Patterson has written 71
novels in 33 years. He has had 19
consecutive #1 New York Times
bestselling novels, and holds The New
York Times record for most
bestselling hardcover fiction titles by
a single author, a total of 63, which is
also a Guinness World Record. As the
world's best-selling author, his novels
account for one in 17 of all hardcover
novels sold in the United States; in
recent years his novels have sold more
copies than those of Stephen King, John
Grisham and Dan Brown combined.