Order of James Patterson Books

James Patterson is an American author of thriller and mystery novels. If you haven’t heard of James Patterson, you must have been living under a rock for the last couple of decades. It’s impossible to go anywhere these days that sells books without seeing some form of James Patterson books on the shelves. Patterson is currently putting out approximately 10 books per year, sometimes more, with the help of co-authors.

James Patterson has been going ever since 1976 with The Thomas Berryman Number. He’s been writing away ever since with about 100 books to his name. This is a complete list of every book James Patterson has written in order, and separated by series or character. They are in publication order:

Publication Order of Alex Cross Books

Along Came A Spider	(1992)
Kiss the Girls	(1995)
Jack & Jill	(1996)
Cat & Mouse	(1997)
Pop Goes the Weasel	(1999)
Roses Are Red	(2000)
Violets Are Blue	(2001)
Four Blind Mice	(2002)
The Big Bad Wolf	(2003)
London Bridges	(2004)
Mary, Mary	(2005)
Cross / Alex Cross	(2006)
Double Cross	(2007)
Cross Country	(2008)
I, Alex Cross	(2009)
Cross Fire	(2010)
Kill Alex Cross	(2011)
Alex Cross, Run	(2013)
Cross My Heart	(2013)
Hope to Die	(2014)
Cross Justice	(2015)
Cross the Line	(2016)
The People vs. Alex Cross	(2017)
Target	(2018)
Criss Cross	(2019)
Deadly Cross	(2020)

Publication Order of Bookshots: Alex Cross Books

Cross Kill	(2016)
Detective Cross	(2017)

Publication Order of Alex Cross Miscellaneous Books

Alex Cross's Trial	(2009)
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross	(2011)
Ali Cross	(2019)

Publication Order of Women's Murder Club Books

(with Andrew Gross, Maxine Paetro)

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

Publication Order of Bookshots: Women's Murder Club Books

The Trial	(2016)
The Medical Examiner	(2017)

Publication Order of Amy Cornwall Books

(with Brendan DuBois)

The Cornwalls Are Gone

(2019)

Publication Order of Billy Harney / Black Book Books

(with David Ellis)

The Black Book	(2017)
The Red Book	(2021)

Publication Order of Chef Books

(with Max DiLallo)

The Chef

(2019)

Publication Order of Bookshots: Chef Books

Killer Chef

(2016)

Publication Order of Confessions Books

(with Maxine Paetro)

Confessions of a Murder Suspect	(2012)
The Private School Murders	(2013)
The Paris Mysteries	(2014)
The Murder of an Angel	(2015)

Publication Order of Crazy House Books

(with Gabrielle Charbonnet)

Crazy House	(2017)
The Fall of Crazy House	(2018)

Publication Order of Daniel X Books

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (With: Michael Ledwidge)	(2007)
Watch the Skies (With: Ned Rust)	(2009)
Demons and Druids (With: Adam Sadler)	(2010)
Game Over (With: Ned Rust)	(2011)
Armageddon (With: Chris Grabenstein)	(2012)
Lights Out (With: Chris Grabenstein)	(2015)

Publication Order of Daniel X Graphic Novels Books

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

Publication Order of Detective Harriet Blue Books

(with Candice Fox)

Never Never	(2016)
Hush	(2019)

Publication Order of Bookshots: Detective Harriet Blue Books

Black & Blue

(2016)

Publication Order of Honeymoon Books

(with Howard Roughan)

Honeymoon	(2005)
Second Honeymoon	(2013)

Publication Order of Instinct Books

(with Howard Roughan)

Murder Games / Instinct	(2017)
Killer Instinct	(2019)

Publication Order of Invisible Books

(with David Ellis)

Invisible	(2014)
Unsolved	(2019)

Publication Order of Maximum Ride Books

The Angel Experiment	(2005)
School's Out - Forever	(2006)
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports	(2007)
The Final Warning	(2008)
Max	(2009)
Fang	(2010)
Angel	(2011)
Nevermore	(2012)
Maximum Ride Forever	(2015)
Hawk	(2020)

