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BL
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1036843
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b791213
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| Main Entry
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Kotker, Joan G.
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| Title & Author
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James Patterson : : a critical companion /\ Joan G. Kotker.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 2004.
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| Series Statement
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Critical companions to popular contemporary writers,
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1 online resource (xi, 177 pages) :: portrait
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| ISBN
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0313058350
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: 9780313058356
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0313320853
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9780313320859
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-170) and index.
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| Contents
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The life of James Patterson -- Genre -- The Thomas Berryman number (1976) -- Along came a spider (1992) -- Kiss the girls (1995) -- Jack & Jill (1996) -- Cat & mouse (1997) -- Pop! goes the weasel (1999) -- Roses are red (2000); Violets are blue (2001) -- Blind mice (2002) -- 1st to die (2001) -- 2nd chance (2002).
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| Abstract
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Since the publication and cinematic success of 1992's Along Came a Spider, James Patterson seems to have taken up permanent residence on the bestseller lists. In the ensuing decade, his hit detective novels, with memorable nursery rhyme titles like Cat and Mouse, (1997) and Pop! Goes the Weasel (1999), came in rapid-fire succession and generated similar popularity and praise. His Alex Cross series created one of the most recognizable detectives in literature, and one of the first urban African American detectives to appeal, on such a grand scale, to audiences of all demographics. With full lit.
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Cross, Alex
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Patterson, James,1947-Criticism and interpretation.
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Cross, Alex
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Patterson, James,1947-
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African American police in literature.
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Detective and mystery stories, American-- History and criticism.
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African American police in literature.
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Detective and mystery stories, American.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
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Literature.
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Washington (D.C.), In literature.
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Washington (D.C.)
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.54B
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PS3566.A822Z75 2004eb
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