History Creator / JamesPatterson

Also played poker with [[Series/{{Castle}} a fictional crime writer]].

Apart from his massive bibliography, he is notable for writing two books with ''ex-president UsefulNotes/BillClinton'', both of which feature a [[ActionPolitican badass fictional president]] foiling a plot against America. (A little wish fulfillment there maybe, Bill?) They are ''The President is Missing'' (2018) and ''The President's Daughter'' (2021). Patterson also wrote his memoirs, ''James Patterson by James Patterson'', in 2022.

* ''Alex Cross'' - A detective in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC. Three novels have been adapted for the big screen- ''Film/AlongCameASpider'', ''Film/KissTheGirls'' (where the character was played by Creator/MorganFreeman) and ''Film/AlexCross'' (based on ''Cross'' where he is played by Creator/TylerPerry).

* AlphaBitch: [[GirlPosse Three of them]] in ''My Brother Is A Big Fat Liar''; collectively known as the Princess Patrol.

* FreeRangeChildren: In ''I Funny'', then-sixth-grader Jamie Grimm goes to another town by himself for a comedy contest on his own -- did we mention he's paraplegic? -- and it's strongly implied he wheeled himself home in the middle of the night. (Overlaps with HandicappedBadass in that case)

* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:Jiang Lijun]] is killed by his boss for this in ''The President's Daughter''.

James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is a prolific American thriller writer. By "prolific", we mean he releases [[https://www.jamespatterson.com/landing-page/james-patterson-books/ at least two books a month]], ranging from children's comics to adult non-fiction. Patterson is partly known for really short chapters, which are supposed to keep the plot moving. He credits shortening the chapters and [[FocusGroupEnding focus-testing]] his books with leading to his big rise to fame.

As for his prolific output, he pulls this off by maintaining a stable of co-writers to 'help' with most of the books. Patterson comes up with an idea, [[http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/books/380231/James-Patterson-the-best-seller-who-doesn-t-write-his-own-books writes a treatment of 60 to 80 pages]] containing all the key plot points, and then hands it off to his co-author to create the final product, periodically reviewing and providing feedback. This practice is often criticized in literary circles, but Patterson defends himself by saying that collaboration is common in practically all media. It also doesn't hurt that he [[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/james-patterson--scholastic-reading-club-award-first-round-of-grants-to-school-libraries-due-to-high-demand-for-funding-patterson-announces-an-additional-250000--bringing-total-to-175-million-to-help-libraries-across-the-u-300106642.html donates millions of dollars]] to school libraries and independent bookshops.

Apart from his massive output, he is notable for writing two books with ''ex-president UsefulNotes/BillClinton'', both of which feature a fictional president foiling a plot against America... [[ActionPolitician personally]]. (A little wish fulfillment there maybe, Bill?) They are ''The President is Missing'' (2018) and ''The President's Daughter'' (2021). Patterson also wrote his memoirs, ''James Patterson by James Patterson'', in 2022.

Apart from his massive output, he is notable for writing two books with ''ex-president UsefulNotes/BillClinton'', both of which revolve a president foiling plots against the USA... [[ActionPolitician personally]]. (A little wish fulfillment there maybe, Bill?) They are ''The President is Missing'' (2018) and ''The President's Daughter'' (2021). Patterson also wrote his memoirs, ''James Patterson by James Patterson'', in 2022.

* AlphaBitch: [[RuleOfThree Three]] [[GirlPosse of them]] in ''My Brother Is A Big Fat Liar''; collectively known as the Princess Patrol.

* BlackWidow: Nora Roberts, the main character in ''Honeymoon''. She kills two rich guys a short while after they propose to her with her two piece signature dish: an omelet laced with one poison, and sparkle water mixed with a second poison.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: ''The Perfect Assassin'' revolves around a guy getting trained in this method. At the end he has 20/10 vision (i.e. twice as good as a normal person), can swim for miles in ice-cold water and ''stop bullets with his bare chest''. Meanwhile, the bad guys are running an AcademyOfEvil using a less-powerful version of the same training.

