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James Patterson's Love Of Dysfunctional Families On Display In "The Coast To Coast Murders"

Book cover for "The Coast to Coast Murders"

James Patterson is the world's bestselling author, best known for his many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle school, I Funny, and Jacky Ha-Ha. He joins us this morning to discuss his latest – "The Coast-to-Coast Murders."

The new thriller tells of a baffling string of murders throughout the country which leads Detective Garrett Dobbs and FBI Agent Jessica Gimble to the family of two Ivy League intellectuals who raised their adopted children in a traumatizing experimental environment.

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.