James Patterson Books in Order

Georgia Khatchadorian juggles a crush, a school challenge and trouble with Missy Trillin's clique. When her favorite musicians announce a competition, she becomes determined to help her all-girl band win, even if that requires Rafe's help.

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.

A professor's murder reunites psychologist Dylan Reinhart and detective Elizabeth Needham. A terrorist attack exposes connections to Dylan's past and makes Elizabeth a target, forcing them to confront a murderer whose methods challenge their experience.

After poor performances end his time on the Senior Tour, Travis McKinley takes his family to Scotland. An unexpected opportunity to enter the Scottish Open offers another chance at competitive golf on the courses he has dreamed of playing.

Lindsay Boxer investigates three missing teachers as the case turns into murder. Meanwhile, her husband Joe encounters a woman claiming to have seen a presumed-dead war criminal, raising questions that draw the Women's Murder Club together.

New Orleans detective and food-truck chef Caleb Rooney faces accusations of murder committed on duty. While fighting the charges, he discovers a possible attack on the city and races to investigate before Mardi Gras crowds gather.

Army intelligence officer Amy Cornwall returns to an empty home and a demand to free an unnamed captive within forty-eight hours. With her husband and daughter held hostage, she defies orders to uncover who is controlling her mission.

Three thrillers follow a mother's dangerous affair, a detective's risky approach to a suspected kidnapper's wife, and a scientist hunted after detecting an alien message. Each discovery pulls ordinary trust into a struggle with potentially deadly consequences.

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.

Maggie and Jordan return to Mount Hope after an accident forced the town's evacuation. Failed communications, aggressive animals and a locked-down power plant suggest something has changed, driving them to investigate what now controls their hometown.

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.

After a hacking incident ends her MIT studies, programmer Angela Hoot becomes an FBI intern in Boston. Her first investigation targets murderous brothers, and the curiosity behind her technical talent creates dangers her limited training has not prepared her for.

Michael Bennett investigates the disappearance of the New York mayor's daughter while seeking help for his imprisoned son. Her links to a hacking operation and a series of murders draw him into a case with national security implications.

Former Secret Service agent Cain Lemaire takes a security job in Tokyo after a scandal ends his presidential protection career. What appears to be a fresh start exposes corruption and extortion, leaving him to investigate without his former resources.

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.

Miami detective Tom Moon leads an FBI task force against international crime. His team's investigation uncovers a syndicate built by two Russian brothers, whose growing operation threatens the city and someone close to Moon himself.

Rafe and Jimmy organize a celebration of books and reading, determined to put their troublemaking reputations behind them. When a small complication threatens the entire event, they must work quickly to save it with help from familiar friends.

Two true-crime narratives investigate a wealthy predator pursued across borders and an FBI agent’s relationship with a female informant who disappears. Their cases expose abuses of trust and power, and the obstacles investigators face in uncovering concealed crimes.

Two true-crime stories trace ordinary disputes into deadly violence: a homeowner’s conflict with her renovating neighbor and an online feud fueled by unrequited feelings. Each account follows escalating grievances as hostility moves beyond complaints and messages into the physical world.

Reality star Erin Easton disappears from her wedding reception, leaving a bloodstained gown and evidence of a struggle. NYPD Red detectives Kylie MacDonald and Zach Jordan investigate the kidnapping as public attention places the guests under suspicion and threat.

Jack Morgan witnesses the murder of an old Marine friend at the New York Stock Exchange. Hired to investigate, he finds a connection to another killing in Moscow and follows it into a conspiracy with international consequences.

Sent to Rio Lobo, Texas Ranger Rory Yates helps a detective investigate a councilwoman's apparently accidental death. Small-town secrets and corruption complicate the case, forcing Rory to challenge local authorities as he tries to prevent more deaths.

Precise shootings in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago send Lindsay Boxer after killers targeting people involved in profitable crime. As deaths mount, public reactions blur the line between condemning the shooters and celebrating their victims' downfall.

A police detective and an FBI agent pursue a killer whose crimes move east from Los Angeles. Evidence points toward the Fitzgerald family, forcing the investigators to determine which of four relatives fits the emerging criminal profile.

Across generations, the Kennedy family pursues power and achievement while enduring repeated tragedy. Patterson traces the ambitions, risks, and personal costs behind their public image, examining how success and loss shaped one of America's most recognizable political families.

