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James Patterson is a world renowned American author. His full name is James Brendan Patterson and was born on March 22, 1947. He hails from Newburgh, New York in the US. James Patterson writes in various genres ranging from thriller, young adult fiction, comedy, romance to realistic fiction. He has been writing novels from 1976.

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Order of Alex Cross Series

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1 Along Came a Spider 1992 Description / Buy
2 Kiss the Girls 1995 Description / Buy
3 Jack & Jill 1996 Description / Buy
4 Cat & Mouse 1997 Description / Buy
5 Pop Goes the Weasel 1999 Description / Buy
6 Roses Are Red 2000 Description / Buy
7 Violets Are Blue 2001 Description / Buy
8 Four Blind Mice 2002 Description / Buy
9 The Big Bad Wolf 2003 Description / Buy
10 London Bridges 2004 Description / Buy
11 Mary, Mary 2005 Description / Buy
12 Cross / Alex Cross 2006 Description / Buy
13 Double Cross 2007 Description / Buy
14 Cross Country 2008 Description / Buy
15 I, Alex Cross 2009 Description / Buy
16 Cross Fire 2010 Description / Buy
17 Kill Alex Cross 2011 Description / Buy
18 Alex Cross, Run 2013 Description / Buy
19 Cross My Heart 2013 Description / Buy
20 Hope to Die 2014 Description / Buy
21 Cross Justice 2015 Description / Buy
22 Cross the Line 2016 Description / Buy
23 The People vs. Alex Cross 2017 Description / Buy
24 Target 2018 Description / Buy
25 Criss Cross 2019 Description / Buy
26 Deadly Cross 2020 Description / Buy
27 Fear No Evil 2021 Description / Buy
28 Triple Cross 2022 Description / Buy
29 Cross Down ( With: Brendan DuBois) 2023 Description / Buy
30 Alex Cross Must Die / Cross Out 2023 Description / Buy
31 The House of Cross 2024 Description / Buy

Order of Bookshots: Alex Cross with Brent Gargan

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1 Action (Short Story) ( With: Brent Gargan) 2014 Description / Buy
2 Cross Kill (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy
3 Detective Cross (Short Story) 2017 Description / Buy

Order of Alex Cross Miscellaneous Books

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1 Alex Cross's Trial 2009 Description / Buy
2 Merry Christmas, Alex Cross 2011 Description / Buy

Order of Ali Cross Series

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1 Ali Cross 2019 Description / Buy
2 Like Father, Like Son 2021 Description / Buy
3 The Secret Detective 2022 Description / Buy

Order of Women's Murder Club Series with Andrew Gross, Maxine Paetro

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1 1st to Die 2000 Description / Buy
2 2nd Chance ( With: Andrew Gross) 2002 Description / Buy
3 3rd Degree ( With: Andrew Gross) 2004 Description / Buy
4 4th of July ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2005 Description / Buy
5 The 5th Horseman ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2006 Description / Buy
6 The 6th Target ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2007 Description / Buy
7 7th Heaven ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2008 Description / Buy
8 The 8th Confession ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2009 Description / Buy
9 The 9th Judgment ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2010 Description / Buy
10 10th Anniversary ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2011 Description / Buy
11 11th Hour ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2012 Description / Buy
12 12th of Never ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2013 Description / Buy
13 Unlucky 13 ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2014 Description / Buy
14 14th Deadly Sin ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2015 Description / Buy
15 15th Affair ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2016 Description / Buy
16 16th Seduction ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2017 Description / Buy
17 The 17th Suspect ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2018 Description / Buy
18 The 18th Abduction ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2019 Description / Buy
19 The 19th Christmas ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2019 Description / Buy
20 The 20th Victim ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2020 Description / Buy
21 21st Birthday ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2021 Description / Buy
22 22 Seconds ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2022 Description / Buy
23 The 23rd Midnight ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2023 Description / Buy
24 The 24th Hour ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2024 Description / Buy
25 25 Alive ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2025 Description / Buy

Order of Bookshots: Women's Murder Club with Maxine Paetro

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1 The Trial (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy
2 The Medical Examiner 2017 Description / Buy
3 23 1/2 Lies 2023 Description / Buy

Order of Amy Cornwall Series with Brendan DuBois

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1 The Cornwalls Are Gone / The Cornwalls Vanish / Out of Sight 2019 Description / Buy
2 Countdown 2023 Description / Buy

Order of Black Book Series with David Ellis

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1 The Black Book 2017 Description / Buy
2 The Coldest Case 2021 Description / Buy
3 The Red Book 2021 Description / Buy
4 Escape 2022 Description / Buy

Order of Chef Series

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1 The Chef ( With: Max DiLallo) 2019 Description / Buy

Order of Bookshots: Chef with Jeffrey J. Keyes

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1 Killer Chef (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy

Order of Confessions Series with Maxine Paetro

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1 Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012 Description / Buy
2 The Private School Murders 2013 Description / Buy
3 The Paris Mysteries 2014 Description / Buy
4 The Murder of an Angel 2015 Description / Buy

Order of Crazy House Series with Gabrielle Charbonnet

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1 Crazy House 2017 Description / Buy
2 The Fall of Crazy House 2018 Description / Buy

