James Patterson
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James Patterson

Crime & Thrillers | Action & Adventure | Sci-Fi & Fantasy

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 375 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

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    • The President Is Missing

    • By: President Bill Clinton, James Patterson
    • Narrated by: Dennis Quaid, January LaVoy, Peter Ganim, and others
    • Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 793
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 725
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 725

    A sitting US President is missing. President Bill Clinton partners with number one best-selling author James Patterson in a powerful, one-of-a-kind thriller....

    • 3 out of 5 stars

    • For a Star Turn it's Hit and Miss

    • By Simon on 05-06-18

    Regular price: £21.99

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    • Unsolved

    • Invisible, Book 2
    • By: James Patterson
    • Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Kevin T. Collins
    • Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 32
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 26
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 26

    FBI researcher Emma Dockery is back with a vengeance. Obsessed with finding a link between a string of deaths across several different states, she is convinced that there's a pattern....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Unsolved

    • By jacqui parsons on 05-07-19

    Regular price: £23.99

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    • Invisible

    • By: James Patterson, David Ellis
    • Narrated by: January LaVoy, Kevin Collins
    • Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 143
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 124
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 123

    Everyone thinks Emma Dockery is crazy. Obsessed with finding the link between hundreds of unsolved cases....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • captivating

    • By mandy on 16-11-14

    Regular price: £20.00

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    • Along Came a Spider

    • Alex Cross, Book 1
    • By: James Patterson
    • Narrated by: Ako Mitchell
    • Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 112
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 99
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 100

    Random House presents the audiobook edition of Along Came a Spider by James Patterson. The international best seller introducing Detective Alex Cross....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Gripping read

    • By Jenny Theodule on 20-11-18

    Regular price: £23.99

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    • Hush Hush

    • Detective Harriet Blue, Book 4
    • By: James Patterson, Candice Fox
    • Narrated by: Kathryn Hartman
    • Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 1
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    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 1

    Harriet Blue used to be a detective. Now she's inmate 3329....

    Regular price: £25.99

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    • 18th Abduction

    • Women’s Murder Club, Book 18
    • By: James Patterson
    • Narrated by: January LaVoy
    • Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 143
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 117
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 115

    When three female schoolteachers go missing in San Francisco, Detective Lindsay Boxer must unravel the mystery of their disappearance....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Fantastic

    • By Anonymous User on 01-05-19

    Regular price: £19.99

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    • Target: Alex Cross

    • By: James Patterson
    • Narrated by: Andre Blake
    • Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 89
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 76
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 76

     The 25th novel in the best-selling Alex Cross series....

    • 2 out of 5 stars

    • Boring.

    • By Francisco M on 27-02-19

    Regular price: £19.99

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    • Sophia, Princess Among Beasts

    • By: James Patterson
    • Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
    • Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
    • Unabridged
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    In a kingdom besieged by poverty, war and despair, Princess Sophia must do whatever it takes to restore peace and protect the people she loves....

    Regular price: £25.99

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    • The First Lady

    • By: James Patterson
    • Narrated by: Deborah McBride
    • Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 129
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 113
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 114

    As he steps out of his hotel in Atlanta with the love of his life, the last thing President Tucker expects is to be greeted by the flashing cameras of the media. Or for his affair to be revealed to the world....

    • 3 out of 5 stars

    • First the President Now the First Lady!

    • By Simon on 16-12-18

    Regular price: £23.99

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    • Jack and Jill

    • Alex Cross, Book 3
    • By: James Patterson
    • Narrated by: Ako Mitchell
    • Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 61
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 53
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 53

    Detective Alex Cross is stretched to breaking point as two killers hit Washington, DC....

    Regular price: £23.99

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