James Patterson

The name of the writer James Patterson is well known not only to book lovers, but also to film lovers all over the world. Based on his works, such movie hits as "Kissing the Girls", "And the Spider Came", "I am Alex Cross" were shot.

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Created in the genres of thriller and psychological detective, Patterson keeps the reader in suspense from the beginning to the final scene, sometimes bringing unexpected surprises at the end. For this skill, he is adored by millions of fans around the world. The writer has repeatedly become the best-selling author on the planet and even entered the Guinness Book of Records.

James B. Patterson was born on March 21, 1947 in Newburgh, USA. Father Charles Patterson worked as an insurance agent. Isabelle Morris's mother is a school teacher and housewife. The writer's biographers report that James studied well at school, but did not like to read. And only after starting to study English language and literature at the prestigious Manhattan College in New York, he began to avidly read: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, James Joyce, Gunther Grass.

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Patterson continued his education at Vanderbilt University in Nashville with a Master of Arts. During his studies, he worked in a psychiatric center to pay for his studies. The guy graduated from the university with honors and in 1971 he started working in the advertising business as a simple copywriter.

Patterson worked in advertising for over 20 years, eventually headed the agency J. Walter Thompson, where he began his career. But along with business, James became interested in literary creativity. His first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, was, he later admitted, influenced by Evan Connell's books.

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The debut was successful, the book was a commercial success and received an Oscar for detective literature - the Edgar Prize. In subsequent years (1977-1980) the author wrote a number of works: Season of the Machete, See How They Run, Virgin.

In 1993, the first novel of the series about Alex Cross was published. Cross is a forensic psychologist who previously worked for the Washington Metropolitan Police Force and the FBI. After retiring from service, he became a private psychologist and government consultant.

The Alex Cross series has become the most popular in Patterson's work. The very first books became bestsellers: "And the Spider Came" (1993), "Kissing the Girls" (1995), "Leap of Weasel" (1999), "Red Roses" (2000). These and other novels topped the famous New York Times rankings and sold in the millions. Hollywood adaptations of the writer's novels also fueled success. In the films, the role of detective Alex Cross was played by the brilliant Morgan Freeman.

In 1996, the writer left the business and started writing books. Continues the series about Alex Cross: as if by tradition, the author writes one novel about a private detective a year (today there are more than 25 of them).

With the turn of the new millennium, Patterson begins a new series of detectives "Women's Murder Club". In 2001, the first novel, Die First, was published. In the mid-2000s, a series about detective Michael Bennett, co-authored with Michael Ledwidge, appeared in the writer's bibliography, and 10 years later - a series about a woman detective Harriet Blue.

In addition, there is another favorite series of the author - a private one. In it, James Patterson collects books co-authored with other writers. Among his creative partners are Maxine Paetro, Andrew Gross, Peter Dehonge and others. In 2010, he worked with Swedish writer Lisa Marklund on The Killer's Postcard.

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Over time, the prose writer realized that he needed to diversify his activities and create children's books - science fiction and fantasy. Since 2005, the writer has written a number of books about the Maximum Ride, which saves young phenomena with superpowers from those who want to use them as a secret weapon. The first book in the Angel Experiment series is published in 2005.

Patterson is a big believer in the spread of reading. In 2005 he founded the J. Patterson Prize for those who offer the most original and effective way to attract the reader to books. He also donates money to libraries and shares his experience with young authors by creating a Writing Lessons course for them.

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He himself also does not stand aside from creativity and still proves that his advertising genius is still capable of giving out simple moves. In 2015, the writer released a thousand copies of the new thriller "Private Vegas" in the form of self-destructing e-books. And in 2018 he presented the interactive novel "Chef". In order to read it, users of the social network need to send messages to a special group.

In 2018, Patterson began working on the series Murder Forever, and almost immediately, filmmakers began filming the series The Nature of Murder based on her.

James Patterson married Sue Solee at the dawn of his writing success in 1997. The next year, the couple had a son, Jack. That's all there is to know about the personal life of the bestselling author.

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He does not like to talk about the family in interviews, but he often posts pictures with family and friends on social networks. The Pattersons now live in their cozy home in Palm Beach, Florida.

Today Patterson is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the record number of bestselling books.

In 2018, he was named among Forbes' Highest Paid Writers, surpassing J.K. Rowling, leader in 2017. Overall, the American climbed to the top of the list for the 10th time in 20 years.

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Since 2017, the writer began working on a project of a science fiction novel, co-written with former US President Bill Clinton. The novel entitled "The President is Gone" was released in 2018.

In 2019, fans of the writer are expecting new fascinating literary novelties from him.

1993 - "And the Spider Came" 1995 - "Kissing the Girls" 1999 - "Leap of Weasel" 2001 - "Die First" 2005 - "Experiment" Angel "2006 -" The Fifth Horseman "2009 -" I, Alex Cross "2015 -" Justice Cross "2017 -" The people against Alex Cross "2018 -" The president is gone "

James Patterson 's estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & many more details have been updated below.

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James Patterson Net Worth 2022

James Patterson 's revenue is $1.7M in 2022. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Patterson and could vary in the range between $996.9K - $1.1M.

James Patterson Net Worth 2021

James Patterson 's revenue is $1.2M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Patterson and could vary in the range between $736.9K - $1.9M.

James Patterson Net Worth 2020

James Patterson 's revenue is $1.4M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Patterson and could vary in the range between $586.8K - $1.3M.

James Patterson Net Worth 2019

James Patterson 's revenue is $1.5M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Patterson and could vary in the range between $765.9K - $1.5M.

James Patterson Net Worth 2018

James Patterson 's revenue is $1.8M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Patterson and could vary in the range between $736.6K - $1.4M.

James Patterson Net Worth 2017

James Patterson 's revenue is $1.8M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Patterson and could vary in the range between $827.8K - $1.7M.

James Patterson Net Worth 2016

James Patterson 's revenue is $1.3M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is James Patterson and could vary in the range between $923.7K - $1.1M.

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