Order of Daniel X Series

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1 The Dangerous Days of Daniel X ( With: Michael Ledwidge) 2007 Description / Buy
2 Watch the Skies ( With: Ned Rust) 2009 Description / Buy
3 Demons and Druids ( With: Adam Sadler) 2010 Description / Buy
4 Game Over ( With: Ned Rust) 2011 Description / Buy
5 Armageddon ( With: Chris Grabenstein) 2012 Description / Buy
6 Lights Out ( With: Chris Grabenstein) 2015 Description / Buy
7 Genesis 2022 Description / Buy

Order of Daniel X Graphic Novels Series

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1 Alien Hunter ( With: Leopoldo Gout) 2008 Description / Buy
2 Daniel X: The Manga, Vol. 1 ( With: Michael Ledwidge) 2010 Description / Buy
3 Daniel X: The Manga, Vol. 2 ( With: Ned Rust) 2011 Description / Buy
4 Daniel X: The Manga, Vol. 3 ( With: Adam Sadler) 2012 Description / Buy

Order of Detective Harriet Blue Series with Candice Fox

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1 Never Never 2016 Description / Buy
2 Fifty Fifty 2017 Description / Buy
3 Liar Liar 2018 Description / Buy
4 Hush 2019 Description / Buy

Order of BookShots: Detective Harriet Blue

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1 Black & Blue (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy

Order of David Shelley Series

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1 Revenge ( With: Andrew Holmes) 2018 Description / Buy

Order of Doc Savage Series with Brian Sitts

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1 The Perfect Assassin 2022 Description / Buy
2 Murder Island 2024 Description / Buy

Order of Holmes, Margaret & Poe Series with Brian Sitts

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1 Holmes, Miss Marple & Poe / Holmes, Margaret & Poe 2024 Description / Buy
2 Holmes Is Missing 2025 Description / Buy

Order of Honeymoon Series with Howard Roughan

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1 Honeymoon 2005 Description / Buy
2 Second Honeymoon 2013 Description / Buy

Order of Instinct Series with Howard Roughan

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1 Murder Games / Instinct 2017 Description / Buy
2 Killer Instinct 2019 Description / Buy
3 Steal 2022 Description / Buy

Order of Invisible Series with David Ellis

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1 Invisible 2014 Description / Buy
2 Unsolved 2019 Description / Buy

Order of Jane Smith Series with Mike Lupica

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1 12 Months to Live 2023 Description / Buy
2 Hard To Kill 2024 Description / Buy

Order of Katt vs. Dogg Series with Chris Grabenstein

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1 Katt Loves Dogg ( With: Chris Grabenstein) 2021 Description / Buy

Order of Maximum Ride Series

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1 The Angel Experiment 2005 Description / Buy
2 School's Out - Forever 2006 Description / Buy
3 Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports 2007 Description / Buy
4 The Final Warning 2008 Description / Buy
5 Max 2009 Description / Buy
6 Fang 2010 Description / Buy
7 Angel 2011 Description / Buy
8 Nevermore 2012 Description / Buy
9 Maximum Ride Forever 2015 Description / Buy

Order of Maximum Ride: Hawk Series with Gabrielle Charbonnet, Mindy McGinnis

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1 Hawk ( With: Gabrielle Charbonnet) 2020 Description / Buy
2 City of the Dead ( With: Mindy McGinnis) 2021 Description / Buy

Order of Maximum Ride Graphic Novels Series

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1 Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 1 2009 Description / Buy
2 Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 2 2009 Description / Buy
3 Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 3 2010 Description / Buy
4 Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 4 2011 Description / Buy
5 Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 5 2011 Description / Buy
6 Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 6 2012 Description / Buy
7 Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 7 2013 Description / Buy
8 Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 8 2014 Description / Buy
9 Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 9 2015 Description / Buy
10 Max Ride: Ultimate Flight 2016 Description / Buy
11 Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 10 2021 Description / Buy

Order of Michael Bennett Series with James O. Born, Michael Ledwidge

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1 Step on a Crack ( With: Michael Ledwidge) 2007 Description / Buy
2 Run for Your Life ( With: Michael Ledwidge) 2009 Description / Buy
3 Worst Case ( With: Michael Ledwidge) 2009 Description / Buy
4 Tick Tock ( With: Michael Ledwidge) 2010 Description / Buy
5 I, Michael Bennett ( With: Michael Ledwidge) 2012 Description / Buy
6 Gone ( With: Michael Ledwidge) 2013 Description / Buy
7 Burn ( With: Michael Ledwidge) 2014 Description / Buy
8 Alert ( With: Michael Ledwidge) 2015 Description / Buy
9 Bullseye ( With: Michael Ledwidge) 2016 Description / Buy
10 Haunted ( With: James O. Born) 2017 Description / Buy
11 Ambush ( With: James O. Born) 2018 Description / Buy
12 Blindside ( With: James O. Born) 2020 Description / Buy
13 The Russian ( With: James O. Born) 2021 Description / Buy
14 Shattered ( With: James O. Born) 2022 Description / Buy
15 Obsessed ( With: James O. Born) 2023 Description / Buy
16 Crosshairs / The Long Shot Killer ( With: James O. Born) 2024 Description / Buy
17 Paranoia ( With: James O. Born) 2025 Description / Buy

Order of Bookshots: Michael Bennett with James O. Born

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1 Chase 2016 Description / Buy
2 Manhunt (Short Story) ( With: James O. Born) 2017 Description / Buy

