Last Updated on October 12, 2021 Reading the James Patterson books in lodge means delighting in his popular Alex Cantankerous mystery serial. Of course, the writer has written several other series including his Women'southward Murder Guild and the Michael Bennett series, but nothing comes shut to Alex Cross by far. This might change with a newer James Patterson series, Ali Cross, featuring the adventures of Alex'southward son, Ali.

Here are all the James Patterson books in order for all his criminal offense/mystery/thriller series, listed in chronological and reading society, with the year added for each book.

Alex Cantankerous Series In Lodge Of Publication

The Alex Cross series is so popular that I accept dedicated a separate folio only for this particular series, not simply listing the books in lodge, only too discussing a scrap near the books. With over 20 books published so far, at that place are lots of books to grab up to if you are new to the Alex Cantankerous universe.

To not clutter the list on both pages, since the Alex Cross list of books is pretty long, I take added a separate folio for it.

Alex Cantankerous Books in Gild

New James Patterson Books

Ali Cross Series

featuring Ali, the son of Alex Cross

  1. Ali Cross (Ali Cross #1), 2019
  2. Like Begetter, Like Son (Ali Cross #two), 2021

Blackness Book Series

  1. The Blackness Book, 2017 (with David Ellis)
  2. The Red Book, 2021 (with David Ellis)

Tom Moon Series

  1. Lost (Tom Moon #1), 2019

Instinct Series

co-authored with Howard Roughan

  1. Instinct / Murder Games (Instinct #1), 2017
  2. Killer Instinct (Instinct #ii), 2019

Invisible Series

co-authored with David Ellis

  1. Invisible (Invisible #1), 2014
  2. Unsolved (Invisible #two), 2019

Women's Murder Club Series

Co-authored with Maxine Paetro

  1. 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club #1), 2000
  2. second Chance (Women'due south Murder Club #2), 2002
  3. tertiary Degree (Women'southward Murder Club #three), 2004
  4. 4th of July (Women's Murder Gild #4), 2005
  5. The 5th Horseman (Women's Murder Lodge #five), 2006
  6. The 6th Target (Women'southward Murder Club #half dozen), 2007
  7. seventh Heaven (Women's Murder Club #7), 2008
  8. The 8th Confession (Women'south Murder Club #eight), 2009
  9. The 9th Judgement (Women'southward Murder Club #9), 2009
  10. 10th Ceremony (Women's Murder Club #10), 2011
  11. 11th Hour (Women'due south Murder Social club #11), 2012
  12. twelfth of Never (Women's Murder Order #12), 2013
  13. Unlucky 13 (Women'due south Murder Club #13), 2014
  14. 14th Mortiferous Sin (Women's Murder Social club #fourteen), 2015
  15. 15th Matter (Women's Murder Guild #fifteen) 2016
  16. The Trial (Women's Murder Society #fifteen.5) 2016
  17. 16th Seduction (Women'southward Murder Club #16) 2017
  18. 17th Suspect (Women'southward Murder Club #17), 2018
  19. 18th Abduction (Women's Murder Club #xviii), 2019
  20. 19th Christmas (Women'due south Murder Society #19), 2019
  21. 20th Victim (Women's Murder Club #20), 2020
  22. 21st Birthday (Women's Murder Gild #21), 2021

Michael Bennett Series

Co-authored with Michael Ledwidge

  1. Stride on a Cleft (Michael Bennett #1), 2007
  2. Run For Your Life (Michael Bennett #2), 2009
  3. Worst Case (Michael Bennett #3), 2009
  4. Tick Tock (Michael Bennett #4), 2010
  5. I, Michael Bennett (Michael Bennett #5), 2012
  6. Gone (Michael Bennett #half dozen), 2013
  7. Burn (Michael Bennett #7), 2014
  8. Alarm (Michael Bennett #8), 2015
  9. Bullseye (Michael Bennett #9), 2016
  10. Haunted (Michael Bennett #10), 2017
  11. Manhunt (Michael Bennett #10.5), 2017
  12. Deadfall (Michael Bennett #11), 2018
  13. Blindside (Michael Bennett #12), 2020
  14. The Russian (Michael Bennett #13), 2021

Private Series

Co-authored with Michael White

  1. Private (Private #1), 2010
  2. Private London (Individual #2), 2011
  3. Private Games (Private #iii), 2012
  4. Private: No. ane Suspect (Private #iv), 2012
  5. Private Berlin (Private #5), 2012
  6. Individual Downward Under (Individual #vi), 2012
  7. Private Fifty.A (Private #7), 2014
  8. Private India (Individual #8), 2014
  9. Private Vegas (Private #9), 2015
  10. Individual Sydney (Private #10), 2015
  11. Private Paris (Private #11), 2016
  12. The Games (Private #12), 2016 (besides chosen Individual Rio)
  13. Private Royals (Private #12.5), 2016
  14. Individual Delhi (Private #13), 2017
  15. Private Golden (Private #xiii.5), 2017
  16. Private Princess (Private #14), 2017

