The 8th Confession

About the Authors

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the bestselling writers of all time, with more than 160 million copies of his books sold worldwide. He is the author of the two most popular detective series of the past decade, featuring Alex Cross and the Women’s Murder Club. He has won an Edgar Award – the mystery world’s highest honor – and his novels Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider were made into feature films. His lifelong work to promote books and reading is reflected in his new Web site, ReadKiddoRead.com, which helps parents, grandparents, teachers, and librarians find the very best children’s books for their kids. He lives in Florida.

MAXINE PAETRO is a novelist and journalist. She lives with her husband in New York.