Order of Discovery's Murder is Forever Series

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1 Murder, Interrupted ( With: Christopher Charles, Alex Abramovich) 2018 Description / Buy
2 Home Sweet Murder ( With: Scott Slaven, Andrew Bourelle) 2018 Description / Buy
3 Murder Beyond the Grave ( With: Christopher Charles, Andrew Bourelle) 2018 Description / Buy
4 Murder Thy Neighbor ( With: Max DiLallo, Andrew Bourelle) 2020 Description / Buy
5 Murder of Innocence ( With: Max DiLallo, Andrew Bourelle) 2020 Description / Buy
6 Till Murder Do Us Part ( With: Max DiLallo, Andrew Bourelle) 2021 Description / Buy

Order of NYPD Red Series with Marshall Karp

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1 NYPD Red 2012 Description / Buy
2 NYPD Red 2 2014 Description / Buy
3 NYPD Red 3 2015 Description / Buy
4 NYPD Red 4 2016 Description / Buy
5 Red Alert 2018 Description / Buy
6 NYPD Red 6 2020 Description / Buy
7 NYPD Red 7 ( By: Marshall Karp) 2022 Description / Buy
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Order of Private Series

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1 Private ( With: Maxine Paetro, Mark Sullivan) 2010 Description / Buy
2 Private London ( With: Mark Pearson) 2011 Description / Buy
3 Private Games ( With: Mark Sullivan, Mark Sullivan) 2012 Description / Buy
4 Private: #1 Suspect ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2012 Description / Buy
5 Private Berlin ( With: Mark Sullivan, Mark Sullivan) 2013 Description / Buy
6 Private L.A. ( With: Mark Sullivan) 2014 Description / Buy
7 Private Down Under / Oz ( With: Michael White) 2014 Description / Buy
8 Private India ( With: Ashwin Sanghi) 2014 Description / Buy
9 Private Vegas ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2015 Description / Buy
10 Private Sydney / Missing ( With: Kathryn Fox) 2015 Description / Buy
11 Private Paris ( With: Mark Sullivan, Mark Sullivan) 2016 Description / Buy
12 Private Rio / The Games ( With: Mark Sullivan, Mark Sullivan) 2016 Description / Buy
13 Private Delhi / Count to Ten ( With: Ashwin Sanghi) 2017 Description / Buy
14 Princess ( With: Rees Jones) 2018 Description / Buy
15 Private Moscow ( With: Adam Hamdy) 2020 Description / Buy
16 Private Rogue / Private: Missing Persons ( With: Adam Hamdy) 2021 Description / Buy
17 Private Beijing ( With: Adam Hamdy) 2022 Description / Buy
18 Private Rome ( With: Adam Hamdy) 2023 Description / Buy
19 Private Monaco ( With: Adam Hamdy) 2024 Description / Buy

Order of Bookshots: Private with Jassy Mackenzie, Rees Jones

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1 Private Royals (Short Story) ( With: Rees Jones) 2016 Description / Buy
2 Private: Gold (Short Story) ( With: Jassy Mackenzie) 2017 Description / Buy

Order of Rory Yates Series with Andrew Bourelle

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1 Texas Ranger 2018 Description / Buy
2 Texas Outlaw 2020 Description / Buy
3 The Texas Murders 2025 Description / Buy

Order of Ruby Bozarth Series with Nancy Allen

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1 Juror #3 2018 Description / Buy
2 The Jailhouse Lawyer / Power of Attorney 2021 Description / Buy

Order of Shadow Series with Brian Sitts

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1 The Shadow 2021 Description / Buy
2 Circle of Death 2023 Description / Buy

Order of Tom Moon Series with James O. Born

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1 Lost 2020 Description / Buy

Order of Travis McKinley Series with Peter de Jonge

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1 Miracle on the 17th Green 1996 Description / Buy
2 Miracle at Augusta 2015 Description / Buy
3 Miracle at St. Andrews 2019 Description / Buy

Order of When the Wind Blows Series

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1 When the Wind Blows 1998 Description / Buy
2 The Lake House 2003 Description / Buy

Order of Witch & Wizard Series

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1 Witch & Wizard ( With: Gabrielle Charbonnet) 2009 Description / Buy
2 The Gift ( With: Ned Rust) 2010 Description / Buy
3 The Fire ( With: Jill Dembowski) 2011 Description / Buy
4 The Kiss ( With: Jill Dembowski) 2013 Description / Buy
5 The Lost ( With: Emily Raymond) 2014 Description / Buy

Order of Witch & Wizard Graphic Novels Series

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1 Battle for Shadowland 2010 Description / Buy
2 Operation Zero 2011 Description / Buy
3 Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Vol. 1 ( With: Gabrielle Charbonnet, Svetlana Chmakova) 2011 Description / Buy
4 Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Vol. 2 ( With: Ned Rust, Svetlana Chmakova) 2012 Description / Buy
5 Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Vol. 3 ( With: Jill Dembowski, Svetlana Chmakova) 2013 Description / Buy

Order of Zoo Series with Michael Ledwidge

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1 Zoo 2012 Description / Buy
2 Zoo: The Graphic Novel 2012 Description / Buy
3 Zoo 2 (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy

Order of James Patterson Standalone Novels

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1 The Thomas Berryman Number 1976 Description / Buy
2 Season of the Machete 1977 Description / Buy
3 See How They Run / The Jericho Commandment 1979 Description / Buy
4 Black Market / Black Friday 1986 Description / Buy
5 The Midnight Club 1989 Description / Buy
6 Hide & Seek 1995 Description / Buy
7 Cradle and All / Virgin (Remastered) 1999 Description / Buy
8 Sam's Letters to Jennifer 2001 Description / Buy
9 Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas 2001 Description / Buy
10 The Beach House ( With: Peter de Jonge) 2002 Description / Buy
11 The Jester ( With: Andrew Gross) 2003 Description / Buy
12 Lifeguard ( With: Andrew Gross) 2005 Description / Buy
13 Beach Road ( With: Peter de Jonge) 2006 Description / Buy
14 Judge & Jury ( With: Andrew Gross) 2006 Description / Buy
15 The Quickie ( With: Michael Ledwidge) 2007 Description / Buy
16 You've Been Warned ( With: Howard Roughan) 2007 Description / Buy
17 Sundays at Tiffany's ( With: Gabrielle Charbonnet) 2008 Description / Buy
18 Sail ( With: Howard Roughan) 2008 Description / Buy
19 Swimsuit ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2009 Description / Buy
20 The Postcard Killers ( With: Liza Marklund) 2010 Description / Buy
21 Don't Blink ( With: Howard Roughan) 2010 Description / Buy
22 Toys ( With: Neil McMahon) 2011 Description / Buy
23 Now You See Her ( With: Michael Ledwidge) 2011 Description / Buy
24 Kill Me If You Can ( With: Marshall Karp) 2011 Description / Buy
25 The Christmas Wedding ( With: Richard DiLallo) 2011 Description / Buy
26 Guilty Wives ( With: David Ellis) 2012 Description / Buy
27 Mistress ( With: David Ellis) 2013 Description / Buy
28 First Love ( With: Emily Raymond) 2013 Description / Buy
29 Homeroom Diaries ( With: Lisa Papademetriou) 2014 Description / Buy
30 Public School Superhero ( With: Chris Tebbetts) 2015 Description / Buy
31 Truth or Die ( With: Howard Roughan) 2015 Description / Buy
32 The Murder House ( With: David Ellis) 2015 Description / Buy
33 Woman of God ( With: Maxine Paetro) 2016 Description / Buy
34 Word of Mouse ( With: Chris Grabenstein) 2016 Description / Buy
35 Humans, Bow Down ( With: Emily Raymond) 2017 Description / Buy
36 Pottymouth and Stoopid ( With: Chris Grabenstein) 2017 Description / Buy
37 The Store ( With: Richard DiLallo) 2017 Description / Buy
38 Expelled / The Injustice ( With: Emily Raymond) 2017 Description / Buy
39 The President Is Missing ( With: Bill Clinton) 2018 Description / Buy
40 The First Lady ( With: Brendan DuBois) 2018 Description / Buy
41 The House Next Door 2019 Description / Buy
42 The Inn ( With: Candice Fox) 2019 Description / Buy
43 The Warning ( With: Robison Wells) 2019 Description / Buy
44 The Summer House ( With: Brendan DuBois) 2020 Description / Buy
45 Cajun Justice ( With: Tucker Axum) 2020 Description / Buy
46 1st Case / Brilliant Lies ( With: Chris Tebbetts) 2020 Description / Buy
47 The Midwife Murders ( With: Richard DiLallo) 2020 Description / Buy
48 The Coast-to-Coast Murders ( With: J.D. Barker) 2020 Description / Buy
49 Three Women Disappear ( With: Shan Serafin) 2020 Description / Buy
50 The President's Daughter ( With: Bill Clinton) 2021 Description / Buy
51 The Noise ( With: J.D. Barker) 2021 Description / Buy
52 2 Sisters Detective Agency ( With: Candice Fox) 2021 Description / Buy
53 The Guilty 2021 Description / Buy
54 The Horsewoman ( With: Mike Lupica) 2022 Description / Buy
55 Run, Rose, Run ( With: Dolly Parton) 2022 Description / Buy
56 Death of the Black Widow ( With: J.D. Barker) 2022 Description / Buy
57 The Elephant Girl ( With: Ellen Banda-Aaku, Sophia Krevoy) 2022 Description / Buy
58 The Ninth Month ( With: Richard DiLallo) 2022 Description / Buy
59 Blowback ( With: Brendan DuBois) 2022 Description / Buy
60 The Girl in the Castle ( With: Emily Raymond) 2022 Description / Buy
61 The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas ( With: Tad Safran) 2022 Description / Buy
62 The House of Wolves ( With: Mike Lupica) 2023 Description / Buy
63 Things I Wish I Told My Mother ( With: Susan Patterson, Susan DiLallo) 2023 Description / Buy
64 Lion & Lamb 2023 Description / Buy
65 The #1 Lawyer ( With: Nancy Allen) 2024 Description / Buy
66 The Murder Inn ( With: Candice Fox) 2024 Description / Buy
67 Eruption ( With: Michael Crichton) 2024 Description / Buy
68 Confessions of the Dead ( With: J.D. Barker) 2024 Description / Buy
69 Lies He Told Me ( With: David Ellis) 2024 Description / Buy
70 Raised by Wolves ( With: Emily Raymond) 2024 Description / Buy

Order of James Patterson Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Bloody Valentine (Short Story) 2011 Description / Buy
2 Boys Will Be Boys (Short Story) 2011 Description / Buy
3 Zero Tolerance 2023 Description / Buy