Publication Order of Maximum Ride Graphic Novels Books

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

Publication Order of Michael Bennett Books

(with James O. Born, Michael Ledwidge)

Step on a Crack (With: Michael Ledwidge)	(2007)
Worst Case (With: Michael Ledwidge)	(2009)
Run for Your Life (With: Michael Ledwidge)	(2009)
Tick Tock (With: Michael Ledwidge)	(2010)
I, Michael Bennett (With: Michael Ledwidge)	(2012)
Gone (With: Michael Ledwidge)	(2013)
Burn (With: Michael Ledwidge)	(2014)
Alert (With: Michael Ledwidge)	(2015)
Bullseye (With: Michael Ledwidge)	(2016)
Haunted (With: James O. Born)	(2017)
Ambush (With: James O. Born)	(2018)
Blindside (With: James O. Born)	(2020)

Publication Order of Bookshots: Michael Bennett Books

Chase	(2016)
Manhunt	(2017)
In order, read Chase after Bullseye and Manhunt after Haunted.

Publication Order of Discovery's Murder is Forever Books

Murder, Interrupted	(2018)
Home Sweet Murder	(2018)
Murder Beyond the Grave	(2018)
Murder Thy Neighbor	(2020)
Murder of Innocence	(2020)
Till Murder Do Us Part	(2021)

Publication Order of NYPD Red Books

(with Marshall Karp)

NYPD Red	(2012)
NYPD Red 2	(2014)
NYPD Red 3	(2015)
NYPD Red 4	(2016)
Red Alert	(2018)
NYPD Red 6	(2020)

Publication Order of Private Books

Private (With: Maxine Paetro)	(2010)
Private London (With: Mark Pearson)	(2011)
Private Games (With: Mark T. Sullivan)	(2012)
Private:#1 Suspect (With: Maxine Paetro)	(2012)
Private Berlin (With: Mark T. Sullivan)	(2013)
Private L.A. (With: Mark T. Sullivan)	(2014)
Private Down Under / Oz (With: Michael White)	(2014)
Private India (With: Ashwin Sanghi)	(2014)
Private Vegas (With: Maxine Paetro)	(2015)
Private Sydney / Missing (With: Kathryn Fox)	(2015)
Private Paris (With: Mark T. Sullivan)	(2016)
The Games (With: Mark T. Sullivan)	(2016)
Private Delhi / Count to Ten (With: Ashwin Sanghi)	(2017)
Princess (With: Rees Jones)	(2018)
Note: James considers Private, Private: #1 Suspect, Private L.A., Private Vegas, Private Paris and The Games as the only books part of the main series.

Publication Order of Bookshots: Private Books

(with Jassy Mackenzie, Rees Jones)

Private Royals (With: Rees Jones)	(2016)
Private: Gold (With: Jassy Mackenzie)	(2017)

Publication Order of Rory Yates Books

(with Andrew Bourelle)

Texas Ranger	(2018)
Texas Outlaw	(2020)

Publication Order of Tom Moon Books

(with James O. Born)

Lost

(2020)

Publication Order of Travis McKinley Books

Miracle on the 17th Green	(1996)
Miracle at Augusta	(2015)
Miracle at St. Andrews	(2019)

Publication Order of When the Wind Blows Books

When the Wind Blows	(1998)
The Lake House	(2003)

Publication Order of Witch & Wizard Books

Witch & Wizard (With: Gabrielle Charbonnet)	(2009)
The Gift (With: Ned Rust)	(2010)
The Fire (With: Jill Dembowski)	(2011)
The Kiss (With: Jill Dembowski)	(2013)
The Lost (With: Emily Raymond)	(2014)

Publication Order of Witch & Wizard Graphic Novels Books

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

Publication Order of Zoo Books

(with Michael Ledwidge)

