He began writing fiction at the age of 30, and his first book was The Fall Line (1994) which was selected as New York Times book of the year. Some of his awards winning work include a series that studied the culture of children growing up with addicts.Īs a child, Sullivan was an avid reader who dreamed of becoming an author. Well versed with different cultures from his experiences in West Africa, he developed a journalistic style focused on the perceptions that he was investigating. In 1986, Sullivan joined San Diego Tribune where he worked as a full-time investigative reporter. In 1983 to 1984, Sullivan worked at Reuters as a financial correspondent but later left to become a political reporter based in Washington D.C. He returned to the US in 1982 and joined Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism.

After graduation, Sullivan served in the Peace Corps where he taught children of Tuareg in the Sahara Desert. He was born and spent his childhood in Medfield Massachusetts in Boston, earned a B.Arts degree in English from Hamilton College. Sullivan is American author of suspense and mystery novels famously known for his books such as Rogue, The Purification Ceremony, and Triple Cross. On his website, James has a separate listing for the 'main' Private series which is in this order: Private, Private: #1 Suspect, Private L.A., Private Vegas, Private Paris and The Games. Private Beijing (By:James Patterson,Adam Hamdy) Private Rogue (By:James Patterson,Adam Hamdy) Private Moscow (By:James Patterson,Adam Hamdy) Private Delhi / Count to Ten (By:James Patterson,Ashwin Sanghi) Private Rio / The Games (With: James Patterson) Private Sydney / Missing (By:James Patterson,Kathryn Fox) Private Vegas (By:James Patterson,Maxine Paetro) Private India (By:James Patterson,Ashwin Sanghi) Private Down Under / Oz (By:James Patterson,Michael White) Private:#1 Suspect (By:James Patterson,Maxine Paetro) Private London (By:James Patterson,Mark Pearson) Private (By:James Patterson,Maxine Paetro)

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