Order of Bookshots: Detective Luc Moncrief with Richard DiLallo

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1 French Kiss (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy
2 The Christmas Mystery (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy
3 French Twist 2017 Description / Buy

Order of Bookshots: Diamond Trilogy with Elizabeth Hayley

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1 Dazzling 2016 Description / Buy
2 Radiant (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy
3 Exquisite 2017 Description / Buy

Order of Bookshots: Jon Roscoe Thriller with Robert Gold

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1 The Hostage (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy
2 The Verdict 2016 Description / Buy
3 Kidnapped 2016 Description / Buy

Order of Bookshots: Owen Taylor Series with Brendan DuBois

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1 The End (Short Story) 2017 Description / Buy
2 After the End (Short Story) 2017 Description / Buy

Order of BookShots: Flames

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1 Learning to Ride (Short Story) ( With: Erin Knightley) 2016 Description / Buy
2 Sacking the Quarterback (Short Story) ( With: Samantha Towle) 2016 Description / Buy
3 The Mating Season ( With: Laurie Horowitz) 2016 Description / Buy
4 The Return (Short Story) ( By: Erin Knightley) 2016 Description / Buy
5 Bodyguard ( By: Jessica Linden) 2016 Description / Buy
6 Hot Winter Nights ( With: Codi Gary) 2016 Description / Buy
7 Seducing Shakespeare ( By: Tabitha Ross) 2017 Description / Buy
8 Bedding the Highlander ( By: Sabrina York) 2017 Description / Buy
9 Sabotage (Short Story) ( By: Jessica Linden) 2017 Description / Buy
10 50 Hidden Desires ( With: Jessica Lemmon) 2017 Description / Buy
11 Sexy Summer Flings ( With: Codi Gary) 2017 Description / Buy
12 Love Me Tender (Short Story) ( With: Laurie Horowitz) 2017 Description / Buy
13 The Experiment (Short Story) ( By: HelenKay Dimon) 2017 Description / Buy
14 The Weekend Wife (Short Story) ( By: Beth Ciotta) 2017 Description / Buy
15 Dawn's Early Light (Short Story) ( By: Jessica Scott) 2017 Description / Buy
16 Christmas Sanctuary (Short Story) ( By: Lauren Hawkeye) 2017 Description / Buy
17 Shopping for Love (Short Story) ( By: Renee Carlino) 2018 Description / Buy
18 Once Upon a Kiss (Short Story) ( By: Sara Jane Stone) 2018 Description / Buy
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Order of Bookshots: Mitchum Series with James O. Born

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1 Hidden (Short Story) 2017 Description / Buy
2 Malicious (Short Story) 2017 Description / Buy
3 Malevolent 2020 Description / Buy

Order of Bookshots: Standalone

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1 Let's Play Make-Believe / The Palm Beach Murders (Short Story) ( With: James O. Born) 2016 Description / Buy
2 Break Point (Short Story) ( With: Lee Stone) 2016 Description / Buy
3 Heist ( With: Rees Jones) 2016 Description / Buy
4 Airport Code Red (Short Story) ( With: Michael White) 2016 Description / Buy
5 The Witnesses (Short Story) ( With: Brendan DuBois) 2016 Description / Buy
6 Little Black Dress (Short Story) ( With: Emily Raymond) 2016 Description / Buy
7 Dead Heat ( With: Lee Stone) 2016 Description / Buy
8 The Pretender ( With: Andrew Bourelle) 2016 Description / Buy
9 Hunted (Short Story) ( With: Andrew Holmes) 2016 Description / Buy
10 113 Minutes (Short Story) ( With: Max DiLallo) 2016 Description / Buy
11 Trump vs. Clinton (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy
12 The Women's War ( With: Hilary Liftin) 2016 Description / Buy
13 $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal ( With: Shan Serafin) 2016 Description / Buy
14 Taking the Titanic ( With: Scott Slaven) 2016 Description / Buy
15 Come and Get Us ( With: Shan Serafin) 2016 Description / Buy
16 The House Husband (Short Story) ( With: Duane Swierczynski) 2017 Description / Buy
17 The Shut-In ( With: Duane Swierczynski) 2017 Description / Buy
18 Night Sniper ( With: Christopher Charles) 2017 Description / Buy
19 Diary of a Succubus ( With: Derek Nikitas) 2017 Description / Buy
20 Stealing Gulfstreams (Short Story) ( With: Max DiLallo) 2017 Description / Buy
21 The Lawyer Lifeguard ( With: Doug Allyn) 2017 Description / Buy
22 Stingrays ( With: Duane Swierczynski) 2017 Description / Buy
23 Nooners (Short Story) ( With: Tim Arnold) 2017 Description / Buy
24 Steeplechase (Short Story) ( With: Scott Slaven) 2017 Description / Buy
25 Deadly Cargo ( With: Will Jordan) 2017 Description / Buy
26 The Dolls (Short Story) ( With: Kecia Bal) 2017 Description / Buy
27 The Family Lawyer ( With: Rachel Howzell Hall) 2017 Description / Buy
28 Dead Man Running (Short Story) ( With: Christopher Farnsworth) 2017 Description / Buy
29 Scott Free ( With: Rob Hart) 2017 Description / Buy
30 Absolute Zero ( With: Ed Chatterton) 2017 Description / Buy
31 You've Been Warned - Again (Short Story) ( With: Derek Nikitas) 2017 Description / Buy
32 The Exile (Short Story) ( With: Alison Joseph) 2017 Description / Buy
33 The Moores Are Missing & The Housewife ( With: Loren D. Estleman, Sam Hawken) 2017 Description / Buy
34 Avalanche (Short Story) ( With: David Inglish) 2017 Description / Buy
35 Kill and Tell (Short Story) ( With: Scott Slaven) 2017 Description / Buy
36 The Doctor's Plot 2018 Description / Buy
37 The 13-Minute Murder ( With: Shan Serafin) 2019 Description / Buy

