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James Patterson

About the Author

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson, and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

Learn more at jamespatterson.com

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The Idaho Four
The Idaho Four
The First Gentleman
The First Gentleman
26 Beauties
26 Beauties
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
Holmes Is Missing
Holmes Is Missing
MK’s Detective Club: The Double Trouble Puzzle
MK’s Detective Club: The Double Trouble Puzzle
Thank You, Teachers
Thank You, Teachers
25 Alive
25 Alive
London Bridges
London Bridges
Judge Stone
Judge Stone
Paranoia
Paranoia
Cross and Sampson
Cross and Sampson
Dr. Zeus
Dr. Zeus
Cross
Cross
Private Rome
Private Rome
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
The #1 Lawyer
The #1 Lawyer
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe

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    Rocket’s Red Glare
    Rocket’s Red Glare
    Skunk Goes Potty
    Skunk Goes Potty
    Filthy Rich
    Filthy Rich
    Filthy Rich
    Filthy Rich
    The Country Road Murders
    The Country Road Murders
    Delusional
    Delusional
    An Armada of Trouble
    An Armada of Trouble
    The Munich Affair
    The Munich Affair
    The Girl in the Lake
    The Girl in the Lake
    The Family Cross
    The Family Cross
    The Murder Trial
    The Murder Trial
    Private Monaco
    Private Monaco
    Traveler
    Traveler
    Private Beijing
    Private Beijing

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      • James Patterson Presents
      Sword in the Stars
      Sword in the Stars
      Girls of Storm and Shadow
      Girls of Storm and Shadow
      Capturing the Devil
      Capturing the Devil
      You’re Next
      You’re Next
      Swipe Right for Murder
      Swipe Right for Murder
      Scouts
      Scouts

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        Meet Alex Cross

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        Alex Cross

        The Family Cross
        The Family Cross
        Return of the Spider
        Return of the Spider
        The House of Cross
        The House of Cross
        Alex Cross Must Die
        Alex Cross Must Die
        Cross Down
        Cross Down
        Triple Cross
        Triple Cross
        Roses Are Red
        Roses Are Red
        Fear No Evil
        Fear No Evil
        Deadly Cross
        Deadly Cross
        Alex Cross, Volumes 1-3 (Digital Boxed Set)
        Alex Cross, Volumes 1-3 (Digital Boxed Set)
        Criss Cross
        Criss Cross
        Target: Alex Cross
        Target: Alex Cross
        The People vs. Alex Cross
        The People vs. Alex Cross
        Cross the Line
        Cross the Line
        Detective Cross
        Detective Cross
        Cross Justice
        Cross Justice
        Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
        Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
        Hope to Die
        Hope to Die
        Cross My Heart
        Cross My Heart
        Alex Cross, Run
        Alex Cross, Run
        Kill Alex Cross
        Kill Alex Cross
        I, Alex Cross
        I, Alex Cross
        Alex Cross’s TRIAL
        Alex Cross’s TRIAL
        I, Alex Cross
        I, Alex Cross
        Cross Country
        Cross Country
        Double Cross
        Double Cross
        Double Cross
        Double Cross
        Cat & Mouse
        Cat & Mouse
        Mary, Mary
        Mary, Mary
        Kiss the Girls
        Kiss the Girls
        The Big Bad Wolf
        The Big Bad Wolf
        Cat & Mouse
        Cat & Mouse
        Jack & Jill
        Jack & Jill
        Along Came a Spider
        Along Came a Spider
        Four Blind Mice
        Four Blind Mice
        Violets Are Blue
        Violets Are Blue
        Kiss the Girls
        Kiss the Girls
        Pop Goes the Weasel
        Pop Goes the Weasel

        Women's Murder Club

        22 Seconds
        22 Seconds
        21st Birthday
        21st Birthday
        The 20th Victim
        The 20th Victim
        The 19th Christmas
        The 19th Christmas
        3rd Degree: Booktrack Edition
        3rd Degree: Booktrack Edition
        The 18th Abduction
        The 18th Abduction
        The 17th Suspect
        The 17th Suspect
        2nd Chance: Booktrack Edition
        2nd Chance: Booktrack Edition
        1st To Die: Booktrack Edition
        1st To Die: Booktrack Edition
        16th Seduction
        16th Seduction
        16th Seduction
        16th Seduction
        15th Affair
        15th Affair
        14th Deadly Sin
        14th Deadly Sin
        Unlucky 13
        Unlucky 13
        12th of Never
        12th of Never
        11th Hour
        11th Hour
        11th Hour
        11th Hour
        10th Anniversary
        10th Anniversary
        10th Anniversary
        10th Anniversary
        The 9th Judgment
        The 9th Judgment
        The Women’s Murder Club Novels, Volumes 1-3 (Digital Boxed Set)
        The Women’s Murder Club Novels, Volumes 1-3 (Digital Boxed Set)
        The 9th Judgment
        The 9th Judgment
        The 8th Confession
        The 8th Confession
        The 8th Confession
        The 8th Confession
        7th Heaven
        7th Heaven
        4th of July
        4th of July
        7th Heaven
        7th Heaven
        The 6th Target
        The 6th Target
        The 6th Target
        The 6th Target
        The 5th Horseman
        The 5th Horseman
        2nd Chance
        2nd Chance
        1st to Die
        1st to Die
        3rd Degree
        3rd Degree
         

        Read All of James Patterson’s Books in Order

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        December 7 2018

        Read all of James Patterson's Books in Order

        Discover James Patterson’s incredible, lengthy library of works starting with today’s most recent blockbuster release and going all the way back to classic thrillers like Kiss the Girls (1995) and Hide and Seek (1996). Browse all of Hachette Book Group’s James Patterson books in reverse chronological order to find that hidden treasure you missed and make it your…
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        Read all of James Patterson's Books in Order

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        December 12 2018

        James Patterson Books in Order (1993-2010)

        Author James Patterson started his writing career in 1976 with his debut novel, The Thomas Berryman Number (re-released by Little, Brown & Company in 2006). From there, he went on to introduce the world to Detective Alex Cross in Along Came a Spider (1993). Since then, Patterson has spawned the Women’s Murder Club series, the Michael…
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        James Patterson Books in Order (1993-2010)
         

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        About the Author

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        James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author, best known for his many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, I Funny, and Jacky Ha-Ha. Patterson’s writing career is characterized by a single mission: to prove to everyone, from children to adults, that there is no such thing as a person who “doesn’t like to read,” only people who haven’t found the right book. He’s given over a million books to schoolkids and over forty million dollars to support education, and endowed over five thousand college scholarships for teachers. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.

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        The Girl in the Castle

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        The Runaway’s Diary

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        Crazy House

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        The Fall of Crazy House

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        Sophia, Princess Among Beasts

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        The Angel Experiment

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        School’s Out–Forever

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        Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

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        The Final Warning

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        Max

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        Fang

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        Angel

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        Nevermore

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        Maximum Ride Forever

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        Hawk

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        Hawk: City of the Dead

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        Cradle and All

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        First Love

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        Homeroom Diaries

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        Med Head

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        The Injustice

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        Witch & Wizard

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        The Gift

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        The Fire

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        The Kiss

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        The Lost

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        Confessions of a Murder Suspect

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        Confessions: The Private School Murders

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        Confessions: The Paris Mysteries

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        Confessions: The Murder of an Angel

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