Zoo	(2012)
Zoo: The Graphic Novel	(2012)

Publication Order of Bookshots: Zoo Books

(with Michael Ledwidge)

Zoo 2

(2016)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Thomas Berryman Number	(1976)
Season of the Machete	(1977)
See How They Run / The Jericho Commandment	(1979)
Virgin	(1980)
Black Market / Black Friday	(1986)
The Midnight Club	(1989)
Hide & Seek	(1995)
Cradle and All	(1999)
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas	(2001)
Sam's Letters to Jennifer	(2001)
The Beach House (With: Peter de Jonge)	(2002)
The Jester (With: Andrew Gross)	(2003)
Lifeguard (With: Andrew Gross)	(2005)
Beach Road (With: Peter de Jonge)	(2006)
Judge & Jury (With: Andrew Gross)	(2006)
The Quickie (With: Michael Ledwidge)	(2007)
You've Been Warned (With: Howard Roughan)	(2007)
Sundays at Tiffany's (With: Gabrielle Charbonnet)	(2008)
Swimsuit (With: Maxine Paetro)	(2009)
Don't Blink (With: Howard Roughan)	(2010)
Toys (With: Neil McMahon)	(2011)
Now You See Her (With: Michael Ledwidge)	(2011)
Kill Me If You Can (With: Marshall Karp)	(2011)
The Christmas Wedding (With: Richard DiLallo)	(2011)
Guilty Wives (With: David Ellis)	(2012)
Mistress (With: David Ellis)	(2013)
First Love (With: Emily Raymond)	(2013)
Homeroom Diaries (With: Lisa Papademetriou)	(2014)
Public School Superhero (With: Chris Tebbetts)	(2015)
The Murder House (With: David Ellis)	(2015)
Woman of God (With: David Ellis)	(2016)
Word of Mouse (With: Chris Grabenstein)	(2016)
Humans, Bow Down (With: Emily Raymond)	(2017)
Pottymouth and Stoopid (With: Chris Grabenstein)	(2017)
The Store (With: Richard DiLallo)	(2017)
Expelled / The Injustice (With: Emily Raymond)	(2017)
The President Is Missing (With: Bill Clinton)	(2018)
Revenge (With: Andrew Holmes)	(2018)
Juror #3 (With: Nancy Allen)	(2018)
The First Lady (With: Brendan DuBois)	(2018)
The Inn (With: Candice Fox)	(2019)
The Warning (With: Robison Wells)	(2019)
The Summer House (With: Brendan DuBois)	(2020)
Cajun Justice (With: Tucker Axum)	(2020)
1st Case (With: Chris Tebbetts)	(2020)
The Midwife Murders (With: Richard DiLallo)	(2020)
The Coast-to-Coast Murders (With: J D Barker)	(2020)
Three Women Disappear (With: Shan Serafin)	(2020)
The President's Daughter (With: Bill Clinton)	(2021)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Bloody Valentine	(2011)
Boys Will Be Boys	(2011)

Publication Order of Bookshots: Detective Luc Moncrief Books

(with Richard DiLallo)

French Kiss	(2016)
The Christmas Mystery	(2016)
French Twist	(2017)

Publication Order of Bookshots: Diamond Trilogy Books

(with Elizabeth Hayley)

Dazzling	(2016)
Radiant	(2016)
Exquisite	(2017)

Publication Order of Bookshots: Jon Roscoe Thriller Books

(with Robert Gold)

The Hostage	(2016)
The Verdict	(2016)
Kidnapped	(2016)

Publication Order of Bookshots: Owen Taylor Books

(with Brendan DuBois)

The End	(2017)
After the End	(2017)

Publication Order of BookShots: Flames Books

The McCullagh Inn in Maine (With: Jen McLaughlin)	(2016)
Learning to Ride (With: Erin Knightley)	(2016)
Sacking the Quarterback (With: Samantha Towle)	(2016)
The Mating Season (With: Laurie Horowitz)	(2016)
The Return (By:Erin Knightley)	(2016)
Bodyguard (With: Jessica Linden)	(2016)
Hot Winter Nights (With: Codi Gary)	(2016)
A Wedding in Maine (With: Jen McLaughlin)	(2017)
Seducing Shakespeare (By:Tabitha Ross)	(2017)
Bedding the Highlander (By:Sabrina York)	(2017)
50 Hidden Desires (With: Jessica Lemmon)	(2017)
Sabotage (By:Jessica Linden)	(2017)
Sexy Summer Flings (With: Codi Gary)	(2017)
A Princess in Maine (With: Jen McLaughlin)	(2017)
Love Me Tender (With: Laurie Horowitz)	(2017)
The Experiment (By:HelenKay Dimon)	(2017)
The Weekend Wife (By:Beth Ciotta)	(2017)
Dawn's Early Light (By:Jessica Scott)	(2017)
Christmas Sanctuary (By:Lauren Hawkeye)	(2017)
Shopping for Love (By:Renee Carlino)	(2018)
Once Upon a Kiss (By:Sara Jane Stone)	(2018)

Publication Order of Bookshots: Mitchum Books

(with James O. Born)

Hidden	(2017)
Malicious	(2017)

Publication Order of Bookshots: Standalone Novels

Let's Play Make-Believe (With: James O. Born)	(2016)
Break Point (With: Lee Stone)	(2016)
Heist (With: Rees Jones)	(2016)
Airport Code Red (With: Michael White)	(2016)
Little Black Dress (With: Emily Raymond)	(2016)
The Pretender (With: Andrew Bourelle)	(2016)
Hunted (With: Andrew Holmes)	(2016)
113 Minutes (With: Max DiLallo)	(2016)
Trump vs. Clinton	(2016)
The Women's War (With: Hilary Liftin)	(2016)
$10,000,000 Marriage Proposal (With: Shan Serafin)	(2016)
Taking the Titanic (With: Scott Slaven)	(2016)
Come and Get Us (With: Shan Serafin)	(2016)
The House Husband (With: Duane Swierczynski)	(2017)
The Shut-In (With: Duane Swierczynski)	(2017)
Night Sniper (With: Christopher Charles)	(2017)
Stealing Gulfstreams (With: Max DiLallo)	(2017)
Diary of a Succubus (With: Derek Nikitas)	(2017)
The Lawyer Lifeguard (With: Doug Allyn)	(2017)
Stingrays (With: Duane Swierczynski)	(2017)
Nooners (With: Tim Arnold)	(2017)
Steeplechase (With: Scott Slaven)	(2017)
Deadly Cargo (With: Will Jordan)	(2017)
The Dolls (With: Kecia Bal)	(2017)
Dead Man Running (With: Christopher Farnsworth)	(2017)
The Family Lawyer & The Good Sister (With: Robert Rotstein,Rachel Howzell Hall)	(2017)
Scott Free (With: Rob Hart)	(2017)
Absolute Zero (With: Ed Chatterton)	(2017)
You've Been Warned - Again (With: Derek Nikitas)	(2017)
The Exile (With: Alison Joseph)	(2017)
The Moores Are Missing & The Housewife (With: Loren D. Estleman,Sam Hawken)	(2017)
Avalanche (With: David Inglish)	(2017)
Kill and Tell (With: Scott Slaven)	(2017)
The 13-Minute Murder (With: Shan Serafin)	(2019)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Day America Told the Truth (With: Peter Kim)	(1991)
Torn Apart / Against Medical Advice (With: Hal Friedman)	(2008)
The Murder of King Tut (With: Martin Dugard)	(2009)
Filthy Rich (With: John Connolly,Tim Malloy)	(2016)
All-American Murder (With: Alex Abramovich,Mike Harvkey)	(2018)
The House of Kennedy (With: Cynthia Fagen)	(2020)
The Last Days of John Lennon	(2020)
Walk in My Combat Boots (With: Chris Mooney)	(2021)

