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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: Middle School: It's a Zoo in Here

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  • Cover of: The 17th suspect

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  • Cover of: Liar Liar

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  • Cover of: The murder of King Tut: the plot to kill the child king

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  • Cover of: The 18th Abduction

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  • Cover of: Criss Cross

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  • Cover of: Ambush

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American author

Born 22 March 1947 Newburgh, Orange County

Subjects

New York Times bestseller, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, collectionid:jpsat, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, Murder, American literature, Fiction, thrillers, Fiction, suspense, Humorous stories, New york (n.y.), fiction, Investigation, Schools, fiction, Juvenile fiction, Policewomen, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Brothers and sisters, fiction, Large type books, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Police, Women's murder club (imaginary organization), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general

Places

New York (State), California, New York, San Francisco, United States, Sydney (N.S.W.), Australia, Chicago (Ill.), New York (N.Y.), San Francisco (Calif.), Arizona, Baltimore (Md.), Bel-Air, Brazil, Capri (Italy), Chicago, Delhi, Delhi (India), Egypt, England, Florida, Illinois, India, Lake Geneva (Wis.), London

People

Michael Bennett (Fictitious character), Alex Cross (Fictitious character), Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Eric Van Lustbader, Howard Carter (1874-1939), Jacky Hart, Jeanne Marie Laskas (1958-), Joseph Banks (1743-1820), Kylie MacDonald (Fictitious character), Lee child, Lindsay Boxer (Fictitious character), Sydney Hart, Toutânkhamon roi d'Égypte, Tutankhamen King of Egypt, Zach Jordan (Fictitious character), christopher Rice

Time

1980's, Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C.

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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