James B. Patterson (1947 nî 3 goe̍h 22 —) sī Bí-kok chok-ka, the̍h koè chin chē chióng. Patterson chá-chêng tī kóng-kò kong-si chia̍h-thâu-lō͘, boé--á tì-sim siá-chok. Ēng hoat-têng sim-lí-ha̍k-ka Alex Cross chò chú-kak ê kúi-nā pún siáu-soat, sī Patterson siāng chhut-miâ ê chok-phín.