As John Lennon returns to recording in 1980, a former admirer prepares to confront him in New York. Interviews with friends and associates frame an account of Lennon's life and the events leading toward his murder.

Kidnappings and a stabbing at a Manhattan hospital pull senior midwife Lucy Ryuan away from her usual work. She joins a skeptical detective to investigate amid rumors about organized crime and a hidden adoption network.

After a mass murder in Georgia implicates four Army Rangers, Major Jeremiah Cook leads a military investigation. Local authorities resist his team, and evidence that fails to fit the accusations suggests powerful interests want the truth buried.

Accountant Anthony Costello is murdered, and his wife, chef and maid disappear. Detective Sean Walsh investigates three women with motives and access to the home, while his own connection to the case complicates the search for answers.

Attorney Rhonda Bird returns to Los Angeles to settle her estranged father’s estate and discovers he’s left her both a scruffy private detective agency and a teenage half-sister. Their first case—a young man claiming abduction by a thrill-seeking rich-kid clique—throws the mismatched sisters into deadly trouble.

When Tara Burke and her baby disappear, Lindsay Boxer investigates the husband who dismisses his wife's absence. As the Women's Murder Club pursues conflicting evidence, an unexpected suspect raises the possibility of a much wider threat.

Emergency room nurses describe the pressures and human encounters that fill their working lives. Drawn from hospitals across America, their accounts reveal the sacrifices, difficult decisions, and compassion involved in caring for patients at their most vulnerable.

Alex Cross is caught in a web of assassins and faces the brilliant enemy who has stalked him and his family for years. The investigation becomes a final, deeply personal fight against someone who knows exactly how to hurt him.

Rafe accepts a California art trip expecting Hollywood, only to find himself camping in the desert. Encounters with a crocodile, suspicious cave paintings, and a missing diamond turn the excursion into a dangerous smuggling mystery.

Ali Cross and his friends witness a crime at a park, drawing him into another investigation despite his father’s objections. When his friend Zoe lies to the police, Ali must discover whom she is protecting and why.

Criminal defense lawyer Barry Slotnick builds a career representing clients from John Gotti to Bernie Goetz. This account follows his courtroom strategies and prominent cases, exploring the personality and legal skill behind his reputation in New York.

Near Mount Hood, sisters Tennant and Sophie hear a strange vibration swell into deafening screams. Their father hides them in a storm cellar, but the sound intensifies, leaving the girls fighting to survive an unexplained disaster.

Former president and Navy SEAL Matthew Keating faces a personal crisis when his teenage daughter is abducted. With the kidnapping becoming an international spectacle, he undertakes a rescue mission that tests his skills and resolve as a father.

Still branded a troublemaker after exposing police corruption, Chicago detective Billy Harney joins an elite task force investigating a drive-by shooting that kills a child. As political pressure mounts, Billy uncovers a deeper conspiracy that reaches into his own past.

Days before his wedding, Michael Bennett investigates precise, brutal murders of young women. Working with the FBI and a new partner, he links the killings to cold cases while the assassin threatens his plans with Mary Catherine.

Lamont Cranston awakens far in the future after an attack by his enemy Shiwan Khan. Meeting teenager Maddy Gomes, he discovers Khan's influence still grips the city and must resume his fight as the Shadow.

Two true crime accounts follow relationships that conceal deadly secrets. A wife investigates her husband's hidden past, while detectives search for a missing teenager whose move to California and romance with a skateboarder end in tragedy.

Rookie officer Walter O'Brien encounters a young woman who kills her kidnapper, then escapes police custody. Years later, his obsession with finding her uncovers a trail of deadly secrets that extends far beyond Detroit.

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.

A missed science assignment lands Rafe in summer school, with volunteer work at an animal refuge replacing ordinary classes. Amid exhausting, smelly chores, he must turn the experience into a report good enough to save his grade.

Patterson recalls his childhood, early jobs, advertising career, relationships, and path into writing. Encounters with artists and celebrities accompany personal stories about the experiences that shaped his life and his ambition to write books readers return to.

Twelve-year-old Jama befriends a baby elephant near her village. After poachers frighten its mother into a deadly stampede, Jama and the calf face blame, leaving a classmate with connections to the conservancy as their possible protector.