Order of James Patterson Short Story Collections

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1 The House Next Door ( With: Max DiLallo, Tim Arnold, Susan DiLallo) 2019 Description / Buy
2 3 Days to Live 2023 Description / Buy

Order of James Patterson Non-Fiction Books

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1 The Day America Told the Truth ( With: Peter Kim) 1991 Description / Buy
2 Torn Apart / Against Medical Advice ( With: Hal Friedman) 2008 Description / Buy
3 The Murder of King Tut ( With: Martin Dugard) 2009 Description / Buy
4 Med Head: My Knock-down, Drag-out, Drugged-up Battle with My Brain ( With: Hal Friedman) 2010 Description / Buy
5 Filthy Rich ( With: John Connolly, Tim Malloy) 2016 Description / Buy
6 All-American Murder ( With: Alex Abramovich, Mike Harvkey) 2018 Description / Buy
7 The House of Kennedy / The Kennedy Curse ( With: Cynthia Fagen) 2020 Description / Buy
8 The Last Days of John Lennon ( By: Casey Sherman) 2020 Description / Buy
9 Walk in My Combat Boots ( With: Chris Mooney) 2021 Description / Buy
10 The Defense Lawyer ( With: Benjamin Wallace) 2021 Description / Buy
11 E.R. Nurses: True Stories from America's Greatest Unsung Heroes ( With: Matt Eversmann) 2021 Description / Buy
12 James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life 2022 Description / Buy
13 Diana, William, and Harry ( With: Chris Mooney) 2022 Description / Buy
14 Walk The Blue Line ( With: Chris Mooney, Matt Eversmann) 2023 Description / Buy
15 What Really Happens in Vegas ( With: Mark Seal) 2023 Description / Buy
16 The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians ( With: Matt Eversmann) 2024 Description / Buy
17 Tiger, Tiger ( With: Peter de Jonge) 2024 Description / Buy
18 American Heroes ( With: Matt Eversmann) 2024 Description / Buy
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Order of James Patterson Children's Books

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1 SantaKid 2004 Description / Buy
2 Give Please a Chance (Short Story) ( With: Bill O'Reilly) 2016 Description / Buy
3 Penguins of America (Short Story) ( With: Jack Patterson) 2017 Description / Buy
4 Laugh Out Loud ( With: Chris Grabenstein) 2017 Description / Buy
5 Give Thank You a Try (Short Story) 2017 Description / Buy
6 Not So Normal Norbert ( With: Joey Green) 2018 Description / Buy
7 Unbelievably Boring Bartholomew ( With: Duane Swierczynski) 2018 Description / Buy
8 Katt vs. Dogg ( With: Chris Grabenstein) 2019 Description / Buy
9 Sophia, Princess Among Beasts ( With: Emily Raymond) 2019 Description / Buy
10 Becoming Muhammad Ali ( With: Kwame Alexander) 2020 Description / Buy
11 Scaredy Cat ( With: Chris Grabenstein) 2021 Description / Buy
12 Best Nerds Forever ( With: Chris Grabenstein) 2021 Description / Buy
13 Elephant Goes Potty (Short Story) 2023 Description / Buy
14 Fox Is Coming! (Short Story) ( With: Joe Kulka) 2024 Description / Buy

Order of Candies Series with Andy Elkerton

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1 The Candies Save Christmas (Short Story) 2017 Description / Buy
2 The Candies' Easter Party (Short Story) 2018 Description / Buy

Order of Dog Diaries Series with Steven Butler

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1 Dog Diaries 2018 Description / Buy
2 Happy Howlidays 2018 Description / Buy
3 Mission Impawsible 2019 Description / Buy
4 Curse of the Mystery Mitt 2019 Description / Buy
5 Ruffing It 2021 Description / Buy
6 Big Top Bonanza! 2021 Description / Buy
7 Dinosaur Disaster 2022 Description / Buy

Order of House of Robots Series with Chris Grabenstein

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1 House of Robots 2014 Description / Buy
2 Robots Go Wild! 2015 Description / Buy
3 Robot Revolution 2017 Description / Buy

Order of I Funny Series with Chris Grabenstein

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1 I Funny 2012 Description / Buy
2 I Even Funnier 2013 Description / Buy
3 I Totally Funniest 2015 Description / Buy
4 I Funny TV 2015 Description / Buy
5 School of Laughs 2017 Description / Buy
6 Laugh Out Loud 2017 Description / Buy
7 The Nerdiest, Wimpiest, Dorkiest I Funny Ever 2018 Description / Buy

Order of Jacky Ha-Ha Series with Chris Grabenstein

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1 Jacky Ha-Ha 2016 Description / Buy
2 My Life is a Joke 2017 Description / Buy
3 Jacky Ha-Ha Gets the Last Laugh 2023 Description / Buy

