VJ Books Presents Author Richard North Patterson!
 Richard North Patterson graduated in 1968 from Ohio Wesleyan University and has been awarded their Distinguished Achievement Citation. He is a 1971 graduate of the Case Western Reserve University's School of Law, and a recipient of their President's Award for Distinguished Alumni. In 1993, he retired from the practice of law to devote himself to writing. He has served on the boards of his undergraduate and law schools, the National Partnership for Women and Families, the Family Violence Prevention Fund, PEN Center West, and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and was chairman of Common Cause, the grassroots citizens' lobby founded by John Gardner.
Patterson studied fiction writing with Jesse Hill Ford at the University of Alabama at Birmingham; his first short story was published in The Atlantic Monthly and his first novel, The Lasko Tangent, won an Edgar Allen Poe Award in 1979. Between 1981 and 1985, he published The Outside Man, Escape the Night, and Private Sceening. His first novel in eight years, Degree of Guiltt (1993), and his Eyes of a Child (1995) were combined into a miniseries by NBC TV. Both were international bestsellers, and Degree of Guilt was awarded the French Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere in 1995. Protect and Defend (2000) received a Maggie Award from Planned Parenthood for its treatment of issues regarding reproductive rights.
His articles on politics, literature, and law have been published in the London Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the San Jose Mercury News. A frequent speaker on political, legal, and social issues, in 2004 Patterson spoke at Washington, D.C., rallies in support of reproductive rights and against gun violence.
Patterson lives in Martha's Vineyard, San Francisco, and Cabo San Lucas with his wife, Dr. Nancy Clair.
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Author Richard North Patterson
Richard North Patterson Bibliography
- The Outside Man (1981)
- Escape the Night (1983)
- Private Screening (1985)
- Degree of Guilt (1993)
- Eyes of a Child (1995)
- Caroline Masters (1995)
- Silent Witness (1997)
- No Safe Place (1998)
- Dark Lady (1999)
- Protect and Defend (2000)
- Balance of Power (2003)
- Conviction (2005)
- Exile (2007)
- The Race (2007)
- Eclipse (2009)
- The Spire (2009)
- In The Name Of Honor (2010)
- The Devil's Light (2011)
- Fall from Grace (2012)
- Loss of Innocence (2013)
- Eden in Winter (2014)
Richard North Patterson Awards
- Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author
- Grand Prix de Littérature Policière - International Category
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