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Maxine Paetro

Maxine Paetro is an American author who has been published since 1979. Paetro has collaborated with best-selling author James Patterson on the Women's Murder Club novel series, Private Jack Morgan series, Tandy Angel series, and standalone novels.

From 1975 until 1987, Paetro was a recruiter and EVP creative department manager at several large New York City advertising agencies. In 1979, Paetro published her first book, How to Put Your Book Together and Get a Job in Advertising, which received its fourth revision in August 2010.

Between 1986 and 1992, she published three novels: Manshare, Baby Dreams, and Windfall. In 1993, she collaborated with Dodd Darin to write the biography Dream Lovers: The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee.

In 2005, she began collaborating with best-selling author James Patterson, co-writing 4th of July for the Women's Murder Club series. Since then they have written more than 2 dozen books together.

Paetro is married to former surety-bond executive, John A. Duffy, the now founder and CEO of consulting company, Manhattan Bridge, LLC.

Maxine Paetro Book List
Similar authors: John Sandford, Jeffery Deaver, Tess Gerritsen, Jonathan Kellerman

The 23rd Midnight

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The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

22 Seconds

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22 Seconds by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

21st Birthday

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21st Birthday by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

The 19th Christmas
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The 19th Christmas by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

15th Hour
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15th Hour by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Maxine Paetro Bibliography

Standalone Novels

  • Manshare - 1986
  • Baby Dreams - 1989
  • Windfall - 1992
  • Swimsuit - 2009 (with James Patterson)
  • Woman of God - 2016 (with James Patterson)

Private (Jack Morgan) Series (co-authored with James Patterson)

  • Private - 2010
  • Private: #1 Suspect - 2012
  • Private Vegas - 2015

Women's Murder Club Series (with James Patterson)

  • Book #4. 4th of July - 2005
  • Book #5. The 5th Horseman - 2006
  • Book #6. The 6th Target - 2007
  • Book #7. 7th Heaven - 2008
  • Book #8. 8th Confession - 2009
  • Book #9. The 9th Judgment - 2010
  • Book #10. 10th Anniversary - 2011
  • Book #11. 11th Hour - 2012
  • Book #12. 12th of Never - 2013
  • Book #13. Unlucky 13 - 2014
  • Book #14. 14th Deadly Sin - 2015
  • Book #15: 15th Affair - 2016
  • Book #16: 16th Seduction - 2017
  • Book #17: The 17th Suspect - 2018
  • Book #18: The 18th Abduction - 2019
  • Book #19: The 19th Christmas - 2019
  • Book #21: 21st Birthday - 2021
  • Book #22: 22 Seconds - 2022
  • Book #23: The 23rd Midnight - 2023

Tandy Angel (with James Patterson)

  • Confessions of a Murder Suspect - 2012
  • Confessions: The Private School Murders - 2013
  • Confessions: The Paris Mysteries - 2014
  • Confessions: The Murder of an Angel - 2015

Non-Fiction

  • How to Put Your Book Together and Get a Job in Advertising - 1979
  • Dream Lovers: The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee - 1993 (with Dodd Darin)

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