The Thomas Berryman Number 1976
Season of the Machete 1977
The Jericho Commandment 1979
Virgin 1980
The Midnight Club 1988
Along Came a Spider 1993 (Alex Cross)
Black Market 1994
Kiss the Girls 1995 (Alex Cross)
Jack & Jill 1996 (Alex Cross)
Miracle on the 17th Green 1996 (Travis Mckinley)
Hide & Seek 1996
Cat and Mouse 1997 (Alex Cross)
See How They Run 1997
When the Wind Blows 1998 (When the Wind blows)
Pop Goes the Weasel 1999 (Alex Cross)
Roses Are Red 2000 (Alex Cross)
Black Friday 2000
Cradle and All 2000
Violets Are Blue 2001 (Alex Cross)
1st to Die 2001 (Women’s murder club)
Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas 2001
Four Blind Mice 2002 (Alex Cross)
2nd Chance 2002 (Women’s murder club)
The Beach House 2002
The Big Bad Wolf 2003 (Alex Cross)
The Lake House 2003 (When the Wind blows)
The Jester 2003
London Bridges 2004 (Alex Cross)
3rd Degree 2004 (Women’s murder club)
Sam’s Letters to Jennifer 2004
Santakid 2004 (Pictures)
Mary, Mary 2005 (Alex Cross)
4th of July 2005 (Women’s murder club)
The Angel Experiment 2005 (Maximum Ride Books)
Honeymoon 2005 (Honeymoon)
Lifeguard 2005
Cross 2006 (Alex Cross)
The 5th Horseman 2006 (Women’s murder club)
School’s Out Forever 2006 (Maximum Ride Books)
Beach Road 2006
Judge and Jury 2006
Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night 2006 (Anthologies)
Double Cross 2007 (Alex Cross)
The 6th Target 2007 (Women’s murder club)
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports 2007 (Maximum Ride Books)
Step on a Crack 2007 (Michael Bennet)
The Quickie 2007
You’ve Been Warned 2007
Cross Country 2008 (Alex Cross)
7th Heaven 2008 (Women’s murder club)
The Final Warning 2008 (Maximum Ride Books)
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X 2008 (Daniel X)
Sundays at Tiffany’s 2008
Sail 2008
Torn Apart: The Heartbreaking Story of a Childhood Lost 2008
Alex Cross’ Trial 2009 (Alex Cross)
I, Alex Cross 2009 (Alex Cross)
8th Confession 2009 (Women’s murder club)
MAX 2009 (Maximum Ride Books)
Run for Your Life 2009 (Michael Bennet)
Watch the Skies 2009 (Daniel X)
Witch & Wizard 2009 (Witch & Wizard)
Swimsuit 2009
Maximum Ride, The Manga: Vol. 1 2009 (Maximum Ride)
Maximum Ride, The Manga: Vol. 2 2009 (Maximum Ride)
The Murder of King Tut 2009
Cross Fire 2010 (Alex Cross)
The 9th Judgment 2010 (Women’s murder club)
Fang 2010 (Maximum Ride Books)
Worst Case 2010 (Michael Bennet)
Demons 2010 (Daniel X)
The Gift 2010 (Witch & Wizard)
Private 2010 (Jack Morgan)
The Postcard Killers 2010
Don’t Blink 2010
Maximum Ride, The Manga: Vol. 3 2010 (Maximum Ride)
Daniel X: The Manga, Vol. 1 2010 (Daniel X)
Battle for Shadowland 2010 (itch & Wizard graphic novels)
Kill Alex Cross 2011 (Alex Cross)
10th Anniversary 2011 (Women’s murder club)
Angel 2011 (Maximum Ride Books)
Tick Tock 2011 (Michael Bennet)
Game Over 2011 (Daniel X)
The Fire 2011 (Witch & Wizard)
The Worst Years of My Life 2011 (Middle School)
Toys 2011
Now You See Her 2011
Kill Me If You Can 2011
The Christmas Wedding 2011
Bloody Valentine 2011 (Short stories)
Boys Will Be Boys 2011 (Short stories)
Maximum Ride, The Manga: Vol. 4 2011 (Maximum Ride)
Maximum Ride, The Manga: Vol. 5 2011 (Maximum Ride)
Daniel X: The Manga, Vol. 2 2011 (Daniel X)
Witch & Wizard, The Manga: Vol. 1 2011 (itch & Wizard graphic novels)
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross 2012 (Alex Cross)
11th Hour 2012 (Women’s murder club)
Nevermore 2012 (Maximum Ride Books)
I, Michael Bennett 2012 (Michael Bennet)
#1 Suspect 2012 (Jack Morgan)
Private Games 2012 (Jack Morgan)
Private London 2012 (Jack Morgan)
