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Richard North Patterson (born February 22, 1947) is an American author of fiction. He was born in Berkeley, California, the eldest child of a corporate executive and a housewife. While still a child, he moved with his parents to Bay Village, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from Bay High School in 1964. He graduated in 1968 from Ohio Wesleyan University. In 1971 he graduated from Case Western Reserve Law School and served as an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Ohio and has been partner in several of the country’s leading law firms. He also served as the liaison for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to the Watergate Special Prosecutor.

Richard did not start writing until he was 29 and already out of law school. He began his first book, The Lasko Tangent, as part of a creative writing course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Once it was completed, he found a publisher, and the novel won the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the category "Best First Mystery Novel (American)" in 1980. He published three more novels before retiring, in 1993, from the practice of law to devote himself to writing. Since then he has written 11 additional novels, with eight consecutive international bestsellers, including No Safe Place, Eyes of a Child, and Dark Lady. His has also won the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.

Patterson was a past chairman of the National Governing Board for Common Cause. He has served on boards of several advocacy groups dealing with gun violence, political reform, and reproductive rights. His family consists of 5 children, one of whom is his adopted daughter Katherine who graduated Summa Cum Laude from Vanderbilt University in 2007 with a B.A. in neuroscience. They split their time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Martha's Vineyard.

In 2008, Patterson received a Distinguished Achievement Citation from Ohio Wesleyan University as part of its graduation ceremonies.The Distinguished Achievement Citation, the highest honor the OWU Alumni Association can award, recognizes an honoree’s work and service to the national and international community. [1]

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Total Books: 320
Balance of Power
Balance of Power
Balance of Power [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 3] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780345450173
ISBN-10: 0345450175
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 28

Balance of Power
Balance of Power [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 3] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780345450180
ISBN-10: 0345450183
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 86

Balance of Power
Balance of Power [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 3 - Audio Cassette - Unanbridged] (Audio Cassette)
ISBN-13: 9780736694360
ISBN-10: 0736694366
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Betriebliche Altersversorgung
Betriebliche Altersversorgung (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783896992000
ISBN-10: 3896992007
Genre: Nonfiction
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Caroline Masters
Caroline Masters (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780345444929
ISBN-10: 0345444922
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 28

Conviction
Conviction
Conviction (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780739449776
ISBN-10: 073944977X
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 8

Conviction A Novel
Conviction a Novel (Audio Cassette)Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780739301333
ISBN-10: 0739301330
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Conviction
Conviction [Christopher Paget, Bk 4] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780345450197
ISBN-10: 0345450191
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 51

Conviction
Conviction [Christopher Paget, Bk 4] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780345450203
ISBN-10: 0345450205
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 94

Conviction
Conviction [Christopher Paget, Bk 4 - Audio CD - Abridged] (Audio CD)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780739301340
ISBN-10: 0739301349
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 9

Dark Lady
Dark Lady (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780091801472
ISBN-10: 0091801478
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Dark Lady
Dark Lady (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780099175421
ISBN-10: 0099175428
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 3

Dark Lady
Dark Lady (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780345404787
ISBN-10: 0345404785
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 98

Dark Lady
Dark Lady (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780375408311
ISBN-10: 0375408312
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 7

Dark Lady
Dark Lady (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780679450436
ISBN-10: 0679450432
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 35

Dark Lady
Dark Lady [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
ISBN-13: 9780375408298
ISBN-10: 0375408290
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 15

Das Siegel des Schweigens
Das Siegel Des Schweigens [The Lasko Tangent - German Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9783442424375
ISBN-10: 3442424372
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Degr de Culpabilit
Degr De Culpabilit [Degree of Guilt - French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9782226070050
ISBN-10: 2226070052
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Degree Of Guilt
Degree of Guilt (Paperback)Paperback, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780099283614
ISBN-10: 0099283611
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Degree of Guilt [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
Degree of Guilt [Christopher Paget, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
Degree of Guilt [Christopher Paget, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
Degree of Guilt [Christopher Paget, Bk 2] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
Der Kandidat [German Edition] (Paperback)
Eclipse [Audio CD - Abridged] (Audio CD)Audio CD
Eine Frage Der Ehre [Protect and Defend - German Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
Equation Une Inconnue [The Outside Man - French Edition] (Paperback)
Exile [Audio CD - Abridged] (Audio CD)
Exile [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
Exilio [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Eyes of a Child [Chistopher Paget, Bk 3] (Paperback)
Eyes of a Child [Christopher Paget, Bk 3] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
Eyes of a Child [Christopher Paget, Bk 3] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
Eyes of a Child [Christopher Paget, Bk 3] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
Fall From Grace [Blaine, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback
Fall From Grace [Blaine, Bk 1 - Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
The Final Judgment a Novel [Random House Large Print] (Paperback)
Final Judgment [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
Geschlossene Tren [Eyes of a Child - German Edition] (Paperback)
Im Kreis Der Macht [Balance of Power - German Edition] (Paperback)
In the Name of Honor [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
Jugement Sans Appel [The Final Judgement - French Edition] (Paperback)
La Dame De L'ombre [The Dark Lady - French Edition] (Paperback)
La Loi De Lasko [The Lasko Tangent - French Edition] (Paperback)
L'affaire Tierney [Protect and Defend - French Edition] (Paperback)
The Lasko Tangent [Christopher Paget, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
Loss of Innocence [Blaine, Bk 2] (Hardcover)
Nachtschwarz [Dark Lady - German Edition] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
No Safe Place [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)Audio Cassette
No Safe Place [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
No Safe Place [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 1 - Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
Nulle Part Au Monde [No Safe Place - French Edition] (Paperback)
Pour Les Yeux D'un Enfant [Eyes of a Child - French Edition] (Paperback)
Private Screening [Tony Lord, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback
Private Screenings [Tony Lord, Bk 1 - Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
Projection Prive [Private Screening - French Edition] (Paperback)
Protect and Defend [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
Protect and Defend [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 2] (Hardcover)Paperback
Protect and Defend [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 2 - Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
The Race [Audio CD] (Audio CD)
The Race [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
Silent Witness [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)Audio Cassette
Silent Witness [Movie Tie-in Edition] (Paperback)
Silent Witness [Tony Lord, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
Silent Witness [Tony Lord, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
Tage Der Unschuld [Silent Witness - German Edition] (Paperback)
Verurteilt [Private Screening - German Edition] (Paperback)