Author james patterson wikipedia

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Who Is James Patterson?

James Patterson is a prolific author who has written detective stories, thrillers, science fiction, romance and young adult novels.

His first book was published in While being a published author, he continued moving up the ranks of the advertising world until , when he decided to leave his life as an executive to focus on writing full time. Patterson holds the Guinness World Record for having the most books on The New York Times' best-seller list.

Early Years

Patterson was born in Newburgh, New York, on March 22, Patterson was a good student but didn't enjoy reading until after he graduated high school.

He attended Manhattan College as an undergraduate before starting coursework for a master's degree in English literature at Vanderbilt University. Patterson left Vanderbilt after a year, and then took a job as a copywriter at ad agency J.

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Success and 'Alex Cross' Series

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