James Patterson is the author of seven major national bestsellers in a row. These include "Along Came a Spider", "Kiss the Girls", "Jack & Jill", "Cat & Mouse", "When the Wind Blows", "Pop Goes the Weasel", &, in paperback, "The Midnight Club". A past winner of the prestigious Edgar Award, Patterson lives in Florida.
Hal Friedman is the author of the bestselling books, A Hunting We Will Go (1998) and Over the Edge (1999). In 2008 he co-authored the true, nonfiction account of a family struggling to overcome adversity in Against Medical Advice. The book became a New York Times bestseller; it was co-authored with James Patterson.