One novel that I think is an overriding influence in my life is 'All the King's Men,' the most beautiful book written in the U.S.

He eventually went back to work for his family's publicly held apparel firm the Leslie Fay Companies. A year later It was followed up by The Dark Tide ( 2007) which was nominated for Thriller of the Year by the International Thriller Writers Association. Gross received a degree in English from Middlebury College in 1974.

He is best known for his collaborations with suspense writer James Patterson. Andrew Gross (born 1952) is an American author of thriller novels including four New York Times bestsellers. They have all been publiAndrew Grossd by William Morrow an imprint of Harper Collins.