James Patterson, the subject of a recent Time magazine feature called, ""The Man Who Can't Miss,"" is the bestselling author of the past year, bar none, with more than 12 million books sold in North America alone. In total, James's books have sold an estimated 130 million copies worldwide.

Patterson is the author of novels--from The Thomas Berryman Number (1976) to Honeymoon (2005)--that have won awards including the Edgar, the BCA Mystery Guild's Thriller of the Year, and the International Thriller of the Year award; One of Forbes magazine's top 100 celebrities; The creator of the books behind six movies on the Hollywood fast-track, including the young adult series Maximum Ride, an adaptation of the celebrated illustrated children's book, Santa Kid, the thrillers Honeymoon and Lifeguard, the Alex Cross series, and a stunning horror novel, You've Been Warned.