Get Me Out of Here! 2012 (Middle School)
I Funny 2012 (I Funny)
Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012 (Confession)
NYPD Red 2012 (NYPD Red)
Guilty Wives 2012
Zoo 2012
Maximum Ride, The Manga: Vol. 6 2012 (Maximum Ride)
Daniel X: The Manga, Vol. 3 2012 (Daniel X)
Witch & Wizard, The Manga: Vol. 2 2012 (itch & Wizard graphic novels)
Zoo: The Graphic Novel 2012
Alex Cross, Run 2013 (Alex Cross)
Cross My Heart 2013 (Alex Cross)
12th of Never 2013 (Women’s murder club)
Second Honeymoon 2013 (Honeymoon)
Gone 2013 (Michael Bennet)
Armageddon 2013 (Daniel X)
The Kiss 2013 (Witch & Wizard)
Private Berlin 2013 (Jack Morgan)
Private Down Under 2013 (Jack Morgan)
My Brother is a Big, Fat Liar 2013 (Middle School)
How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill 2013 (Middle School)
I Even Funnier 2013 (I Funny)
The Private School Murders 2013 (Confession)
Treasure Hunters 2013 (Treasure Hunters books)
Mistress 2013
Maximum Ride, The Manga: Vol. 7 2013 (Maximum Ride)
Witch & Wizard, The Manga: Vol. 3 2013 (itch & Wizard graphic novels)
Hope to Die 2014 (Alex Cross)
Unlucky 13 2014 (Women’s murder club)
Burn 2014 (Michael Bennet)
The Lost 2014 (Witch & Wizard)
Private L.A. 2014 (Jack Morgan)
Private India 2014 (Jack Morgan)
How I Got Lost in London 2014 (Middle School)
Ultimate Showdown 2014 (Middle School)
Save Rafe! 2014 (Middle School)
The Paris Mysteries 2014 (Confession)
NYPD Red 2 2014 (NYPD Red)
Danger Down the Nile 2014 (Treasure Hunters books)
House of Robots 2014 (House of Robots)
Invisible 2014 (Invisible )
First Love 2014
Homeroom Diaries 2014
Maximum Ride, The Manga: Vol. 8 2014 (Maximum Ride)
Cross Justice 2015 (Alex Cross)
Miracle at Augusta 2015 (Travis Mckinley)
14th Deadly Sin 2015 (Women’s murder club)
Maximum Ride Forever 2015 (Maximum Ride Books)
Alert 2015 (Michael Bennet)
Lights Out 2015 (Daniel X)
Private Vegas 2015 (Jack Morgan)
Private Sydney / Private Missing 2015 (Jack Morgan)
Just My Rotten Luck 2015 (Middle School)
I Totally Funniest 2015 (I Funny)
I Funny TV 2015 (I Funny)
The Murder of an Angel 2015 (Confession)
NYPD Red 3 2015 (NYPD Red)
Secret of the Forbidden City 2015 (Treasure Hunters books)
Robots Go Wild 2015 (House of Robots)
Public School Superhero 2015
Truth or Die 2015
Murder House 2015
The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 2015 (Anthologies)
Maximum Ride, The Manga: Vol. 9 2015 (Maximum Ride)
Cross the Line 2016 (Alex Cross)
Cross Kill 2016 (Alex Cross)
15th Affair 2016 (Women’s murder club)
The Trial 2016 (Women’s murder club)
Bullseye 2016 (Michael Bennet)
Chase 2016 (Michael Bennet)
Private Paris 2016 (Jack Morgan)
The Games 2016 (Jack Morgan)
Royals 2016 (Jack Morgan)
Private Royals 2016 (Jack Morgan)
Dog’s Best Friend 2016 (Middle School)
Hollywood 101 2016 (Middle School)
NYPD Red 4 2016 (NYPD Red)
Peril at the Top of the World 2016 (Treasure Hunters books)
Jacky Ha-Ha 2016 (Jacky Ha-Ha)
Never Never 2016 (Detective Harriet Blue)
Woman of God 2016
Word of Mouse 2016
Give Please a Chance 2016 (Pictures)
Filthy Rich 2016
Zoo 2 2016
The McCullagh Inn in Maine 2016
Learning To Ride 2016
Sacking the Quarterback 2016
Bodyguard 2016
The Mating Season 2016
Hot Winter Nights 2016
The Hostage 2016
French Kiss 2016 (uc Moncrief)
The Christmas Mystery 2016 (uc Moncrief)
The Hostage 2016 (John Roscoe)
The Verdict 2016 (John Roscoe)
Kidnapped 2016 (John Roscoe)
Dazzling 2016 (Diamond)
Radiant 2016 (Diamond)
Little Black Dress 2016
The Witnesses 2016
Let’s Play Make-Believe 2016
113 Minutes 2016
Hunted 2016
Break Point 2016
Black & Blue 2016
Killer Chef 2016
