James Patterson Books in Order
Browse the James Patterson thrillers co-written with David Ellis in order, with book lists, short plot summaries, and suggestions on the best titles to try first.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
192 books
The Thomas Berryman Number
by James Patterson
1976
Season of the Machete
by James Patterson
1977
See How They Run
by James Patterson
1979
Virgin
by James Patterson
1980
Black Friday
by James Patterson
1986
The Midnight Club
by James Patterson
1989
Along Came a Spider
by James Patterson
1992
Kiss the Girls
by James Patterson
1995
Hide and Seek
by James Patterson
1996
Jack & Jill
by James Patterson
1996
Miracle on the 17th Green
by James Patterson
1996
Cat & Mouse
by James Patterson
1997
When the Wind Blows
by James Patterson
1998
Pop Goes the Weasel
by James Patterson
1999
1st to Die
by James Patterson
2000
Roses Are Red
by James Patterson
2000
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
by James Patterson
2001
Violets Are Blue
by James Patterson
2001
2nd Chance
by James Patterson
2002
Four Blind Mice
by James Patterson
2002
The Beach House
by James Patterson
2002
The Big Bad Wolf
by James Patterson
2003
The Jester
by James Patterson
2003
The Lake House
by James Patterson
2003
3rd Degree
by James Patterson
2004
London Bridges
by James Patterson
2004
Sam's Letters to Jennifer
by James Patterson
2004
4th of July
by James Patterson
2005
Honeymoon
by James Patterson
2005
Lifeguard
by James Patterson
2005
Mary, Mary
by James Patterson
2005
The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson
2005
Beach Road
by James Patterson
2006
Cross / Alex Cross
by James Patterson
2006
Judge & Jury
by James Patterson
2006
School's Out - Forever
by James Patterson
2006
The 5th Horseman
by James Patterson
2006
Double Cross
by James Patterson
2007
Saving the World
by James Patterson
2007
Step on a Crack
by James Patterson
2007
The 6th Target
by James Patterson
2007
The Quickie
by James Patterson
2007
You've Been Warned
by James Patterson
2007
7th Heaven
by James Patterson
2008
Cross Country
by James Patterson
2008
Sail
by James Patterson
2008
Sundays at Tiffany's
by James Patterson
2008
The Final Warning
by James Patterson
2008
Alex Cross's Trial
by James Patterson
2009
I, Alex Cross
by James Patterson
2009
Max
by James Patterson
2009
Run for Your Life
by James Patterson
2009
Swimsuit
by James Patterson
2009
The 8th Confession
by James Patterson
2009
The 9th Judgment
by James Patterson
2009
Worst Case
by James Patterson
2009
Cross Fire
by James Patterson
2010
Don't Blink
by James Patterson
2010
Fang
by James Patterson
2010
Private
by James Patterson
2010
The Postcard Killers
by Liza Marklund
2010
Tick Tock
by James Patterson
2010
10th Anniversary
by James Patterson
2011
Angel
by James Patterson
2011
Bloody Valentine
by James Patterson
2011
Kill Alex Cross
by James Patterson
2011
Kill Me If You Can
by James Patterson
2011
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
by James Patterson
2011
Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life
by James Patterson
2011
Now You See Her
by James Patterson
2011
Private London
by James Patterson
2011
The Christmas Wedding
by James Patterson
2011
Toys
by James Patterson
2011
#1 Suspect
by James Patterson
2012
11th Hour
by James Patterson
2012
Get Me Out of Here!
by James Patterson
2012
Guilty Wives
by James Patterson
2012
I, Michael Bennett
by James Patterson
2012
Nevermore
by James Patterson
2012
NYPD Red
by James Patterson
2012
Private Games
by James Patterson
2012
Zoo
by James Patterson
2012
12th of Never
by Maxine Paetro
2013
Alex Cross, Run
by James Patterson
2013
Cross My Heart
by James Patterson
2013
Gone
by James Patterson
2013
How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill
by James Patterson
2013
Mistress
by James Patterson
2013
My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar
by James Patterson
2013
Private Berlin
by James Patterson
2013
Second Honeymoon
by James Patterson
2013
Burn
by James Patterson
2014
Hope to Die
by James Patterson
2014
How I Got Lost in London
by James Patterson
2014
Invisible
by David Ellis
2014
FBI analyst Emmy Dockery is convinced a string of house fires and accidental deaths are the work of one killer, including the blaze that killed her sister. With only her ex, Harrison Books Bookman, willing to listen, she hunts a murderer no one else believes exists.
