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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I've never read Patterson. I know he has tons of books that are 'co-authored'. But does anyone know if any of the books published with only his name on the cover been ghost written?
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Unlikely.
He is a decent enough writer and his early books are pretty good. He has a very accessible style that suits his target audience that he turned into a formula. The result is he can turn out bestsellers on command. More than he can actually write so he set up what amounts to a "book mill". He lays out the plot and characters and his co-writers fill in the story that he then edits.
They are fully credited so they aren't ghosts. Most have books published under their own names.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwriter
There is a noticeable difference between the books under his name and the co-written books so it's not as if he forces the co-writers to imitate his narrative voice. Plus he makes a ton of money even off the co-written books so it is unlikely he uses ghosts too; why would he bother to hide behind a ghost?
His early Alex Cross books are pretty good mysteries. If you like mystery/suspense you might find a few in the library. ALONG CAME A SPIDER is a good one to start with.
https://www.jamespatterson.com/title...9780759520301/
The movie version with Morgan Freeman is pretty good, too.