“James Patterson writes his thrillers as if he were building roller coasters.”

—Associated Press

“No one gets this big without natural storytelling talent—which is what James Patterson has, in spades.”

—Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series

“James Patterson knows how to sell thrills and suspense in clear, unwavering prose.”

—People

“Patterson boils a scene down to a single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It’s what fires off the movie projector in the reader’s mind.”

—Michael Connelly

“James Patterson is the boss. End of.”

—Ian Rankin, New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series

“James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.”

—Steve Berry, #1 bestselling author of the
Cotton Malone series

“The prolific Patterson seems unstoppable.”

—USA Today

“Patterson is in a class by himself.”

—Vanity Fair

James Patterson Recommends

Invisible

When I started writing Invisible, it seemed like every other TV network was telling the same kinds of police stories, with similar robberies and crime twists. So I wanted to tell a different kind of suspense story, one that would really make your jaw drop. In the novel, Emmy Dockery is a researcher for the FBI who believes she has stumbled on one of the deadliest serial killers in history. There’s only one problem: he’s invisible. The mysterious killer leaves no trace. There are no weapons, no evidence, no motive. But when the killer strikes close to home, Emmy must crack an impossible case before anyone else dies. Prepare to be blindsided, because the most terrifying threat is the one you don’t see coming—the one that’s invisible.

And don’t miss Emmy Dockery’s second mystery, Unsolved, available now.

The First Lady

The US government is at the forefront of everyone’s mind these days, and I’ve become incredibly fascinated by the idea that one secret can bring it all down. What if that secret is a US president’s affair that results in a nightmarish outcome? Sally Grissom, leader of the Presidential Protection Division, is summoned to a private meeting with the president and his chief of staff to discuss the disappearance of the first lady. What begins as an escape to a safe haven to get away from the revelation of her husband’s indiscretion becomes a kidnapping when a ransom note arrives along with what could be the first lady’s finger. It’s a race against the clock to collect the evidence, which all leads to one troubling question: Could the kidnappers be from inside the White House?

The Cornwalls Vanish