NYPD Red 2
by James Patterson
2014
Private Down Under
by James Patterson
2014
Private India
by James Patterson
2014
Private L.A.
by James Patterson
2014
Save Rafe!
by James Patterson
2014
Ultimate Showdown
by James Patterson
2014
Unlucky 13
by James Patterson
2014
14th Deadly Sin
by James Patterson
2015
Alert
by James Patterson
2015
Cross Justice
by James Patterson
2015
Just My Rotten Luck
by James Patterson
2015
Maximum Ride Forever
by James Patterson
2015
Miracle at Augusta
by James Patterson
2015
Missing
by James Patterson
2015
NYPD Red 3
by James Patterson
2015
Private Vegas
by James Patterson
2015
The Murder House
by James Patterson
2015
Truth or Die
by James Patterson
2015
15th Affair
by James Patterson
2016
Bullseye
by James Patterson
2016
Cross the Line
by James Patterson
2016
Dog's Best Friend
by James Patterson
2016
Going Bush
by James Patterson
2016
Hollywood 101
by James Patterson
2016
Never Never
by James Patterson
2016
NYPD Red 4
by James Patterson
2016
Private Paris
by James Patterson
2016
The Games
by James Patterson
2016
Woman of God
by James Patterson
2016
16th Seduction
by James Patterson
2017
Black Dress Affair
by James Patterson
2017
Count to Ten
by James Patterson
2017
Crazy House
by James Patterson
2017
Escape to Australia
by James Patterson
2017
Expelled
by James Patterson
2017
Fifty Fifty
by James Patterson
2017
From Hero to Zero
by James Patterson
2017
Haunted
by James Patterson
2017
Instinct
by James Patterson
2017
Manhunt
by James Patterson
2017
The Black Book
by James Patterson
2017
The People vs. Alex Cross
by James Patterson
2017
The Store
by James Patterson
2017
Ambush
by James Patterson
2018
Juror #3
by James Patterson
2018
Liar Liar
by James Patterson
2018
Princess
by James Patterson
2018
Red Alert
by James Patterson
2018
Revenge
by James Patterson
2018
Target
by James Patterson
2018
Texas Ranger
by James Patterson
2018
The 13-Minute Murder
by James Patterson
2018
The 17th Suspect
by Maxine Paetro
2018
The Fall of Crazy House
by James Patterson
2018
The First Lady
by James Patterson
2018
The President Is Missing
by Bill Clinton
2018
A sitting U.S. president, Jonathan Duncan, secretly slips out of the White House when a hidden traitor and a devastating cyberattack threaten to cripple the country. Working off the grid with a small team, he races to stop a virus that could erase America’s digital life.
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Born to Rock
by James Patterson
2019
Criss Cross
by James Patterson
2019
Hush
by James Patterson
2019
Killer Instinct
by James Patterson
2019
Miracle at St. Andrews
by James Patterson
2019
The 18th Abduction
by James Patterson
2019
The 19th Christmas
by Maxine Paetro
2019
The Chef
by James Patterson
2019
The Cornwalls Vanish
by James Patterson
2019
The Inn
by James Patterson
2019
The Warning
by James Patterson
2019
Unsolved
by David Ellis
2019
Now back inside the Bureau, Emmy Dockery tracks a pattern in deaths that all look accidental just as someone begins leaking FBI secrets. While her fiancé Books investigates whether she is the mole, Emmy races to prove a terrifying new killer is real.
1st Case
by James Patterson
2020
Blindside
by James Patterson
2020
Cajun Justice
by James Patterson
2020
Deadly Cross
by James Patterson
2020
Lost
by James Patterson
2020
Master of Disaster
by James Patterson
2020
NYPD Red 6
by James Patterson
2020
Private Moscow
by James Patterson
2020
Texas Outlaw
by James Patterson
2020
The 20th Victim
by James Patterson
2020
The Coast-to-Coast Murders
by James Patterson
2020
The Midwife Murders
by James Patterson
2020
The Summer House
by James Patterson
2020
Three Women Disappear
by James Patterson
2020
2 Sisters Detective Agency
by James Patterson
2021
21st Birthday
by James Patterson
2021
Fear No Evil
by James Patterson
2021
Field Trip Fiasco
by James Patterson
2021
Private Rogue / Private: Missing Persons
by Adam Hamdy
2021
A rich father hires Jack Morgan to find his missing daughter and grandchildren, but the case is anything but simple. The trail leads toward trained operatives, buried secrets, and Afghanistan.
The Noise
by James Patterson
2021
The President's Daughter
by James Patterson
2021
The Red Book
by James Patterson
2021
The Russian
by James Patterson
2021
The Shadow
by James Patterson
2021
Death of the Black Widow
by James Patterson
2022
Escape
by David Ellis
2022
Chicago detective Billy Harney is called in when a deadly jailbreak frees a billionaire crime boss and a notorious killer. As taunting clues appear and a kidnapped girl’s life is put on the line, Billy races to stop a game designed just for him.
It's a Zoo in Here!
by James Patterson
2022
Run, Rose, Run
by Dolly Parton
2022
Triple Cross
by James Patterson
2022
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