New York Times Bestsellers
James Patterson has placed 40 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 550 weeks on the charts. 18 titles reached #1.
Kill Alex Cross
Alex Cross Series
12 weeks on the Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Nov 2011 · 30 weeks across 3 NYT lists
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Ali Cross
Ali Cross Series
28 weeks on the Times Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list · peaked at #2 · debuted Nov 2019
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Reading Order
70 series · 472 books
2 Sisters Detective Agency Mystery Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | 2 Sisters Detective Agency | 2021 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | 2 Sisters Murder Investigations | 2025 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Bookshots: Alex Cross
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Action (Short Story) with Brent Gargan | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Cross Kill (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Detective Cross (Short Story) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Alex Cross Miscellaneous Books
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Alex Cross's Trial | 2009 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Merry Christmas, Alex Cross | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Ali Cross Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Ali Cross | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Like Father, Like Son | 2021 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Secret Detective | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Bookshots: Women's Murder Club
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Trial (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Medical Examiner | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | 23 1/2 Lies | 2023 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Amy Cornwall Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Cornwalls Are Gone / The Cornwalls Vanish / Out of Sight | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Countdown | 2023 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Black Book Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Black Book | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Coldest Case | 2021 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Red Book | 2021 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Escape | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Chef Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Chef with Max DiLallo | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Bookshots: Chef
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Killer Chef (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Confessions Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Confessions of a Murder Suspect | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Private School Murders | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Paris Mysteries | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Murder of an Angel | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Crazy House Series
Daniel X Graphic Novels Series
Detective Harriet Blue Series
BookShots: Detective Harriet Blue
David Shelley Series
Doc Savage Series
Holmes, Margaret & Poe Series
Honeymoon Series
Instinct Series
Invisible Series
Jane Smith Series
Katt vs. Dogg Series
Maximum Ride: Hawk Series
Maximum Ride Graphic Novels Series
MK's Detective Club Series
Bookshots: Michael Bennett
Bookshots: Private
Rory Yates Series
Ruby Bozarth Series
Shadow Series
Time Travel Twin Series
Tom Moon Series
Travis McKinley Series
When the Wind Blows Series
Witch & Wizard Graphic Novels Series
Zoo Series
James Patterson Other Novels
James Patterson Short Stories/Novellas
Bookshots: Detective Luc Moncrief
Bookshots: Jon Roscoe Thriller
Bookshots: Owen Taylor Series
Bookshots: Mitchum Series
James Patterson Short Story Collections
James Patterson Non-Fiction Books
James Patterson Children's Books
Candies Series
House of Robots Series
Jacky Ha-Ha Series
Little Geniuses Series
Max Einstein Series
Christopher Farnsworth Short Stories/Novellas
James Patterson Graphic Novels
Jacky Ha-Ha Graphic Novels
Minerva Keen Series
James Patterson Anthologies
About the Author
James Patterson is one of the world's most prolific and bestselling authors, best known for the Alex Cross and Women's Murder Club series. He has sold over 400 million books worldwide.