James Patterson

James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author and philanthropist.
His works are the "Alex Cross", "Michael Bennett", "Women's Murder Club", "Maximum Ride", "Daniel X", "NYPD Red", "Witch and Wizard", "Private" series, the "Middle School" series, the "Jacky Ha-Ha" series, the "Jacky Ha-ha Graphic Novel" series, the "Treasure Hunters" series, the "Max Einstein series, and the "I Funny" series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction and romance novels. Some other book series that he wrote are the "Sci-Fi Junior High" series, the "How to be a Supervillain" series, and the "House of Robots" series.
His books have sold more than 300 million copies and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped "Forbes" list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million.
His total income over a decade is about $700 million, making him the richest author in the world. He also has his own filming studio, which is called James Patterson Entertainment.