James Patterson Books in Order

Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown when a cousin is accused of a terrible crime. The investigation exposes old wounds and buried family history, making this case as much about Cross’s past as the charge before him.

Guest editor James Patterson selects twenty mystery stories shaped by crime, suspense, and morally pressured characters. The volume includes Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly’s collaboration, which brings Harry Bosch and Patrick Kenzie together in a missing-child case.

In the Hamptons, former NYPD detective Jenna Murphy returns to a seaside town scarred by an infamous mansion where multiple murders occurred. When a Hollywood power broker and his lover are found dead there, Jenna must confront both the house’s history and her own buried past.

A beautiful student is found dead on a Sydney riverbank, and Detective Harriet Blue is sure she’s the latest victim of a terrifying serial killer. As she digs deeper on the university campus, new clues suggest a different predator—and pull Harriet into the case in a dangerously personal way.

Alex Cross sees Gary Soneji, long believed dead, gun down his partner. The shocking sight sends him after an explanation that could involve a ghost, an impostor, or a carefully planned revenge from the past.

A murder in Rock Creek Park draws Alex Cross and Bree Stone into a Washington, DC, crime wave. To stop a ruthless criminal operation, the couple must follow leads through a city where danger is spreading in unexpected places.

A children's picture book co-authored with James Patterson that celebrates the power of the word "please." vivid illustrations show how a simple act of politeness can help in all sorts of situations.

Disgraced and exiled after her brother is arrested as a serial killer, sex-crimes detective Harriet Blue is sent deep into the Western Australian desert. At a remote mining camp, she and a wary new partner must find three missing workers before the killer turns on them.

An anonymous caller promises deadly bombings across Washington, DC, and panic spreads fast. Alex Cross and Bree Stone must determine whether it is a cruel hoax or a real attack before the caller’s deadline runs out.

Determined to clear her brother of a string of murders, Harriet Blue accepts a punishing reassignment to the dying town of Last Chance Valley. As a killer’s diary predicts a massacre, she races to decode the threat while allies in Sydney fight to save Sam.

After three people are gunned down in a Chicago apartment, detective Billy Harney barely survives and wakes with no memory of the night. Accused of murder, he must trace the missing black book tied to a secret brothel and clear his own name.

Alex Cross finds himself on the wrong side of the law, charged after a deadly confrontation with violent criminals. With his career, reputation, and freedom at stake, he must uncover what really happened before a courtroom decides his future.

Haunted by her brother’s death, Harriet Blue drops off the grid to hunt Regan Banks, the sadistic killer who destroyed her family. Their lethal cat-and-mouse chase down Australia’s south coast leaves Harriet wanted by the police and unsure she’ll survive her own revenge.

A coordinated ring of elite assassins strikes at the heart of Washington, DC. Alex Cross joins the FBI and Secret Service to identify the next target, but the conspiracy reaches beyond one attack and threatens the country itself.

A serial killer known as M turns murder into a warped investigation, leaving Alex Cross and John Sampson clues tied to old secrets. To survive the game, they must understand what the killer wants before another victim is chosen.

Now known only as inmate 3329, Harriet Blue is fighting to survive inside prison when the deputy police commissioner who put her there offers a deal. If she can find his missing daughter and toddler grandson, Harriet might finally win back her freedom.

Seeking a quiet life on the Massachusetts coast, ex–Boston cop Bill Robinson takes over a crumbling seaside inn filled with misfit long-term residents. When a ruthless crime boss moves into town, Bill and his unlikely housemates must decide whether to flee—or fight for their new home.

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.

The murder of a glamorous Washington socialite brings Alex Cross into a case of hidden identities and dangerous connections. What begins as a puzzling death soon reaches into a world where money, influence, and violence overlap.