* TooDumbToLive: ''Judge and Jury'' is about the trial of a mob leader who is a powerful sociopath. The judge lets him hear the jury's names during selection. Even after he gets someone to break into her alarmed house, leave the evening paper under her pillow, and all but openly threatens her, she does nothing. By the end of the day, all but one of the jurors is dead. The retrial is locked down like Fort Knox.

As for his prolific output, he pulls this off by maintaining a stable of co-writers to help churn out new installments for some of his franchises. Patterson [[http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/books/380231/James-Patterson-the-best-seller-who-doesn-t-write-his-own-books writes a treatment of 60 to 80 pages]] containing all the key plot points, and then hands it off to his co-author to flesh out the details, periodically reviewing and providing feedback. This practice is often criticized in literary circles, but Patterson defends himself by saying that collaboration is common in practically all media. It also doesn't hurt that he [[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/james-patterson--scholastic-reading-club-award-first-round-of-grants-to-school-libraries-due-to-high-demand-for-funding-patterson-announces-an-additional-250000--bringing-total-to-175-million-to-help-libraries-across-the-u-300106642.html donates millions of dollars]] to school libraries and independent bookshops.

Apart from his dozens of books, he is notable for writing two with ''ex-president Bill Clinton'', one of the rare cases where Patterson is billed second on the cover. The first book is ''The President is Missing'' (2018) and the second is ''The President's Daughter'' (2021).

His main series of novels are:

* ''Middle School'' - SliceOfLife illustrated novels about a troubled middle-school kid. They were popular enough to get some spinoffs, one is called ''I Funny'' and stars a [[DisabledSnarker wheelchair-bound comedian]] classmate, and the other is ''Middle School: My Brother Is A Big Fat Liar'' from the perspective of the protagonist's sister. sister.

* {{Pheromones}}: A major plot point in ''Zoo'' involves pheromone signals making animals attack people.

* RuleOfCool: His most well-known young adult series -- ''Literature/MaximumRide'', ''Literature/DanielX'', and ''Literature/WitchAndWizard'' -- have a tendency to run on this at the expense of logic.

James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is a prolific American thriller writer. By "prolific", we mean he releases [[https://www.jamespatterson.com/landing-page/james-patterson-coming-releases/ about one novel per month]], and in 2016 he's launching a brand of novellas. Patterson's work is partly known for really short chapters, which were designed to keep the plot moving. Patterson was originally a lesser-known, yet award-winning novelist until he decided to shorten the chapters and [[FocusGroupEnding focus-test]] his books. Upon making those changes, he suddenly hit fame.

As for Patterson's prolific output, he pulls this off by maintaining a stable of co-writers to help churn out new installments for some of his franchises. Patterson [[http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/books/380231/James-Patterson-the-best-seller-who-doesn-t-write-his-own-books writes a treatment of 60 to 80 pages]] containing all the key plot points, and then hands it off to his co-author to flesh out the details, periodically reviewing and providing feedback. This practice is often criticized in literary circles, but Patterson points out that collaboration is common in practically all media. It also doesn't hurt that he [[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/james-patterson--scholastic-reading-club-award-first-round-of-grants-to-school-libraries-due-to-high-demand-for-funding-patterson-announces-an-additional-250000--bringing-total-to-175-million-to-help-libraries-across-the-u-300106642.html donates millions of dollars]] to school libraries and indie bookshops.

* ''Michael Bennett'' - A widowed detective in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. With ten kids. Adopted and multi-racial, naturally.

* [[Literature/MiddleSchool ''Middle School'']] - SliceOfLife part-illustrated novels with surprising depth that also inspired other books. One is called ''I Funny'' and stars [[DisabledSnarker crippled comedian]] Jamie Grimm, and another called ''Middle School: My Brother Is A Big Fat Liar'' written by Rafe's sister.