NYPD Scarlet Series

Co-authored with Marshall Karp

  1. NYPD Ruddy (NYPD Cherry-red #1), 2012
  2. NYPD Red two (NYPD RED #2), 2014
  3. NYPD Cerise 3 (NYPD RED #3), 2015
  4. NYPD Scarlet 4 (NYPD Crimson #4), 2016
  5. NYPD Red 5 (NYPD RED #v), 2018
  6. NYPD Red six (NYPD RED #6), 2020

Detective Luc Moncrief Series

  1. The French Buss (Luc Moncrief #1), 2016
  2. The Christmas Mystery (Luc Moncrief #2), 2016
  3. French Twist (Luc Moncrief #3), 2017

Detective Harriet Blue Series

  1. Black & Bluish (Harriet Blue #0.v), 2016
  2. Never Never (Harriet Blueish #1), 2016
  3. Fifty 50 (Harriet Blue #2), 2018
  4. Liar Liar (Harriet Blue #3), 2018
  5. Hush Hush (Harriet Blue #4), 2019

Murder is Forever Non-Fiction Series

  1. Murder, Interrupted (Murder is Forever #1), 2018
  2. Habitation Sweet Murder (Murder is Forever #2), 2018
  3. Murder Beyond Grave (Murder is Forever #3), 2018
  4. Murder Thy Neighbour (Murder is Forever #4), 2020

Rory Yates Series

(co-authored with Andrew Bourelle)

  • Texas Ranger (Rory Yates #ane), 2018 (co-authored with Andrew Bourelle)
  • Texas Outlaw (Rory Yates #one), 2020

Standalone James Patterson Books

  • The Thomas Berryman Number, 1976 (his first published novel)
  • Season of the Machete, 1977
  • See How They Run, 1979
  • Cradle and All, 1980
  • Blackness Friday, 1986 (first published as Black Market)
  • The Midnight Lodge, 1988
  • Hibernate & Seek, 1995
  • Phenomenon on the 17th Greenish, 1996 (co-authored with Peter de Jonge)
  • When the Wind Blows, 1998
  • The Beach House, 2002 (co-authored with Peter de Jonge)
  • The Jester, 2003 (co-authored with Andrew Gross)
  • The Lake House, 2003
  • Honeymoon, 2005 (co-authored with Howard Roughan)
  • Lifeguard, 2005 (co-authored with Andrew Gross)
  • Beach Road, 2006 (co-authored with Peter de Jonge)
  • Judge & Jury, 2006 (co-authored with Andrew Gross)
  • The Quickie, 2007 (co-authored with Michael Ledwidge)
  • You've Been Warned, 2007 (co-authored with Howard Roughan)
  • Sail, 2008 (co-authored with Howard Roughan)
  • Swimsuit, 2009 (co-authored with Maxine Paetro)
  • The Postcard Killers, 2010 (co-authored with Liza Marklund)
  • Don't Glimmer, 2010 (co-authored with Howard Roughan)
  • Toys, 2011 (co-authored with Neil McMahon)
  • Now You Run into Her, 2011 (co-authored with Michael Ledwidge)
  • Impale Me If You Tin, 2011 (co-authored with Marshall Karp)
  • Guilty Wives, 2012 (co-authored with David Ellis)
  • Zoo, 2012 (co-authored with Michael Ledwidge)
  • Second Honeymoon, 2013 (co-authored with Howard Roughan)
  • Mistress, 2013 (co-authored with David Ellis)
  • Miracle at Augusta, 2015 (co-authored with Peter de Jonge)
  • Truth or Dice, 2015 (co-authored with Howard Roughan
  • The Murder Business firm, 2015 (co-authored with David Ellis)
  • Woman Of God, 2016 (co-authored with Maxine Paetro)
  • The President is Missing, 2018 (co-authored with Bill Clinton)
  • The First Lady, 2018 (co-authored with Brendan DuBois)
  • The Cornwalls are Gone / Out of Sight (co-authored with Brendan DuBois)
  • The Inn, 2019 (co-authored with Candice Fob)
  • The Warning, 2019 (co-authored with Robison Wells)
  • Revenge, 2020 (co-authored with Andrew Holmes)
  • The Summertime Business firm, 2020 (co-authored with Brendan DuBois)
  • Cajun Justice, 2020 (co-authored with Tucker Axum)
  • 1st Case, 2020 (co-authored with Chris Tebbetts)
  • The Coast-to-Coast Murders, 2020 (co-authored with J.D. Barker)
  • The Palm Embankment Murders, 2021
  • The Shadow, 2021
  • The Noise, 2021 (co-authored with J.D. Barker)
  • two Sisters Detective Agency, 2021 (co-authored with Candice Fox)

What Are James Patterson's Best Books?

I'thou certain that everyone has their ain list of what they consider the all-time books by James Patterson, but in that location are a few that I have noticed lots of readers (including me) dearest in a higher place all.

I think Along Came a Spider, the first book in the Alex Cross series, is a favorite overall for many. Also, Showtime to Dice, the offset book in the Women's Murder Club is usually in the top 5 books of virtually Patterson book lovers.

James Patterson himself considers his book The Black Book, ane of his best past far. In an interview in 2017, he mentioned that "information technology is the best work I've done in twenty years."