New York marketing executive Emily Atkinson discovers she is pregnant after a hospital admission disrupts her glamorous lifestyle. A new friendship helps her change direction, but women in her wealthy social circle begin disappearing, threatening her newfound stability.

Ali Cross and his friends monitor police calls and visit crime scenes, determined to prove themselves as young detectives. After witnessing something terrible, Ali must confront difficult questions about his father’s profession and the dangers of pursuing it.

The Sullivan family faces Christmas in their Harlem brownstone while grieving someone they miss. Unexpected visitors arrive and keep staying, turning twelve days into a chaotic holiday that challenges the family’s expectations of companionship, hope, and giving.

Alex Cross hunts a precise serial killer who wipes out entire families and leaves few clues behind. As the pattern becomes clearer, Cross realizes the murderer’s attention may be shifting toward the people he loves most.

Rafe joins a polar bear research expedition in Alaska, where freezing temperatures and his crush on Penelope complicate the adventure. When a tracked bear disappears and poachers threaten the animals, he and his friends must intervene.

Three thrillers turn intimate relationships into sources of danger: a poisoned honeymooner pursues revenge, a threatened executive confronts a plot against his family, and two housekeepers struggle for control after their employer is killed during a theft.

A jet is shot down near Reagan Airport, and Alex Cross and John Sampson race to find the killer behind it. The attacker is expanding his mission, and Cross soon learns that he may be the next intended target.

Military-style attacks gravely injure Alex Cross, leaving John Sampson to lead the response alone. As a shadowy force advances on Washington, Sampson must protect the Cross family, his own daughter, and the nation’s leaders.

Ellie the elephant’s family is convinced she is ready to use the potty, but their encouragement and rewards cannot persuade her. This illustrated story follows her hesitation and eventual readiness, helping young children approach a new milestone with confidence.

Philadelphia quarterback Archie Hughes is murdered, and his famous singer wife becomes the leading suspect. Rival private investigators Veena Lion and Cooper Lamb work for opposing sides, uncovering secrets that could determine whether the prosecution or defense prevails.

Artist Laurie surprises her mother, the exacting Dr. Liz, with a vacation in Paris. Their contrasting habits and perspectives accompany them abroad, where shared experiences open conversations about the secrets and hopes that have shaped their relationship.

Patterson and Mark Seal explore Las Vegas through the people who keep its entertainment and luxury industries running. Accounts of casino patrons, wedding entrepreneurs, and VIP hosts reveal the work and personalities behind the city's extravagant experiences.

American service members recount the actions that earned them major military honors in conflicts from World War II to Afghanistan. Their stories examine danger, sacrifice, and the bonds between soldiers whose decisions depended on protecting one another.

When Hawaii’s Mauna Loa shows signs of catastrophic eruption, volcanologist John “Mac” MacGregor races to warn officials and protect the island. Then a buried military secret raises the stakes, turning a natural disaster into a race against time.

Eight chicks race across a farm as a fox approaches, creating a lively chase whose purpose is less obvious than it seems. Rhyming text and illustrations build anticipation while exploring friendship, play, and the surprises hidden behind first impressions.

Marcie Bowers is a small-town lawyer and mother whose husband David becomes a media hero after rescuing a stranger from a river. His sudden fame draws dangerous figures out of the shadows, forcing Marcie to question whether she married a good man or a hidden killer.

An unexpected inheritance sends Rafe to Beverly Hills, where a shabby house and an exclusive school make wealth less appealing than he imagined. Facing hostile classmates and conditions on the fortune, he struggles to keep his family’s opportunity intact.

Biloxi defense attorney Stafford Lee Penney’s unbeaten courtroom record offers little protection when his wife is killed. Reinventing himself as a beach lifeguard and lawyer, he faces the ultimate test when he becomes a murder suspect himself.

Supreme Court candidates are being murdered as a new president prepares to take office. Alex Cross and John Sampson must enter the killer’s mind and stop the attacks before fear and bloodshed reshape the country’s future.

Back on the storm-battered Massachusetts coast, Bill Robinson is running The Inn by the Sea when a crime boss brings a new wave of violence to town. As bodies begin to surface, Bill and his tight-knit residents must expose the killer before their refuge becomes a graveyard.

