Chapters (91)

340 speak out about phoniness and corruption: Gaines, “Mark David Chapman Part III.”

340 lack his superior intelligence: Gaines, “Mark David Chapman Part III.”

340 a minimum of twenty years: Shaffer, Marques, and Singleton, “Mark David Chapman Is Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Killing John Lennon.”

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author and most trusted storyteller. He has created many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, and I Funny. Among his notable literary collaborations are The President Is Missing, with President Bill Clinton, and the Max Einstein series, produced in partnership with the Albert Einstein Estate. Patterson’s writing career is characterized by a single mission: to prove that there is no such thing as a person who “doesn’t like to read,” only people who haven’t found the right book. He’s given over three million books to schoolkids and the military, donated more than seventy million dollars to support education, and endowed over five thousand college scholarships for teachers. For his prodigious imagination and championship of literacy in America, Patterson was awarded the 2019 National Humanities Medal. The National Book Foundation presented him with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and nine Emmy Awards. He lives in Florida with his family.

Casey Sherman is a New York Times bestselling author or coauthor of eleven books, including The Finest Hours and Hunting Whitey. He’s an award-winning journalist who has written for the Washington Post, Esquire, and the Boston Herald.

Dave Wedge is a New York Times bestselling author or coauthor of four books, including Boston Strong and Hunting Whitey. He’s an award-winning journalist who has written for the Boston Herald, Vice, and Esquire.