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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoosharedsharednot sharednot shared
Killing Floorsharednot sharednot sharednot shared
Dark Mattersharednot sharednot sharednot shared
The Silent Patientsharednot sharednot sharednot shared
The Da Vinci Codesharednot sharednot sharednot shared
Angels & Demonssharednot sharednot sharednot shared
The Shadow of the Windsharednot sharednot sharednot shared
Darkly Dreaming Dextersharednot sharednot sharednot shared
Orphan Xsharednot sharednot sharednot shared
The Gray Mansharednot sharednot sharednot shared
Nine Dragonssharednot sharedsharedshared
Infernosharedsharednot sharednot shared

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Step on a Crack: the facts, checked

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First published
First published on February 6, 2007. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Series
It is book 1 of the Michael Bennett series. Source: hachettebookgroup.com, checked November 6, 2026. Michael Bennett ... Step on a Crack
Next in the series
Book 2 is Run for Your Life. Source: hachettebookgroup.com, checked November 6, 2026. Step on a Crack ... Run for Your Life

About James Patterson

Born
Born in 1947; Wikidata lists Newburgh, United States, as the place of birth. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
James Patterson received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel in 1977. Source: Wikidata, citing edgarawards.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors
James Patterson received the National Humanities Medal in 2019. Source: Wikidata, citing neh.gov, checked November 6, 2026.

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