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This is an amazing author, although I have not been able to really appreciate what all the fuss is about, LOL. fantasticfiction has this list of his books, I have taken out the anthologies, etc., but it is still pretty impressive!

About James Patterson
James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest selling writers of all time. He is the author of some of the bestselling series of the past decade: the Women's Murder Club, the Alex Cross novels and Maximum Ride, and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand alone thrillers. He has won an Edgar award, the mystery world's highest honour. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

Alex Cross
1. Along Came a Spider (1992)
2. Kiss the Girls (1994)
3. Jack and Jill (1996)
4. Cat and Mouse (1997)
5. Pop! Goes the Weasel (1999)
6. Roses Are Red (2000)
7. Violets Are Blue (2001)
8. Four Blind Mice (2002)
9. The Big Bad Wolf (2003)
10. London Bridges (2004)
11. Mary Mary (2005)
12. Cross (2006)
13. Double Cross (2007)
14. Cross Country (2008)
15. Alex Cross's Trial (2009) (with Richard DiLallo)
16. I, Alex Cross (2009)

When the Wind Blows
1. When the Wind Blows (1998)
2. The Lake House (2003)

Women's Murder Club
1. 1st to Die (2001)
2. 2nd Chance (2002) (with Andrew Gross)
3. 3rd Degree (2004) (with Andrew Gross)
4. 4th of July (2005) (with Maxine Paetro)
5. The 5th Horseman (2006) (with Maxine Paetro)
6. The 6th Target (2007) (with Maxine Paetro)
7. 7th Heaven (2008) (with Maxine Paetro)
8. 8th Confession (2009) (with Maxine Paetro)
9. 9th Judgment (2010) (with Maxine Paetro)

Maximum Ride
1. The Angel Experiment (2005)
2. School's Out-- Forever (2006)
3. Saving the World: And Other Extreme Sports (2007)
4. The Final Warning (2008)
5. Max (2009)
6. Fang (2010)

Michael Bennett (with Michael Ledwidge)
1. Step on a Crack (2007)
2. Run for Your Life (2009)
3. Worst Case (2009)

Daniel X
1. Dangerous Days of Daniel X (2008) (with Michael Ledwidge)
2. Watch the Skies (2009) (with Ned Rust)
3. Demons and Druids (2010)

Novels
The Thomas Berryman Number (1976)
Season of the Machete (1977)
The Jericho Commandment (1979)
aka See How They Run
Virgin (1980)
Black Market (1986)
aka Black Friday
The Midnight Club (1988)
Sam's Letters to Jennifer (1991)
Hide and Seek (1995)
Miracle on the 17th Green (1996) (with Peter De Jonge)
Cradle and All (2000)
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (2001)
The Beach House (2002) (with Peter De Jonge)
The Jester (2003) (with Andrew Gross)
Honeymoon (2005) (with Howard Roughan)
The Lifeguard (2005) (with Andrew Gross)
Beach Road (2006) (with Peter De Jonge)
Judge and Jury (2006) (with Andrew Gross)
The Quickie (2007) (with Michael Ledwidge)
You've Been Warned (2007) (with Howard Roughan)
Sail (2008) (with Howard Roughan)
Sundays at Tiffany's (2008) (with Gabrielle Charbonnet)
Swimsuit (2009) (with Maxine Paetro)
Witch and Wizard (2009) (with Gabrielle Charbonnet)
Private (2010) (with Maxine Paetro)
Don't Blink (2010)
The Postcard Killers (2010) (with Liza Marklund)

Non fiction
Torn Apart: The Heartbreaking Story of a Childhood Lost (2008) (with Hal Friedman)
aka Against Medical Advice
The Murder of King Tut (2009) (with Martin Dugard)

This book is written as Alex Cross as the author of "Trial." While reading "Trial" I realized this was very different than Patterson's other books that I have read, and I've read most of them. Smile Couldn't hardly put it down. There were times while reading "Trial" that I was in tears.

A small Mississippi town so full of prejudice against black people that many of the citizens lynched the blacks for trivial reasons . . . atleast in my estimation. How can people be filled with so much hate???
There was a trial against three white men [members of the Ku Klux Klan] that assaulted Abraham's home. Do you think they were found guilty? The ending regarding Teddy Roosevelt was a BIG surprise for me.

A book that looks inside a person's heart and I believe a book that most people would/should read. JMO

Last week I read "Virgin" and "Kiss the Girls". Felt James Patterson's writing was a little darker than I was in the mood for, but well-written. I will try another of his, probably "Trial" if it is on the shelves. Thanks for introducing me to him!

Patterson's books are real pageturners. I have read a lot of his books. I especially liked Cross Country - I think that's the one where he travels to Africa.