Order of Little Geniuses Series with Susan Patterson

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1 Big Words for Little Geniuses (Short Story) 2017 Description / Buy
2 Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses (Short Story) 2018 Description / Buy
3 Bigger Words for Little Geniuses (Short Story) 2019 Description / Buy

Order of Max Einstein Series with Chris Grabenstein

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1 The Genius Experiment 2018 Description / Buy
2 Rebels with a Cause 2019 Description / Buy
3 Saves the Future 2020 Description / Buy
4 World Champions! 2021 Description / Buy

Order of Middle School Series

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1 Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life ( With: Chris Tebbetts) 2011 Description / Buy
2 Get Me Out of Here! ( With: Chris Tebbetts) 2012 Description / Buy
3 How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill ( With: Chris Tebbetts) 2013 Description / Buy
4 My Brother is a Big, Fat Liar ( With: Lisa Papademetriou) 2013 Description / Buy
5 Ultimate Showdown ( With: Julia Bergen) 2014 Description / Buy
6 How I Got Lost in London 2014 Description / Buy
7 Save Rafe! ( With: Chris Tebbetts) 2014 Description / Buy
8 Just My Rotten Luck ( With: Chris Tebbetts) 2015 Description / Buy
9 Going Bush ( With: Martin Chatterton) 2016 Description / Buy
10 Dog's Best Friend ( With: Chris Tebbetts) 2016 Description / Buy
11 Hollywood 101 ( With: Martin Chatterton) 2016 Description / Buy
12 Escape to Australia / Million-Dollar Mess Down Under ( With: Martin Chatterton) 2017 Description / Buy
13 From Hero to Zero ( With: Chris Tebbetts) 2017 Description / Buy
14 Born to Rock ( With: Chris Tebbetts) 2019 Description / Buy
15 Master of Disaster ( With: Chris Tebbetts) 2020 Description / Buy
16 Field Trip Fiasco ( With: Martin Chatterton) 2021 Description / Buy
17 It's a Zoo in Here! ( With: Brian Sitts) 2022 Description / Buy
18 Winter Blunderland ( With: Brian Sitts) 2022 Description / Buy

Order of Treasure Hunters Series with Chris Grabenstein

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1 Treasure Hunters 2013 Description / Buy
2 Danger Down the Nile 2014 Description / Buy
3 Secret of the Forbidden City 2015 Description / Buy
4 Peril at the Top of the World 2016 Description / Buy
5 Quest for the City of Gold 2017 Description / Buy
6 All-American Adventure 2019 Description / Buy
7 The Plunder Down Under 2020 Description / Buy
8 The Ultimate Quest 2022 Description / Buy

Order of Christopher Farnsworth Short Stories/Novellas with Christopher Farnsworth

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1 Dead Man Running (Short Story) ( With: Christopher Farnsworth) 2017 Description / Buy

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1 The Runaway's Diary ( With: Emily Raymond) 2022 Description / Buy

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1 Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life is a Joke 2021 Description / Buy

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1 Minerva Keen's Detective Club 2023 Description / Buy

James Patterson Anthologies

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1 Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night 2006 Description / Buy
2 Half-Minute Horrors 2009 Description / Buy
3 Guys Read: Thriller 2011 Description / Buy
4 By the Book 2014 Description / Buy
5 Days Like This 2015 Description / Buy
6 The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 2015 Description / Buy
7 The Lifesaver 2017 Description / Buy
8 Two from the Heart 2017 Description / Buy
9 The Family Lawyer 2017 Description / Buy
10 The Moores Are Missing & The Housewife 2017 Description / Buy
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After graduating from Vanderbilt University with an MA in English, Patterson moved into the world of advertising, which is the career he stayed in until the mid 1990s. It was during this period in advertising that Patterson wrote and published his first novel. The Thomas Berryman Number was Patterson’s first foray into the world of published literature, and the titular character is a hit-man named Thomas Berryman. The book follows Berryman on his hits and also those leading the manhunt for him.

Since his debut novel back in 1976, Patterson has put his name to currently 150 books, with the majority of them being in the crime fiction genre. He has created several series based around multiple characters, with his most prolific being the Alex Cross series, which has seen some of the books, such as Kiss The Girls and Along Came A Spider turned into movies. As well as the Alex Cross series, Patterson has created the Private series of novels, which feature cities across the world such as London, Berlin and Sydney. Michael Bennett is another character to feature in one of Pattersons’ series, as well as the Women’s Murder Club.

Patterson’s move into youth fiction saw the creation of the Maximum Ride series of novels, as well as Daniel X and Witch and Wizard series of books, as well as the Confessions series. James Patterson’s Maximum Ride series features the young woman who can fly, Maximum Ride, the Daniel X series is based around the character of Daniel X, the Witch and Wizard series features Whit and Wisty Allgood and the Confessions series features the Tandy Angel, and her mysterious family, who all seem to be keeping secrets from each other.

While he has put his name to so many books, it is important to add that, especially in recent years, Patterson has shared writing credits with authors such as Maxine Paetro and Mark Sullivan. Patterson claims that sharing the responsibilities allows for more ideas to come to the fore, and helps to keep his novels and plots fresh.

