James Patterson grew up in Newburgh, New York, 50 miles north of New York City. Valedictorian of his class at the Christian Brothers school, St. Patrick's, in 1965, Patterson graduated from Manhattan College with a degree in English. He first entertained the idea of becoming a writer in 1971 when he worked as a college student in a mental institution, a job that afforded him abundant time to read. He came up with the idea for his first novel during that time, and five years later, after 26 rejec more...
James Patterson grew up in Newburgh, New York, 50 miles north of New York City. Valedictorian of his class at the Christian Brothers school, St. Patrick's, in 1965, Patterson graduated from Manhattan College with a degree in English. He first entertained the idea of becoming a writer in 1971 when he worked as a college student in a mental institution, a job that afforded him abundant time to read. He came up with the idea for his first novel during that time, and five years later, after 26 rejection slips, his first effort, "The Thomas Berryman Number", appeared in bookstores. Since that time, Patterson has written numerous best-selling thrillers featuring the sensitive, modern-day hero Alex Cross, including "Kiss the Girls", which was made into a major motion picture starring Morgan Freeman.less...
03/22/1947 New York, Middle Atlantic States, Northeastern States, United States,
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Tracy wrote a review on Roses Are Red (Alex Cross)
Love the way his books are written, so easy to read and you never want to put it down.
I never worked the killer out which is unlike me in any books or film. The last sentance of the book.... WOW!! you never would have thought. All his books are great!
jst started reading his books & i'm already hooked jst read 1st to die & 2nd chance now starting to read 3rd degree, jst can't put them down, the house jst isn't getting done.....
Just completed several. Beach Road, Sail, Cross Country. Love them all! Currently reading Cross & Double Cross!! Quick reads, can usually finish in a 1.5 days.
Love the way his books are written, so easy to read and you never want to put it down.
I never worked the killer out which is unlike me in any books or film. The last sentance of the book.... WOW!! you never would have thought. All his books are great!