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Origins of Crime & Justice in James Patterson's Washington DC
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January 20, 2011 |
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Also consider the fact that, beginning around 1980, recession, unemployment and just general neighborhood neglect, began to take its toll, and this led to a rising crime rate. At one time, crime was so bad here that this city was dubbed "the homicide capital of the United States." In this tumultuous atmosphere, author James Patterson set his crime stories. A native of Newburgh NY, about 60 miles north of New York City, Patterson's stories became best sellers, and they featured villains so ghastly, they would make Hannibal Lecter seem saintly in comparison.
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