**James Patterson *has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records *. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels **,*the most popu...

**James Patterson *has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records *. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels **,*the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider *. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.