James Patterson is mostly known for his famous Alex Cross novel series. The novels center on the character Alex Cross, a fictional psychologist. “The Thomas Berryman Number” was Patterson’s first novel and was published in 1976. There have been many more novels in the series. Incidentally, the Alex Cross series has been the most popular and best-selling detective series in the US in the past decade. Some of the novels in the series have been made into many films, movies, and TV series.

Patterson has often stated that his stories gain interesting and new ideas when he collaborates with others. In this regard, he has worked with co-authors like Ashwin Sanghi, Maxine Paetro, and Mark Sullivan among many others. In fact, Patterson signed a deal in September 2009. The deal committed him to co-write or write six young adult novels and eleven adult novels. He was to complete this ambitious project by the end of the year 2012.

James has sold more than 350 million books worldwide and continues to build on that number. He is the current Guinness Book of World Records record holder for most #1 New York Times bestsellers. Patterson has been very charitable with his success as he has donated over a million books to schools and youth programs in under-privileged areas throughout the country. He’s also donated over $26 million dollars to both his and his wife’s college alma maters. Perhaps most impressive of all is the Patterson Family Foundation that has awarded over seven million dollars in college scholarships at twenty-four different colleges.

While best known for his work on the Alex Cross series that has featured twenty-two books and three big picture adaptions, James Patterson is also a prolific writer of children’s books as well as books aimed towards teens.

Daniel X is one of these series and is set in a more sci-fi world where Daniel has abilities where he is able to manipulate animals and objects with his mind as well as re-create himself in any shape he chooses. Daniel’s adventures take him intergalactic in this six-part series.

Patterson’s most popular children’s series has to be the Middle School series. Starting with Middle School: The Worst Years of my life, Patterson tells the story of Rafe Khatchadorian who has to fight the power at an oppressive middle school. In the first book, Rafe sets out to break every rule in the school’s Code of Conduct. The book has proven so successful that it was made into a major motion picture.

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF JAMES PATTERSON BOOKS:

All of James Pattersons books – be it the Alex Cross or Womens Murder Club series – currently run in the same chronological order as the publication order.

JAMES PATTERSON AWARDS

James Patterson has had an illustrious career as an author. He has won several awards of note during his sterling career. His awards include the BCA Mystery Guilds Thriller of The Year, Edgar Award and the Children’s Choice Book Award for the Year. In 2015, the National Book Foundation awarded him with the Literarian Award.

Apart from receiving awards, Patterson also issues awards. In 2008, the James Patterson PageTurner Award was founded by the author. The Award donated more than US $ 100,000 to individuals, companies and institutions that found an effective way to spread excitement associated with reading books.

JAMES PATTERSON BOOKS INTO MOVIES

Many novels written by Patterson have been adapted for the silver screen. Some of his novels have formed the basis for great Hollywood movies and films.

In 1991, the TV series “Child of Darkness”, “Child of Light” were inspired by Patterson’s novel Cradle and All. Other TV series based on Patterson’s novels include Miracle On 17th Green (1999), 1st To Die (2003) and Women’s Murder Club (2002) among many others.

In 1997, the movie “Kiss the Girls”, based on Patterson’s novel, made its big screen debut. Along Came a Spider and Alex Cross are also Hollywood blockbusters based on popular novels by James Patterson. In 2016, his novel made the basis for a children’s film series known as “Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life” .

BEST JAMES PATTERSON BOOKS

Some of the best novels by James Patterson include:

Along Came a Spider: This is probably one of Patterson’s best novels. It was published in 1993 and is the first novel in the Alex Cross novel series. It centers on the main character Alex Cross, a forensic psychologist. It has even been adapted to a highly grossing Hollywood movie that bears the same name.

1st To Die: This is Patterson’s first novel in the Women’s Murder Club novel series. It was published in 2001. It is mainly set in San Francisco. The novel revolves around four friends who come together and try to solve the most difficult murder cases in the American city.

Unlucky 13: This is the thirteenth novel in Patterson’s popular Women’s Murder Club novel series. In centers on Detective Lindsay Boxer who seems to be living the American dream. That is until Mackie Morales, her dangerous enemy resurfaces. The detective fights to protect her young family by finding Morales before she finds her.

James Patterson FAQs

Q: How many books has James Patterson written?

A: At the time of writing, James Patterson has written 150 books, and that number will continue to grow.

Q: What book is the film Alex Cross based on?

A: The film Alex Cross was based on the book Cross, which was released in 2006 and is the 12th novel in the Alex Cross series.

Q: What is the name of James Patterson’s first published novel?

A: The Thomas Berryman Number, which was published in 1976, is the first book James Patterson had published.

Q: What is James Patterson’s date of birth?

A: The author James Patterson was born on March 22, 1947.

When Does The Next James Patterson book come out?

The next book by James Patterson is The House of Cross and will be released on November, 25th 2024. It is the newest book in the Alex Cross Series.

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2 thoughts on “James Patterson”

  1. Can’t stand it I love him so much! Buf my faves are the NYPD series. Being a New Yorker they definitely are the best to me. But EVERYTHING’S he’s penned is BEYOND fabulous. He is a truly outstanding author. There was & never will be another James.

  2. I could never wait for new releases of James Patterson books that is until they started to be ‘co authored’…seems he outlines the books then passes them on to be written by someone else.

    The base is still there but something is missing so not really a Patterson book and no longer as enjoyable so given up on buying them…i doubt I’m the only one of his very appreciative fans that have done so.

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