James Patterson

James Patterson has written numerous international bestsellers and his books have sold an estimated 130 million copies worldwide. He is the creator of the #1 new detective series of the past dozen years, featuring Alex Cross and including the Hollywood-adapted Along Came A Spider and Kiss The Girls, starring Morgan Freeman. He is also the creator of the #1 new detective series of the past five years, featuring Lindsay Boxer and the other members of the Women’s Murder Club. The most recent bestseller in that series is the Australian #1 bestseller Step On A Crack.

Patterson is the first author to have #1 new titles simultaneously on New York Times adult and children’s lists. His first foray into kid-accessible fiction, the critically acclaimed Maximum Ride series, debuted on the list at #1 and remained there for 12 straight weeks. The series has so far been on the New York Times bestsellers lists for more than 54 weeks, proving that kids love pageturners, too!

Patterson is the author of novels – from The Thomas Berryman Number (1976) to Honeymoon (2005) – that have won awards including the Edgar, the BCA Mystery Guild’s Thriller of the Year, and the International Thriller of the Year award.

Patterson is the creator of the books behind six movies on the Hollywood fast-track, including the young adult series Maximum Ride, an adaptation of the celebrated illustrated children’s book, Santakid, the thrillers Honeymoon and Lifeguard, the Alex Cross series, and a stunning horror novel to be published late 2007, You’ve Been Warned. His Women’s Murder Club series has also been green-lighted as a pilot for television.