The prolific thriller author mused, “What’s that all about?
Can you get a job?
It’s even harder for older writers.
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You don’t meet many 52-year-old white males.”
“I just wanted to create a character who happened to be Black,” Patterson said.
“I would not have tried to write a serious saga about a Black family.
It’s different in a detective story because plot is so important.”
“I hated that,” Patterson said.
“He has the right to tell his own story.”
