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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: 319
Fever Swamp A Journey Through the Strange Neverland of the 2016 Presidential Race
Eden in Winter
2014 - Eden in Winter [Blaine, Bk 3] (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781623651473
ISBN-10: 1623651476
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 5

Loss of Innocence
2014 - Loss of Innocence (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781623651237
ISBN-10: 1623651239
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 4

Fall from Grace
2013 - Fall From Grace [Blaine, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781451617078
ISBN-10: 1451617070
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 13

Fall from Grace
2012 - Fall From Grace (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781451617054
ISBN-10: 1451617054
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 11

Fall from Grace
2012 - Fall From Grace [Blaine, Bk 1 - Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781442344372
ISBN-10: 1442344377
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
 1

The Devil's Light
2012 - The Devil's Light (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781451616811
ISBN-10: 1451616813
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 7

The Final Judgment
2011 - The Final Judgment (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780312381639
ISBN-10: 0312381638
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
 1

Silent Witness
2011 - Silent Witness [Movie Tie-in Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781250014849
ISBN-10: 1250014840
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 2.3/5 Stars.
 3

Eclipse
2011 - Eclipse [Audio CD - Abridged] (Audio CD)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781427213006
ISBN-10: 1427213003
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

The Devil's Light
2011 - The Devil's Light [Basic] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781410438355
ISBN-10: 141043835X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

In the Name of Honor
2011 - In the Name of Honor (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312946401
ISBN-10: 0312946406
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 22

The Devil's Light
2011 - The Devil's Light (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781451616804
ISBN-10: 1451616805
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 7

Silent Witness
2011 - Silent Witness [Tony Lord, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312381646
ISBN-10: 0312381646
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 16

Eyes of a Child
2010 - Eyes of a Child [Chistopher Paget, Bk 3] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780312381622
ISBN-10: 031238162X
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 13

In the Name of Honor
2010 - In the Name of Honor [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781427209474
ISBN-10: 1427209472
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.6/5 Stars.
 5

In the Name of Honor
2010 - In the Name of Honor (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780805087741
ISBN-10: 0805087745
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 22

The Spire
2010 - The Spire (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312946395
ISBN-10: 0312946392
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 48

Degree of Guilt
2010 - Degree of Guilt [Christopher Paget, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312381615
ISBN-10: 0312381611
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 24

Eclipse
2009 - Eclipse (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780312946388
ISBN-10: 0312946384
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 52

The Spire
2009 - The Spire (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780805087734
ISBN-10: 0805087737
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 25

2007 - The Race [Audio CD] (Audio CD)
2007 - The Race [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
2007 - Exile [Audio CD - Abridged] (Audio CD)
2007 - Exile [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
2005 - Conviction [Christopher Paget, Bk 4] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
2005 - Conviction [Christopher Paget, Bk 4] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
2005 - Conviction [Christopher Paget, Bk 4 - Audio CD - Abridged] (Audio CD)Audio CD
2005 - No Safe Place [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 1 - Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
2004 - Balance of Power [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 3] (Paperback)Hardcover
2003 - Balance of Power [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 3] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
2003 - Balance of Power [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 3 - Audio Cassette - Unanbridged] (Audio Cassette)
2001 - Protect and Defend [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
2001 - Protect and Defend [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
2000 - Protect and Defend [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 2 - Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
2000 - Protect and Defend [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 2] (Hardcover)Paperback
2000 - Protect and Defend [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 2 - Large Print] (Paperback)Hardcover
1999 - Dark Lady [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
1999 - No Safe Place [Kerry Kilcannon, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
1998 - No Safe Place [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)Audio Cassette
1997 - Silent Witness [Tony Lord, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
1996 - Silent Witness [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)Audio Cassette
1995 - Eyes of a Child [Christopher Paget, Bk 3] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
1995 - Eyes of a Child [Christopher Paget, Bk 3] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
1995 - Eyes of a Child [Christopher Paget, Bk 3] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
1994 - Degree of Guilt [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
1993 - Degree of Guilt [Christopher Paget, Bk 2] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
1986 - Private Screening [Tony Lord, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback
1985 - The Lasko Tangent [Christopher Paget, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
Degree of Guilt [Christopher Paget, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover