waterstone's used to, too
patterson books are like some awful brand, now, written in bulk and sold to the braying masses
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:20, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

indeed they are
they weren't too too bad to begin with, but he has gone rapidly downhill. The books he has "written" with someone else are among the worst I have read.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:21, Reply)

to be fair, I've never read one
I just assumed they were crap. I'm not a bit crime/thriller reader anyway
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:23, Reply)

Having seen the advert
I'm confident James Patterson is 'not for me'.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:24, Reply)

you are 100% right
you would loathe them
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:25, Reply)

some of the old Alex Cross ones aren't too awful
like Along Came a Spider, but still not really worth the bother.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:24, Reply)

I don't think I ever read any of his stuff
I'm more a Frederick Forsyth gal
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:26, Reply)

You're an evil tory apologist with no morals?

(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:38, Reply)

pretty much

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:45, Reply)