Thriller writers James Patterson, John Grisham, Ian Rankin and Bernard Cornwell were in the top 10, alongside children's writers Mick Inkpen, Janet and Allan Ahlberg and Roald Dahl.

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Back around the turn of the century, Watson was a rising, young sales executive for John Patterson at National Cash Register.

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Rep. John Patterson, who represents Chardon, said he planned to introduce a bill to designate highways in the names of the three victims.

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Patricia Cornwell tops this chart with her thriller Blow Fly, with John Grisham, James Patterson and Ian Rankin figuring highly.

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Patterson, Under Secretary of War, John J.

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Soon, fans began parking in the driveway to catch a glimpse of Mr. Patterson and the estate next door, which was previously owned by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

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The closest comparison that Tichansky has for the magnitude of the job that Patterson had is Iraq when the security situation was at its lowest point there in 2005 when John Negroponte was the ambassador there, a job he had volunteered for.

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