Biography:

Novelist; attorney. Born– February 2, 1947, Berkeley, Calif. Parents– Richard W. and Marjorie Frances (North) Patterson. Married– Judith Anne Riggs, January 12, 1974. Children– Two. Education– Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A., 1968; Case-Western Reserve University, J.D., 1971; creative writing classes at the University of Alabama. Admitted to Ohio Bar, 1971, Washington, D.C., 1973, and Alabama; practiced law in Birmingham, 1975-1978; attorney for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1973-1975; attorney in San Francisco, 1978-93.  Member of advocacy groups concerned with gun violence, reproductive rights, and political reform.  Received Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first mystery novel, 1979; Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere, 1995; Distinguished Alumni, Case Western Reserve University, 1997; Man of the Year, WWRAP, 2001; Maggie Award, Planned Parenthood, 2001; Distinguished Achievement Award, Ohio Wesleyan University, 2008; Silver Bullet Award from the International Thriller Writers Association, 2012.

Source:

Contemporary Authors online; Richard North Patterson website

Publication(s):

Balance of Power.  Ballantine, 2003.

Caroline Masters.  Ballantine, 2000.

Conviction.  Random House, 2005.

Dark Lady.  Ballantine, 2000.

Degree of Guilt. New York; Knopf, 1993.

The Devil’s Light.  Scribner, 2011.

Eden in Winter, 2014.

Escape the Night. New York; Random, 1983.

Eclipse.  Henry Holt, 2009

Exile.  Henry Holt, 2007.

Eyes of a Child.  Knopf, 1995.

Fall from Grace.  Scribner, 2010.

The Final Judgment.  Knopf,  1996.

In the Name of Honor.  Henry Holt, 2010.

Lasko Tangent. New York; Norton, 1979.

Loss of Innocence, 2013.

No Safe Place.  Knopf, 1998.

Outside Man. Boston; Little, Brown, 1981.

Private Screening. New York; Villard Books, 1985.

Protect and Defend.  Knopf, 2000.

The Race.  Henry Holt, 2007.

Silent Witness.  Knopf, 1996.

The Spire.  Henry Holt, 2009.

Papers;

The papers of Richard North Patterson are held by Boston University.