The website has specific book recommendations aimed towards the child's ability. He also has a website dedicated to helping parents and educators ignite the reading spark in students. ONE ON ONE: Fundamentals with Dwyane Wade and James Patterson highlights the importance of reading for success in life. Patterson co-hosts a webcast with Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade. The James Patterson Teach Education Scholarship has been established to support the next generation of teachers at 19 different universities across the country. Patterson is also well known for his philanthropy. In addition to adult novels, Patterson has recently become the bestselling author for the young adult and middle grade categories. While he has received his share of criticism for this practice, it hasn't mattered to his devoted following and as he continues to top the charts with each new release. Unlike many of his counterparts, Patterson is a fan of collaboration and works with several ghostwriters and co-authors to keep the mysteries coming for his demanding readers. There have been nine files - seven made for TV movies and three major motion pictures that were adapted from Patterson novels. His books have sold approximately 300 million copies worldwide and he is the first author to achieve ten million eBook sales.

In fact, he holds the New York Times AND Guinness records for most best-selling, hardcover, fiction titles by a single author, an astonishing accomplishment of 76! Patterson is possible best known for his Alex Cross series, which has held the top selling detective series for the past ten years.

End of.James Patterson is a world-renowned mystery writer that has dominated the New York Times Bestseller list for decades. 'A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting.' MARK LAWSON, GUARDIAN It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFREY DEAVER 'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer. 'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD Meanwhile, a more sinister player lurks in the shadows, one who knows the Wolfs' secrets better than Cantor ever will. All four have the means and the motive to commit murder. So when he is found murdered on his yacht adrift in San Francisco Bay, SFPD detective Ben Cantor knows exactly where to begin his investigation.Īs the siblings vie for control of their father's vast power and assets, the detective pieces together the hierarchy of the 'pack of wolves'. Joe Wolf has raised three sons and one daughter using the same cut-throat mentality that built his California business empire: Kill or be killed. The dynamics are simple in the Wolf family.

The House of Wolves by James Patterson