James Patterson, Andrew Gross Author Biography
After initially being turned down by twenty-six publishers, Patterson's first
novel, The Thomas Berryman Number (1976), was published and went on
to win the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery Novel. However, it was not until
the success of Along Came A Spider (1992) that the former chairman of advertising
company J. W. Thompson left to take up writing full time.
As of 2006 it was estimated that he
has sold about 130 million books worldwide. In North America alone he sold
12 million copies in 2006. In 2005 he had five consecutive #1 New York
Times bestselling hardcovers and is the first author to simultaneously hold the
#1 spot on both the New York Times adult and children's bestseller lists.
A prolific author,...
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