Booksellers and librarians describe the work of connecting readers with books and sustaining places where reading thrives. Their personal accounts explore discovery, advocacy, and the relationships that help keep literary communities alive through difficult and changing circumstances.

Now full partners in their Los Angeles detective agency, Rhonda and "Baby" Bird take on a loner accused of making his glamorous wife disappear. The sisters must untangle toxic marriages, media spin and their own clashing styles to learn whether their new client is victim or killer.

Patterson and Patrick Leddin examine how people can respond to disruption in their careers, organizations, and personal lives. Drawing on leadership research, they offer behaviors and practical tools for judging when to preserve an approach and when to change it.

A notebook left by Gary Soneji reveals clues about crimes from before Alex Cross first knew him. Cross must revisit a rookie investigation, question his own mistakes, and confront the legacy of the killer who became his first great enemy.

Patterson offers a brief guide to becoming a more attentive father and partner. Advice about listening, sharing stories, showing affection, and taking part in everyday care encourages dads to keep learning while strengthening their relationships at home.

The murders of four college students in Moscow, Idaho, trigger a complex investigation and leave a community grieving. This account follows the search for answers and the aftermath, examining the victims' lives and the responses to the violence.

Marilyn Monroe's final months unfold amid unfinished film work, public scrutiny, and difficult personal relationships. Patterson and Imogen Edwards-Jones trace her encounters and struggles as her life approaches the death that continues to provoke questions decades later.

Rafe thinks a guitar gig and a fashionable part-time job will finally make him popular. But his band is led by the school bully and sounds terrible, leaving him to rescue their chances at a competition.

John Sampson investigates a suspected terrorist attack in Washington, DC, while Alex Cross searches for his missing son in Chapel Hill. Their separate cases may be linked, testing a friendship and partnership built over a lifetime.

Twelve-year-old Nick Andino prefers helping at his family’s Greek diner to heroic adventures. When Zeus warns that his family could vanish from history, Nick travels to ancient Greece with Hermes to face the gods, monsters, and ancestors awaiting him.

Judge Mary Stone serves her small Alabama hometown when an explosive case forces her to confront a stark ethical dilemma. The law appears straightforward, but its consequences divide the community and put her commitment to justice under dangerous pressure.

Nat Phillips commands a loyal team of former special operators, intelligence officers, and communications experts. A murder during a presidential campaign sends these veterans into action at home, confronting a crisis reaching from Nantucket to Washington’s centers of power.

Teachers from schools across America describe the demands of their profession and the students who make it meaningful. Their accounts explore classroom challenges, efforts to improve children's lives, and the work of encouraging lifelong reading and learning.

In this forthcoming thriller, Alex Cross investigates baffling murders in Washington, DC, while a family crisis threatens to upend his world. Each step into the city’s hidden underworld puts his promise to Nana Mama, and his loved ones, at risk.

Former FBI agent Elinor Gilbert returns to undercover work as a nanny in a New York art dealer’s household. Her seeming anonymity helps her investigate suspected organized crime connections, until growing involvement with the family makes her dangerously conspicuous.

One hundred contestants enter a secret competition promising a billion-dollar prize. Challenges span Antarctic ice, dangerous waters, deserts, and mountains, but the greatest threat emerges when rival players turn alliances into ambushes under an unseen observer’s scrutiny.

Four longtime college friends and their five daughters reunite at Italy’s Lake Como after a troubled earlier gathering. Their informal book club’s holiday mixes sightseeing, old memories, and romance, building toward an evening devoted to revealing closely held secrets.

A murder linked to Adolf Hitler’s young lover sets a century-spanning investigation in motion. A detective and a journalist confront the growing Nazi regime, while a present-day American professor follows evidence guarded by neo-Nazis determined to keep the past buried.

Eighteen-year-old Janelle Thompson’s adoptive parents disappear and are declared dead, leaving their politically prominent family shattered. Evidence implicates Janelle in their murders, and from jail she struggles to persuade anyone that she loved them and is innocent.

New York investigative journalist Gracie Bronte, nicknamed Bulldog, relentlessly pursues the killers behind her stories. Her latest hunt pits her knowledge of the city and its police against the Traveler, a vicious murderer determined to outsmart her.

Tandy Angel and her siblings become suspects after their parents are murdered. Trying to clear their names, she uncovers disturbing family secrets and buried memories that make her question whom she can trust, including herself.