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JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 400 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades - the Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels - and he has written many other number one bestsellers including stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, Dog Diaries, Treasure Hunters and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author in UK libraries for the past thirteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.
A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting * The Guardian * No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades -- Lee Child The master storyteller of our times -- Hillary Rodham Clinton It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . . . Simply put: nobody does it better -- Jeffrey Deaver Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind -- Michael Connelly
