James Patterson Books In Order Printable List May 2026
| # | Title | Co-Author | Year | |---|-------|-----------|------| | 1 | Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life | Chris Tebbetts | 2011 | | 2 | Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! | Chris Tebbetts | 2012 | | 3 | Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill | Chris Tebbetts | 2013 | | 4 | Middle School: Ultimate Showdown | Julia Bergen | 2014 | | 5 | Middle School: Save Rafe! | Chris Tebbetts | 2014 | | 6 | Middle School: Just My Rotten Luck | Chris Tebbetts | 2015 | | 7 | Middle School: Dog’s Best Friend | Chris Tebbetts | 2016 | | 8 | Middle School: Escape to Australia | Chris Tebbetts | 2017 | | 9 | Middle School: From Hero to Zero | Chris Tebbetts | 2018 | | 10 | Middle School: Born to Rock | Chris Tebbetts | 2019 | | 11 | Middle School: Master of Disaster | Chris Tebbetts | 2020 | No series order required – just pick one that sounds good!
| # | Title | Co-Author | Year | |---|-------|-----------|------| | 1 | Along Came a Spider | – | 1993 | | 2 | Kiss the Girls | – | 1995 | | 3 | Jack & Jill | – | 1996 | | 4 | Cat & Mouse | – | 1997 | | 5 | Pop Goes the Weasel | – | 1999 | | 6 | Roses Are Red | – | 2000 | | 7 | Violets Are Blue | – | 2001 | | 8 | Four Blind Mice | – | 2002 | | 9 | The Big Bad Wolf | – | 2003 | | 10 | London Bridges | – | 2004 | | 11 | Mary, Mary | – | 2005 | | 12 | Cross | – | 2006 | | 13 | Double Cross | – | 2007 | | 14 | Cross Country | – | 2008 | | 15 | Alex Cross’s Trial | – | 2009 | | 16 | I, Alex Cross | – | 2009 | | 17 | Cross Fire | – | 2010 | | 18 | Kill Alex Cross | – | 2011 | | 19 | Merry Christmas, Alex Cross | – | 2012 | | 20 | Alex Cross, Run | – | 2013 | | 21 | Cross My Heart | – | 2013 | | 22 | Hope to Die | – | 2014 | | 23 | Cross Justice | – | 2015 | | 24 | Cross the Line | – | 2016 | | 25 | The People vs. Alex Cross | – | 2017 | | 26 | Target: Alex Cross | – | 2018 | | 27 | Criss Cross | – | 2019 | | 28 | Deadly Cross | – | 2020 | | 29 | Fear No Evil | – | 2021 | | 30 | Triple Cross | – | 2022 | | 31 | Cross Down | Brendan DuBois | 2023 | | 32 | Alex Cross Must Die | – | 2023 | | 33 | Crosshairs | – | 2024 | Main Characters: Four professional women (a police lieutenant, a medical examiner, a reporter, a D.A.) in San Francisco james patterson books in order printable list
| # | Title | Co-Author | Year | |---|-------|-----------|------| | 1 | 1st to Die | – | 2001 | | 2 | 2nd Chance | Andrew Gross | 2002 | | 3 | 3rd Degree | Andrew Gross | 2004 | | 4 | 4th of July | Maxine Paetro | 2005 | | 5 | The 5th Horseman | Maxine Paetro | 2006 | | 6 | The 6th Target | Maxine Paetro | 2007 | | 7 | 7th Heaven | Maxine Paetro | 2008 | | 8 | 8th Confession | Maxine Paetro | 2009 | | 9 | 9th Judgment | Maxine Paetro | 2010 | | 10 | 10th Anniversary | Maxine Paetro | 2011 | | 11 | 11th Hour | Maxine Paetro | 2012 | | 12 | 12th of Never | Maxine Paetro | 2013 | | 13 | Unlucky 13 | Maxine Paetro | 2014 | | 14 | 14th Deadly Sin | Maxine Paetro | 2015 | | 15 | 15th Affair | Maxine Paetro | 2016 | | 16 | 16th Seduction | Maxine Paetro | 2017 | | 17 | The 17th Suspect | Maxine Paetro | 2018 | | 18 | 18th Abduction | Maxine Paetro | 2019 | | 19 | The 19th Christmas | Maxine Paetro | 2019 | | 20 | 20th Victim | Maxine Paetro | 2020 | | 21 | 21st Birthday | Maxine Paetro | 2021 | | 22 | 22 Seconds | Maxine Paetro | 2022 | | 23 | 23rd Midnight | Maxine Paetro | 2023 | | 24 | The 24th Hour | Maxine Paetro | 2024 | Main Character: NYPD detective and single father of ten adopted children | # | Title | Co-Author | Year
About This Guide: James Patterson is one of the most prolific authors in history, with over 200 New York Times bestsellers. Because he writes so many series (often with co-authors), keeping track of the reading order can be overwhelming. This guide is designed to be printed and kept as a bookmark or checklist. Below you will find every major series in chronological order, followed by his best standalone novels. 1. ALEX CROSS SERIES (The #1 Detective Series) Main Character: Detective/Dr. Alex Cross (Washington, D.C. psychologist and police detective) This guide is designed to be printed and