James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

AmericanCrimePolice ProceduralPsychological Thrillerb. 1947

James Patterson is an American author born in New York in 1947. He is known for his thrillers and suspense novels, and is one of the world's bestselling authors. He has created numerous popular series, including Alex Cross and the Women's Murder Club. Patterson frequently collaborates with other authors. Maxine Paetro is also an American author, born in 1946, who has collaborated with James Patterson on the Women's Murder Club series and other standalone fiction. She previously worked in advertising and published several books before co-authoring with Patterson.

Awards

['Edgar Allan Poe Award', 'Edgar Award', "BCA Mystery Guild's Thriller of the Year award", 'International Thriller of the Year award', 'Emmy Awards', 'Literarian Award']

Notable Works

['Alex Cross series', "Women's Murder Club series", 'Michael Bennett series', 'Maximum Ride series', 'Daniel X series', 'NYPD Red series', 'Witch & Wizard series', 'Private series', 'Middle School series', 'Along Came a Spider', 'Kiss the Girls', 'The Thomas Berryman Number']