackjill0000patt_f5c5 Cover of edition jackjill00patt_0
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  • Cover of: Honeymoon: a novel

    First published in 2001 43 editions in 6 languages — 19 previewable Cover of edition lunedemiel0000patt_g5t1 Cover of edition lunedemiel0000patt Cover of edition miyuehoneymoon0000patt Cover of edition luademel0000patt Cover of edition honeymoonnovel0000patt Cover of edition honeymoo00patt Cover of edition honeymoonnovelpat00patt Cover of edition honoon00patt Cover of edition honeymoonnovel0000patt_r3l5
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  • Cover of: The Big Bad Wolf

    First published in 1634 47 editions in 4 languages — 20 previewable Cover of edition grandmechantloup0000patt Cover of edition wielkizywilk0000patt Cover of edition grandmechantloup0000patt_z1g4 Cover of edition hetuurvandewolf0000patt Cover of edition grandmechantloup0000patt_o1d2 Cover of edition bigbadwolfalexcr0000jame Cover of edition bigbadwo00patt Cover of edition bigbadwolfnove00patt Cover of edition bigbadwolf0000jame
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  • Cover of: Confessions of a Murder Suspect

    First published in 2012 21 editions in 2 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition confessionsofmur0000patt Cover of edition confessionsofmur0000patt_l3z2 Cover of edition confessionsofmur0000patt_s8d9 Cover of edition isbn_9780316207003
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  • Cover of: Witch and wizard

    First published in 1999 29 editions in 5 languages — 10 previewable Cover of edition czarownica0000patt Cover of edition bruxosebruxas0000patt Cover of edition witchwizard0000patt_x5l9 Cover of edition witchwizard00patt Cover of edition witchwizardconde0000patt Cover of edition isbn_9780446562430 Cover of edition witchwizard0000patt_t0w3 Cover of edition witchwizard0000patt Cover of edition witchwizardmanga0000jame
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  • Cover of: Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

    First published in 1976 28 editions in 3 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition gymnasiocheirote0000patt Cover of edition worstyearsofmyli0000patt Cover of edition middleschoolwors0000patt_f5w7 Cover of edition isbn_9780099544029 Cover of edition middleschoolwors0000patt_g9j0 Cover of edition middleschoolwors0000patt_k7n1 Cover of edition middleschoolwors0000patt
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  • Cover of: London Bridges

    First published in 2004 32 editions in 5 languages — 17 previewable Cover of edition lospuentesdelond0000patt Cover of edition surlepontduloupr0000patt Cover of edition londonbridgeslar00patt Cover of edition londonbridgesnovpat00patt Cover of edition londonbridges0000jame Cover of edition londonbridges00jame_0 Cover of edition londonbridges00patt Cover of edition londonbridges0000patt Cover of edition londonbridgesnov0000patt_h1f2
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  • Cover of: Private

    First published in 2008 32 editions in 3 languages — 14 previewable Cover of edition kabus0000patt Cover of edition private0000patt_y3w4 Cover of edition private0000patt Cover of edition privatelosangele0000patt Cover of edition privatelosangele0000patt_l9n9 Cover of edition private00jame Cover of edition private0000patt_w7m3 Cover of edition private00jame_0 Cover of edition privatelosangele0000patt_e6m3
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  • Cover of: Middle School Get Me Out of Here

    First published in 2012 24 editions in 2 languages — 9 previewable Cover of edition getmeoutofhere0000patt Cover of edition middleschool0000jame Cover of edition getmeoutofhere0000patt_k7v0 Cover of edition getmeoutofhere0000patt_g0c9 Cover of edition howisurvivedbull0000patt_g6c1 Cover of edition getmeoutofhere0000patt_z2m6 Cover of edition masterofdisaster0000patt Cover of edition middleschoolgetm0000patt
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  • Cover of: Cross

    First published in 1684 39 editions in 4 languages — 19 previewable Cover of edition crosspat00patt Cover of edition isbn_9780755323173 Cover of edition crosspatt00patt Cover of edition crossed00patt Cover of edition cross0000patt_x2y3 Cover of edition cross0000patt_o6c0 Cover of edition cross0000patt_k4w6 Cover of edition cross00patt Cover of edition cross0000patt_z5q2
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  • Cover of: 3rd Degree

    First published in 1604 30 editions in 3 languages — 11 previewable Cover of edition 3rddegreenovel0000patt_h2q1 Cover of edition 3rddegree0000patt Cover of edition 3rddegree00patt_0 Cover of edition 3rddegreenov00patt Cover of edition 3rddegreewomensm00jame Cover of edition 3rddegreenovel00patt Cover of edition 3rddegree00patt Cover of edition 3rddegreenovel0000patt Cover of edition el3ergrado00jame
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  • Cover of: I, Alex Cross

    First published in 2007 26 editions in 6 languages — 17 previewable Cover of edition ilsegnodelmalero0000patt Cover of edition meniazovutaleksk0000patt Cover of edition unknown0000jame Cover of edition ialexcrossnovel00patt Cover of edition ialexcrossnovel0000patt_l8t1 Cover of edition ialexcrossnovel0000patt Cover of edition ialexcross0000patt_r4q0 Cover of edition ialexcross00jame Cover of edition ialexcross0000patt
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Subjects
Fiction, New York Times bestseller, Fiction, thrillers, general, Children's fiction, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, Murder, Large type books, collectionid:jpsat, Protected DAISY, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, OverDrive, Fiction, suspense, Investigation, Police, Accessible book, Juvenile fiction, American literature, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, New york (n.y.), fiction, Humorous stories, Cross, alex (fictitious character), fiction, Schools, fiction, Suspense, Detective and mystery stories
Places
New York (State), New York, Washington (D.C.), 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, Boston, Boston (Mass.), Californie, Chicago, Colorado
People
Alex Cross (Fictitious character), Michael Bennett (Fictitious character), Kylie MacDonald (Fictitious character), Zach Jordan (Fictitious character), Cory Friedman, 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-), Jeffrey Epstein, 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, 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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  • Patterson, James, Gross, Andrew
  • Patterson, James; Ledwidge, Michael
  • Ned Rust James Patterson
  • Patterson, James; Paetro, Maxine
  • Patterson, James, Rust, Ned
  • JAMES PATTERSON / ANDREW GROSS
  • Patterson, James, Karp, Marshall
  • James Patterson,James Patterson

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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.
November 18, 2023 Edited by s421 Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import