$10,000,000 Marriage Proposal 2016
The Women’s War 2016
Taking the Titanic 2016
Trump vs. Clinton: In Their Own Words 2016
Airport: Code Red 2016
Heist 2016
Come and Get Us 2016
The People vs. Alex Cross 2017 (Alex Cross)
Detective Cross 2017 (Alex Cross)
16th Seduction 2017 (Women’s murder club)
The Medical Examiner 2017 (Women’s murder club)
Haunted 2017 (Michael Bennet)
Manhunt 2017 (Michael Bennet)
Manhunt 2017 (Michael Bennet)
Gold 2017 (Jack Morgan)
Count to Ten 2017 (Jack Morgan)
Private: Gold 2017 (Jack Morgan)
Escape to Australia 2017 (Middle School)
From Hero to Zero 2017 (Middle School)
School of Laughs 2017 (I Funny)
Robot Revolution! 2017 (House of Robots)
My Life is a Joke 2017 (Jacky Ha-Ha)
Fifty Fifty 2017 (Detective Harriet Blue)
Crazy House 2017 (Crazy House)
Murder Games 2017 (Instinct)
Humans Bow Down 2017
The Black Book 2017
Pottymouth and Stoopid 2017
The Store 2017
The Injustice 2017
Two from the Heart 2017
Penguins of America 2017 (Pictures)
Big Words for Little Geniuses 2017 (Pictures)
The Candies Save Christmas 2017 (Pictures)
Give Thank You a Try 2017 (Pictures)
50 Hidden Desires 2017
Princess in Maine 2017
A Wedding in Maine 2017
French Twist 2017 (uc Moncrief)
Exquisite 2017 (Diamond)
Hidden 2017
The House Husband 2017
Achilles 2017
Malicious 2017
Juror #3 2017
The Shut-In 2017
Night Sniper 2017
Nooners 2017
Diary of a Succubus 2017
Stealing Gulfstreams 2017
The Dolls 2017
The Killer’s Wife 2017
Scott Free 2017
Black Dress Affair 2017
The Moores are Missing 2017
The Lawyer Lifeguard 2017
Sexy Summer Flings 2017
Stingrays 2017
Deadly Cargo 2017
After the End 2017
Steeplechase 2017
Dead Man Running 2017
Absolute Zero 2017
You’ve Been Warned – Again 2017
Dawn’s Early Light 2017
Avalanche 2017
Kill and Tell 2017
Target: Alex Cross 2018 (Alex Cross)
17th Suspect 2018 (Women’s murder club)
Ambush 2018 (Michael Bennet)
Private Princess 2018 (Jack Morgan)
Dog Diaries 2018 (Middle School)
Laugh Out Loud 2018 (I Funny)
The Nerdiest, Wimpiest, Dorkiest I Funny Ever 2018 (I Funny)
Red Alert 2018 (NYPD Red)
Quest for the City of Gold 2018 (Treasure Hunters books)
Liar Liar 2018 (Detective Harriet Blue)
The Fall of Crazy House 2018 (Crazy House)
The Genius Experiment 2018 (Einstein)
Texas Ranger 2018 (Rory Yates)
The President is Missing 2018
Not So Normal Norbert 2018
Disasterland 2018
Juror #3 2018
Unbelievably Boring Bart 2018
The 13-Minute Murder 2018
The First Lady 2018
Murder in Paradise 2018
The House Next Door 2018
The Candies’ Easter Party 2018 (Pictures)
The Candies Trick or Treat 2018 (Pictures)
Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses 2018 (Pictures)
Home Sweet Murder 2018 (Murder is Forever)
Murder, Interrupted 2018 (Murder is Forever)
Murder Beyond the Grave 2018 (Murder is Forever)
All American Murder 2018
Criss Cross 2019 (Alex Cross)
Miracle at St. Andrews 2019 (Travis Mckinley)
The 18th Abduction 2019 (Women’s murder club)
The 19th Christmas 2019 (Women’s murder club)
Unsolved 2019 (Invisible )
Killer Instinct 2019 (Instinct)
Rebels with a Cause 2019 (Einstein)
Ali Cross 2019 (Ai Cross)
Lost 2019 (Tom Moon)
Out of Sight 2019 (Amy Cornwall)
1st Case 2019
The Chef 2019
Katt vs. Dogg 2019
The Inn 2019
The Warning 2019
Sophia, Princess Among Beasts 2019
The 20th Victim 2020 (Women’s murder club)
Blindside 2020 (Michael Bennet)
Hush Hush 2020 (Detective Harriet Blue)
Texas Outlaw 2020 (Rory Yates)
The House of Kennedy 2020
FAQs
How many James Patterson series are there? ›