Other Works (incomplete):
* ''Sail'' (2008) - a tale of black underwear, black deeds and a message in a bottle.
* ''Swimsuit'' (2009)
* ''Filthy Rich'' (2016) - one of the rare nonfiction books from Patterson, researching the case of depraved billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
* ''The President Is Missing'' (2018) - co-written with ''Bill Clinton'' and one of the few times he is the ''second'' author credited on the cover.

* BlackBraAndPanties: In ''Sail'', it is stated that a lawyer likes it best when his mistress is wearing black underwear.

%% * DisabledSnarker: Jamie Grimm.
* {{Expy}}: In ''Private: London'', the lead character is '''Daniel C'''arter, a blonde, blue-eyed ladykiller with a military background and dry wit, even in crisis situations. The bad guy even turns out to [[spoiler:be a lunatic out to destabilize a region of the world who kidnaps a scientist to that end]]. In short, he's very similar to Film/JamesBond as a Private Detective, though a lot less sanguine about killing.
%% * FalseRoulette: In ''Sail''.

* {{Pheromones}}: A major plot point in ''Zoo'' involves pheromone signals.

* ''Women's Murder Club'' - A detective, an ME, a DA and crime reporter. TheyFightCrime in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco. Was adapted as a [[Series/WomensMurderClub TV series]] in 2007, it lasted one season.

* CrusadingWidower: Michael Bennett.
* DisabledSnarker: Jamie Grimm.

* FalseRoulette: In ''Sail''.

* ''Women's Murder Club'' - A detective, an ME, a DA and crime reporter. TheyFightCrime in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco. Was adapted as a TV series in 2007, it lasted one season.

* AboutTheAuthor: Is found on most, if not all of his hardback books. Typically more serious in his adult novels, but are sometimes a bit humorous for his middle school and teen series.

* AboutTheAuthor: Is found on most, if not all of his hardback books. Typically more serious in his adult novels, but are sometimes a bit humorous for his middle school and teen series'.

* ShownTheirWork: In ''London'', Dan Carter narrates that an actress, whose name he can't recall, in the restaurant he's in is rumoured to be the next Companion on ''Series/DoctorWho'' and was "wearing a skirt even shorter than that worn the current one" (Amy Pond).

* IrishPriest: Mike Bennett's grandfather Seamus (he become a priest after he was widowed).

* {{Expy}}: In ''Private: London'', the lead character is '''Daniel C'''arter, a blonde, blue-eyed ladykiller with a military background and dry wit, even in crisis situations. The bad guy even turns out to [[spoiler:be a lunatic out to destabalize a region of the world who kidnaps a scientist to that end]]. In short, he's very similar to Film/JamesBond as a Private Detective, though a lot less sanguine about killing.

* ''Women's Murder Club'' - A detective, an ME, a DA and crime reporter. TheyFightCrime in UsfulNotes/SanFrancisco. Was adapted as a TV series in 2007, it lasted one season.

James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is a prolific American thriller writer. By "prolific", we mean he releases [[http://www.jamespatterson.com/comingReleases.php about one novel per month]], and in 2016 he's launching a brand of novellas. Patterson's work is partly known for really short chapters, which were designed to keep the plot moving. Patterson was originally a lesser-known, yet award-winning novelist until he decided to shorten the chapters and [[FocusGroupEnding focus-test]] his books. Upon making those changes, he suddenly hit fame.

* ''Literature/JackyHaHa''
* ''Literature/MiddleSchool''

* FreeRangeChildren: In ''I Funny'', then-sixth-grader Jamie Grimm goes to another town by himself for a comedy contest on his own -- did we mention he's paraplegic? -- and it's strongly implied he wheeled himself home in the middle of the night. (Overlaps with HandicappedBaddass in that case)

* FreeRangeChildren: In ''I Funny'', Jamie Grimm goes to another town by himself for a comedy contest on his own -- did we mention he's paraplegic? -- and it's strongly implied he wheeled himself home in the middle of the night.