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The thomas berryman number was at first turned down for the sake of no under 31 distributors yet proceeded to win acclaim and an edgar award. Originally written and produced by james patterson, the alex cross movie series has three book to movie adaptations over the last decade with the latest released in 2012. I must have read ten or twelve of his books before i realized they were a waste of time. Alex cross books in order all collation the books in order.