*Is America's best-loved storyteller across multiple genres. The Harvard Business School is renowned for its rigorous case study teaching methodology, and Patterson's publishing world successes are being taught in a graduate-level course to the best and the brightest future corporate leaders. *Is the first author ever to be a Harvard Business School case study. And, in 2007, he launched his 3rd #1 bestselling series with Step on a Crack, featuring New York City policed detective Michael Bennett. The next bestselling detective series also belongs to Patterson ' the Women's Murder Club series, including,1st to Die, 2nd Chance, and 3rd Degree, and 4th of July. Patterson's Alex Cross series, including Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls, is the top selling US detective s. *Has created the top two bestselling detective series of the past decade. *Is the only author to occupy the #1 slot on the New York Times Adult Fiction and Children's Chapter Book bestsellers lists SIMULTANEOUSLY! Patterson is also the only author to have THREE simultaneous HARDCOVER bestsellers on the New York Times Adult Fiction and Children's Chapter Book bestsellers lists! *Has had 19 CONSECUTIVE #1 New York Times hardcover bestselling novels.

*Has sold more than 150 million books worldwide. In 2007, an estimated 16 million James Patterson books were sold in the United States alone'more than John Grisham and Stephen King sold, combined. *Is responsible for one out of every fifteen hardcover novels sold in 2007. *Holds the New York Times bestsellers list record* with 39 New York Times bestselling titles overall.

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