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AlexCrosswasarisingstarintheWashington,DC,PoliceDepartmentwhenanunknownshootergunneddownhiswife,Maria,infrontofhim.Thekillerwasneverfound,andthecaseturnedcold,filedamongtheunsolveddrive-bysinD.C.'sroughneighborhoods.Yearslater,stillhauntedbyhiswife'sdeath,Crossismakingaboldmoveinhislife.NowafreeagentfromthepoliceandtheFBI,he'ssetuppracticeasapsychologistonceagain.HislifewithNanaMama,Damon,Jannie,andlittleAlexisfinallygettinginorder.Heevenhasachanceatanewlove.ThenCross'sformerpartner,JohnSampson,callsinafavor.HeistrackingaserialrapistinGeorgetown,onewhosebrutalmodusoperandirecallsacaseSampsonandCrossworkedtogetheryearsearlier.WhenthecaserevealsaconnectiontoMaria'sdeath,Crosslatchesonforthemosturgentandterrifyingrideofhislife.FromthemanUSATODAYhascalledthe"masterofthegenre,"CROSSisthehigh-velocitythrillerJamesPattersonandAlexCross'sfanshavewaitedyearstoread-andthepinnacleofthebestsellingdetectiveseriesofthepasttwodecades.
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JamesPattersonNotmakinganybonesabouthisbidforsuccess,JamesPattersononcedeclaredhewantedtobeknownas“thekingofthepage-turners.”Whilethatmayseemlikeaprettygrandambition,Pattersonisasworthyofthattitleasanyauthorworkingtoday.BiographyJamesPattersonhadbeenworkingasaverysuccessfuladvertisingcopywriterwhenhedecidedtoputhisMastersdegreeinEnglishtoasomewhatdifferentuse.Inspiredbybestsellinghair-raisingthrillerslikeTheDayoftheJackalandTheExorcist,Pattersonwenttoworkonhisfirstnovel.Publishedin1976,TheThomasBerrymanNumberestablishedhimasawriteroftightlyconstructedmysteriesthatmoveforwardwiththevelocityofabullet.Forhisstartlingdebut,PattersonwasawardedtheprestigiousEdgarAwardforBestFirstMysteryNovel—anauspiciousbeginningtooneofthemostsuccessfulcareersinpublishing.Astringofgrippingstandalonemysteriesfollowed,butitwasthe1992releaseofAlongCameaSpiderthatelevatedPattersontosuperstarstatus.IntroducingAlexCross,abrilliantblackpolicedetective/forensicpsychologist,thenovelwasthefirstinstallmentinaseriesofbestsellingthrillersthathasprovedtobeacashcowfortheauthorandhispublisher.ExaminingPatterson'strackrecord,it'sobviousthathebelievesonegoodseriesdeservesanothermaybeevenathird!In2001,hedebutedtheWomen'sMurderClubwith1sttoDie,afast-pacedthrillerfeaturingfourfemalecrimefighterslivinginSanFranciscoahomicidedetective,amedicalexaminer,anassistantD.A.,andacubreporter.Thesuccessfulserieshascontinuedwithothernumericallytitledinstallments.Then,spinningoffasetofcharactersfromapreviousnovel(1998'sWhentheWindBlows),in2005hepublishedMaximumRide:TheAngelExperiment.Featuringa"flock"ofgeneticallyengineeredflyingchildren,thenovelwasahugehit,especiallywithteenreaders,andspawnedaseriesofvastlypopularfantasyadventures.Inadditiontocontinuinghisbestsellingliteraryfranchises,Pattersonhasalsofoundtimetoco-authorthrillerswithotherwritersincludingPeterdeJonge,AndrewGross,MaxinePaetro,andHowardRoughanandhasevenventuredintoromance(Suzanne'sDiaryforNicholas,Sam'sLetterstoJennifer)andchildren'sliterature(santaKid).Writingatanastonishingpace,thisprolificauthorhasturnedhimselfintoaone-manpublishingjuggernaut,fulfillinghisclearlystatedambitiontobecome"thekingofthepage-turners."GoodToKnowPatterson'sSuzanne'sDiaryForNicholaswasinspiredbyadiaryhiswifekeptthattrackedthedevelopmentoftheirtoddlerson.TwoofPatterson'sAlexCrossmysteries(AlongCameaSpiderandKisstheGirls)havebeenturnedintofilmsstarringMorganFreeman;in2007,aweeklytelevisionseriespremiered,basedonthebestsellingWomen'sMurderClubnovels.
