James Patterson, whose full name is James Brendan Patterson, is an American author and philanthropist. Among James Patterson’s works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women’s Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch and Wizard, and Private series, and also many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction and romance novels. James Patterson’s books have sold over 300 million copies and James was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. James topped Forbes’s list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million, in 2016.
James received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, in November 2015, which cited him as a ‘passionate campaigner to make books and reading a national priority. A generous supporter of universities, teachers colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students, James has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarships with the purpose of encouraging all Americans to read more books.
James Patterson Age
James was born on March 22nd, 1947, in Newburgh in New York.
Family
Patterson is the son of Isabelle, who was a homemaker and teacher, and Charles Patterson, who was an insurance broker. James graduated summa cum laude with both a Bachelor of Arts in English from Manhattan College and an Master of Arts in English from Vanderbilt University.
Alex Cross
Alex Cross is the riveting thriller series featuring Detective Alex Cross written by the author James. The Alex Cross series follows the Metropolitan Police Department detective as he hunts criminals, solves grisly murders and strives to protect his family, which set in Cross’ gritty beat in the heart of Washington D.C.
Maximum Ride
This is a series of young adult fantasy novels that was written by Patterson, with an OEL adaptation published by Yen Press. The Maximum Ride series is centered on the adventures of Maximum ‘Max’ Ride and her family, known as the Flock, who are human-avian hybrids born with wings after being experimented on at a lab known as The School. The Maximum Ride series is a reboot of his earlier novels When the Wind Blows and The Lake House, targeted a younger audience.
James Patterson Books
-1st to Die
-2nd Chance
-3rd Degree
-4th Of July
-The 5th Horseman
-The 6th Target
-7th Heaven
-The 8th Confession
-The 9th Judgment
-10th Anniversary
-11th Hour
-12th of Never
-The 13-Minute Murder
-14th Deadly Sin
-15th Affair
-16th Seduction
-17th Suspect
-18th Abduction
-19th Christmas
-20th Victim
-96 Words for Love
-Against Medical Advice
-Alex Cross
-Alert (Michael Bennett Series)
-Alex Cross, Run
-Alex Cross’s Trial
-Ali Cross
-Along Came a Spider
-All-American Murder
-Ambush
-All-American Adventure
-Angel
-The Angel Experiment
-Armageddon
-The Beach House
-Beach Road
-The Big Bad Wolf
-Big Words for Little Geniuses
-Bigger Words for Little Geniuses
-The Black Book
-Black Friday
-Blindside
-Bullseye
-Burn
-Cajun Justice
-Campfire
-The Candies Save Christmas
-Capturing the Devil
-Cat & Mouse
-The Chef
-The Christmas Wedding
-Confessions of a Murder Suspect
-Confessions: The Murder of an Angel
-Confessions: The Paris Mysteries
-Confessions: The Private School Murders
-The Cornwalls Are Gone
-Count To Ten: A Private Novel
-Cradle & All
-Crazy House
-Criss Cross
-Cross Country
-Cross Fire
-Cross Justice
-Cross My Heart
-Cross the Line
-Cuddly Critters For Little Geniuses
-Danger Down the Nile (Treasure Hunters Series)
-The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
-Demons and Druids
-Dog Diaries
-Dog Diaries: Happy Howlidays
-Dog Diaries: Mission Impawsible
-Don’t Blink
-Double Cross
-Ernestine, Catastrophe Queen (James Patterson Presents)
-Escaping From Houdini (James Patterson Presents)
-Fall of Crazy House (Crazy House Series)
-Fang (Maximum Ride Series)
-Fifty Fifty (Harriet Blue Series)
-Filthy Rich
-The Final Warning (Maximum Ride Series)
-The Fire (Witch & Wizard Series)
-First Love
-The First Lady
-Four Blind Mice (Alex Cross Series)
-Game Over (Daniel X Series)
-The Games: A Private Novel (Private Series)
-The Gift (Witch & Wizard Series)
-Girls of Paper and Fire (James Patterson Presents)
-Girls of Storm and Shadow (James Patterson Presents)
-Give Please a Chance
-Give Thank You a Try
-Gone (Michael Bennett Series)
-Guilty Wives
-Gunslinger Girl (James Patterson Presents)
-Haunted (Michael Bennett Series)
-Hawk
-Hide & Seek
-Home Sweet Murder
-Homeroom Diaries
-Honeymoon
-Hope to Die (Alex Cross Series)
-House of Kennedy
-House of Robots (House of Robots Series)
-The House Next Door
-How to Be a Supervillain
-How to Be a Supervillain: Bad Guys Finish First
-How to Be a Supervillain: Born to be Good
-Humans, Bow Down
-Hunting Prince Dracula (James Patterson Presents)
-Hush (On Sale 6/1/20)
-I, Alex Cross (Alex Cross Series)
-I Even Funnier (I Funny Series)
-I Funny (I Funny Series)
-I Funny School of Laughs (I Funny Series)
-I Funny TV (I Funny Series)
-The Injustice (previously published as Expelled)
-The Inn
-I, Michael Bennett (Michael Bennett Series)
-I Totally Funniest (I Funny Series)
-Instinct
-Invisible
-Jack & Jill (Alex Cross Series)
-Jacky Ha-Ha
-Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life Is a Joke
-Jacky Ha-Ha: A Graphic Novel
-The Jester
-Judge & Jury
-Juror
-Katt vs. Dogg
-Kill Alex Cross (Alex Cross Series)
-Killer Instinct
-Kill Me If You Can
-The Kiss (Witch & Wizard Series)
-Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross Series)
-The Lake House
-Laugh Out Loud
-Liar Liar
-Lifeguard
-Lights Out (Daniel X Series)
-London Bridges (Alex Cross Series)
-The Lost (Witch & Wizard Series)
-Mary, Mary (Alex Cross Series)
-Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment
-Max Einstein: Rebels With a Cause
-Max (Maximum Ride Series)
-Maximum Ride Forever (Maximum Ride Series)
-Med Head
-Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
-Middle School: Big Fat Liar
-Middle School: Born to Rock
-Middle School: Dog’s Best Friend
-Middle School: Escape to Australia
-Middle School: From Hero to Zero
-Middle School: Get Me Out of Here!
-Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill
-Middle School: Just My Rotten Luck
-Middle School: Master of Disaster
-Middle School: Save Rafe!
-Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
-Middle School: Ultimate Showdown
-The Midnight Club
-Miracle at Augusta
-Miracle at St. Andrews
-Miracle on the 17th Green
-Missing: A Private Novel
-Mistress
-Murder Beyond the Grave
-The Murder House
-Murder, Interrupted
-The Murder of King Tut
-The Nerdiest Wimpiest Dorkiest I Funny Ever (I Funny Series)
-Never Never (Harriet Blue Series)
-Nevermore (Maximum Ride Series)
-No More Monsters Under Your Bed
-Not So Normal Norbert
-Now You See Her
-NYPD Red (NYPD Red Series)
-NYPD Red 2 (NYPD Red Series)
-NYPD Red 3 (NYPD Red Series)
-NYPD Red 4 (NYPD Red Series)
-Red Alert (NYPD Red Series)
-Once & Future
-Penguins of America
-The People vs. Alex Cross (Alex Cross Series)
-Peril at the Top of the World (Treasure Hunters Series)
-Plunder Down Under (Treasure Hunters Series)
-Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross Series)
-The Postcard Killers
-Pottymouth and Stoopid
-The President Is Missing
-Private (Private Series)
-Private: #1 Suspect (Private Series)
-Private Berlin
-Private Down Under
-Private Games
-Private India: City on Fire
-Private L.A. (Private Series)
-Private London
-Private Paris (Private Series)
-Private Princess (Private Series)
-Private Vegas (Private Series)
-Public School Superhero (Public School Superhero Series)
-Quest for the City of Gold (Treasure Hunters Series)
-The Quickie
-The Radcliffes
-Revenge
-The River Murders
-Robot Revolution (House of Robots Series)
-Robots Go Wild! (House of Robots Series)
-Roses Are Red (Alex Cross Series)
-Run For Your Life (Michael Bennett Series)
-Sail
-Sam’s Letters to Jennifer
-SantaKid
-Saving the World & Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride Series)
-School’s Out-Forever (Maximum Ride Series)
-Sci-Fi Junior High
-Sci-Fi Junior High: Crash Landing
-Scouts
-Season of the Machete
-Second Honeymoon
-Secret of the Forbidden City (Treasure Hunters Series)
-See How They Run
-Sophia, Princess Among Beasts
-Stalking Jack the Ripper (James Patterson Presents)
-Step on a Crack (Michael Bennett Series)
-The Store
-The Summer House (On Sale 6/8/20)
-Sundays at Tiffany’s
-Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas
-Swimsuit
-Swipe Right for Murder
-Sword in the Stars
-Target: Alex Cross
-Texas Ranger
-There was an Old Woman who Lived in a Book
-The Thomas Berryman Number
-Tick Tock (Michael Bennett Series)
-Toys
-Treasure Hunters (Treasure Hunters Series)
-Truth or Die
-Twelve Steps to Normal
-Two from the Heart
-Unbelievably Boring Bart
-The Unflushables
-Triple Homicide
-The Ugly Doodles
-Unsolved
-Unlucky 13 (Women’s Murder Club Series)
-Violets Are Blue (Alex Cross Series)
-The Warning
-Watch the Skies (Daniel X Series)
-When the Wind Blows
-When We Were Lost
-Witch & Wizard (Witch & Wizard Series)
-Woman of God
-Word of Mouse
-Worst Case (Michael Bennett Series)
-You’re Next
-You’ve Been Warned
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