Certainly we all know Alex Cross and The Women's Murder Club, but are you aware that Patterson has created and authored books that form more than 20 different series ranging from adult fiction to middle-grade readers? And that's without mentioning the standalones.
What is James Patterson's best series? ›While he is best known for the popular Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and Private series, Patterson has written a host of standalone thrillers, too – each containing his signature suspense, drama, and never-saw-that-coming plot twists.
What James Patterson book should I read first? ›by James Patterson. Along Came a Spider is the first book in Patterson's most popular series, Alex Cross—in which every book is downright addictive. Compelling and twisty, this is a quintessential thriller and the perfect place to start with his work.
Do you read book series in order? ›Most refer back to previous books but you don't get the true character development if you read out of order. I prefer to read in order, but occasionally have randomly picked up a book and liked it so much that I have started at the beginning of the series and continued in order.
Can you read James Patterson books out of order? ›When you read in order it makes a lot more sense of each book. If you read out of order you are not going to get the full meaning of certain parts of what you are reading. The James Patterson, Alex Cross Series is one of my favorites, you definetely want to read this series in order.
What is James Patterson's most famous book? ›Along Came a Spider is James Patterson's classic thriller. The book follows Detective Alex Cross in his pursuit to track down a criminal mastermind who has kidnapped two children from an exclusive private school in Washington, D.C., and taken them to Baltimore.
What is Patterson's first book? ›In 1976, while still working for J. Walter Thompson, Patterson published his first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, with Little, Brown and Company. After being turned down by thirty-one publishers, it won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel.
What is the number one selling book of all time? ›According to Guinness World Records as of 1995, the Bible is the best sold book of all time with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed. Sales estimates for other printed religious texts include at least 800 million copies for the Qur'an and 190 million copies for the Book of Mormon.
What is the 1st most read book? ›With over 5 billion copies sold and distributed, the Bible takes the top spot as the most read and widely distributed book in the world.
Where to start with James Patterson novels? ›In order to get introduced to the style and idea of James Patterson novels, start with some of his standalone novels, such as Murder House, Guilty Wives or Don't Blink. Then, you can move on to some of his more psychologically challenging series, such as the Alex Cross series or the NYPD Red series.
Do you have to read James Patterson NYPD Red books in order? ›
No, you don't have to read them in order, but it will definitely help you understand more about NYPD RED. Canada Mike As said, not necessarily, but I would read book 1 first, then it doesn't matter so much. Fiona (Titch) Hunt It helps to read in order to understand NYPD Red as well as the 2 main characters.
Do you have to read James Patterson Michael Bennett books in order? ›Get caught up with the entire Michael Bennett series
As with other James Patterson series, it's easy to read each installment as a standalone novel. But you'll get a better sense of the captivating, complex character of Michael Bennett if you read the books in order.