First Love
James Patterson has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels,the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, includingKiss the GirlsandAlong Came a Spider. Mr. Patterson also writes the bestselling Women's Murder Club novels, set in San Francisco, and the top-selling New York detective series of all time, featuring Detective Michael Bennett. James Patterson has had moreNew York Timesbestsellers than any other writer, ever, according toGuinness World Records.  Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977, James Patterson's books have sold more than 280 million copies. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.