James Patterson
22-Mar-1947
United States
Author
James Patterson is a prolific writer who wrote stories of detectives, hurricanes, science fiction, romance, and old-fashioned novels. His first book was published in 1976. While still a published writer, he continued to rise in the ranks of advertising until 1996, when he decided to leave his life as an official to focus on full-time writing. Patterson holds the Guinness World Record by having the largest collection of books on The New York Times best-seller list.