Osculation the Girls, the second Alex Cross book, is pretty darn good too. I remember reading information technology back in the day, and it was one of the books that got me hooked on this crime mystery writer.

On Goodreads, some readers consider The Angel Experiment (the get-go book in the Maximum Ride serial) every bit one of the summit choices to start reading the author'due south books with.

My personal 5 favorites in any reading order y'all choose are:

  1. Along Came a Spider
  2. Kiss the Girls,
  3. When the Wind Blows,
  4. 1st to Die
  5. Craddle and All

Which ones are your favorites?

James Patterson Biography

James Patterson was born and grew up in 1947 in Newburgh, New York. After attending the Manhattan Higher, he graduated in 1969 with a BA in English, after which he went to the  Vanderbilt Academy where he got an MA in English, he earned both degrees summa cum laude.

James Patterson authorWhile in the process of earning his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt, he shifted gears afterward a year instead and went to work in the advert concern. He became a junior copywriter for J. Walter Thompson, the well-known advertizement agency, where he eventually became the CEO of the Northward American company.

In 1976, while yet working at J.W.T, he got his showtime novel with the championship The Thomas Berryman Number published by Fiddling, Brown and Company, a book which won the Edgar Honor for All-time Starting time Novel after existence turned downwardly by no less than 31 publishers. Here's to perseverance!

His get-go Alex Cross novel, Along Came A Spider was published some xx years subsequently in 1993. From the time he published his kickoff book, James Patterson has written effectually 150 novels, out of which some 115 books became New York Times bestselling novels.

Over the years his books accept received numerous well-deserved awards, including the Edgar Award, the BCA Mystery Gild's Thriller of the Yr Honour, Children's Pick Book Award for Writer of the Yr and the International Thriller of the Year award.

Several of his books have been close collaborations with other authors, such as  Maxine Paetro, Peter De Jonge, Mark Sullivan, Andrew Gross, Michael Ledwidge and Ashwin Sanghi.

Forth Came A Spider has been turned into a motion picture in 2001 featuring Morgan Freeman, while in 2012 and Tyler Perry got to play the role of Alex Cross instead. While I enjoyed both movies, I am a bit biased towards the starting time 1 since Morgan Freeman is one of my nigh favorite actors ever.

With close to 100 books written today, he is an author that has something for everybody, be information technology a child, immature adult or mature person. His books range from thrillers, crime mystery, paranormal, sci-fi, romances to movie books for kids, so oft times to read the James Patterson books in order you demand a proper listing for all his series.

Along Came A Spider is the commencement volume I've read past James Patterson and I retrieve I was instantly hooked. Since then I've caught up to everything he has written in the crime mystery genre, and he has become in the meantime ane of my favorite authors ever, along with names similar Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, James Rollins, Kathy Reichs, Harlan Coben, John Sandford and David Baldacci, among others.

If you are a criminal offense mystery book lover, I strongly recommend (if you haven't already done and then) the following series: Alex Cross, Women's Murder Order, Michael Bennett and Private, NYPD Ruby-red and even Maximum Ride, which is a dystopian, sci-fi immature developed thriller series. His latest serial is evolving around Luc Moncrief, a French detective who joined NYPD. These are serial that volition proceed you reading for ages.

So what is the new James Patterson book? In that location are several, actually. He wrote a new thriller with the title The President is Missing, a volume which was co-authored with ex-president Pecker Clinton.The volume was published in June 2018, and Showtime has already bought its Goggle box rights. The date for the TV series is withal unknown. The story is about a sitting United states of america president who goes missing, and it will have nifty details about the presidency, which comes from Pecker Clinton'southward personal noesis of the White House.

So he wrote with Candice Fox the fourth book, Hush Hush, in the Harriet Blue crime mystery series. He is standing the Women's Murder Club series, and in 2019 he wrote another standalone novel, Out of Sight.

He is also working together with managers of Albert Einstein'due south archives to create a new a serial for kids inspired by the major discoveries by Albert Einstein.

In addition, the author James Patterson is regularly giving grants to contained booksellers across the US. At the stop of 2017, he donated $350,000 in grants to over 300 booksellers, which is $100,000 more than the years before.

All this is part of the author'sHoliday Bookstore Bonus Plan run through a partnership with the American Booksellers Association. The author is personally choosing the winners from independent bookstores all over America.

Also, beginning in January 2018, Patterson started a new not-fiction serial in collaboration with ID (Discovery).

The James Patterson Middle School series is 1 for the young adult readers. The novels in the series are currently up to 12 starting from Middle Schoolhouse: The Worst Years of My Life.  These books can exist read by the entire family from children to adults, as they are quite funny, and the people involved in the stories are mostly young students, teachers, and families. There are lots of secrets and a treasure or two to discover as well.

The writer'southward FBI series titled Invisible became a serial only recently with the second book published in 2019. The showtime book was released dorsum in 2014. The fans of the Alex Cross serial can now bask more adventures with Ali Cross, Alex's son who has his own series now as of 2019. The original Alex Cross series is not dead, withal, every bit new stories are still coming in every yr.