James Pattersonย is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Womenโs Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ERย nurses.ย Pattersonย has coauthored #1 bestselling novels withย Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, andย collaborated most recently withย Michael Crichton on the blockbusterย Eruption.ย He has told the story ofย his own life inย James Patterson by James Pattersonย and receivedย an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.