title: The Witnesses (BookShots)
author: James Patterson
description: James Patterson has had more <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to <i>Guinness World Records</i>. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 375 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels<b>,</b> the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including <i>Kiss the Girls </i>and <i>Along Came a Spider</i>. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.<br /> <br /><br />
zlib_text: The Witnesses
  
  James Patterson
  
  Brendan DuBois
  
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  Little, Brown and Company
  
  New York Boston London
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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