James Patterson writes commercial thrillers and crime fiction, often in long-running series built around recurring investigators. The Alex Cross novels follow a Washington, D.C. detective and psychologist through cases involving serial killers, kidnappings and threats to his family, beginning with Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls. The Women's Murder Club series shifts to San Francisco and a group of women whose work in policing, medicine, law and journalism overlaps during murder investigations. Patterson also writes or co-writes children's books, including the Middle School and Maximum Ride series, so his catalogue extends well beyond adult crime. His thrillers are known for very short chapters, rapid scene changes and plot-first pacing rather than slow procedural detail. For readers browsing crime thrillers, serial-killer fiction and fast-paced detective series, his books overlap with authors such as David Baldacci and Harlan Coben. Read more Less
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