Publication Order of Children's Books

SantaKid	(2004)
Give Please a Chance (With: Bill O'Reilly)	(2016)
Penguins of America (With: Jack Patterson)	(2017)
Laugh Out Loud (With: Chris Grabenstein)	(2017)
Give Thank You a Try	(2017)
Not So Normal Norbert (With: Joey Green)	(2018)
Unbelievably Boring Bartholomew (With: Duane Swierczynski)	(2018)
Katt vs. Dogg (With: Chris Grabenstein)	(2019)
Sophia, Princess Among Beasts (With: Emily Raymond)	(2019)
Scaredy Cat (With: Chris Grabenstein)	(2021)
Best Nerds Forever (With: Chris Grabenstein)	(2021)

Publication Order of Candies Books

(with Andy Elkerton)

The Candies Save Christmas	(2017)
The Candies' Easter Party	(2018)

Publication Order of Dog Diaries Books

(with Steven Butler)

Dog Diaries	(2018)
Happy Howlidays	(2018)
Mission Impawsible	(2019)
Curse of the Mystery Mitt	(2019)
Ruffing It	(2021)

Publication Order of House of Robots Books

(with Chris Grabenstein)

House of Robots	(2014)
Robots Go Wild!	(2015)
Robot Revolution	(2017)

Publication Order of I Funny Books

(with Chris Grabenstein)

I Funny	(2012)
I Even Funnier	(2013)
I Totally Funniest	(2015)
I Funny TV	(2015)
School of Laughs	(2017)
Laugh Out Loud	(2017)
The Nerdiest, Wimpiest, Dorkiest I Funny Ever	(2018)

Publication Order of Little Geniuses Books

(with Susan Patterson)

Big Words for Little Geniuses	(2017)
Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses	(2018)
Bigger Words for Little Geniuses	(2019)

Publication Order of Jacky Ha-Ha Books

(with Chris Grabenstein)

Jacky Ha-Ha	(2016)
My Life is a Joke	(2017)

Publication Order of Max Einstein Books

(with Chris Grabenstein)

The Genius Experiment	(2018)
Rebels with a Cause	(2019)
Saves the Future	(2020)

Publication Order of Middle School Books

Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life (With: Chris Tebbetts)	(2011)
Get Me Out of Here! (With: Chris Tebbetts)	(2012)
My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar (With: Lisa Papademetriou)	(2013)
How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill (With: Chris Tebbetts)	(2013)
Ultimate Showdown (With: Julia Bergen)	(2014)
How I Got Lost in London	(2014)
Save Rafe! (With: Chris Tebbetts)	(2014)
Just My Rotten Luck (With: Chris Tebbetts)	(2015)
Going Bush (With: Martin Chatterton)	(2016)
Dog's Best Friend (With: Chris Tebbetts)	(2016)
Hollywood 101 (With: Martin Chatterton)	(2016)
Escape to Australia / Million-Dollar Mess Down Under (With: Martin Chatterton)	(2017)
From Hero to Zero (With: Chris Tebbetts)	(2017)
Born to Rock (With: Chris Tebbetts)	(2019)
Master of Disaster (With: Chris Tebbetts)	(2020)
Field Trip Fiasco (With: Martin Chatterton)	(2021)

Publication Order of Treasure Hunters Books

(with Chris Grabenstein)

Treasure Hunters	(2013)
Danger Down the Nile	(2014)
Secret of the Forbidden City	(2015)
Peril at the Top of the World	(2016)
Quest for the City of Gold	(2017)
All-American Adventure	(2019)
The Plunder Down Under	(2020)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night	(2006)
The Lifesaver	(2017)
Two from the Heart	(2017)
The Family Lawyer	(2017)
The House Next Door	(2019)

Note: Public School Superhero was also published as Kenny Wright: Superhero.

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