(updated January 2020)

James Patterson has written a Lot of books, some good, some ehh and some that are truly remarkable. He’s also written a few with co-authors like Andrew Gross. It can be a little confusing trying to figure out the order to read them (although many of his stories are quite independent). So we’ve put together a James Patterson Book List.

It can also be tricky just making sure that you have them all. Some James Patterson books have multiple titles depending on where they were published, you may even think you have two of his books when it is really the same. I will also share some thoughts down at the bottom on exactly how Patterson goes about publishing so many books (does he even write anymore?). On to what you came for. Here now – James Patterson Books in chronological order.

This is a Full List of James Patterson books in order. Just below the master list you will find Alex Cross books in order as well as Patterson’s other series. We will also group his titles by the Co-Authors in case you like books written by specific co-writers.

James Patterson Book List

1976

The Thomas Berryman Number

1977

Season of the Machete

1979

The Jericho Commandment (also titled: See How They Run)

1980

Virgin (also titled Cradle & All)

1986

Black Market (also titled Black Friday)

1989

The Midnight Club

1991

The Day America Told the Truth (non-fiction, with Peter Kim)

1992

Along Came a Spider

1994

The Second American Revolution (non-fiction, with Peter Kim)

1995

Kiss The Girls

1996

Hide & Seek

Miracle on the 17th Green (with Peter de Jonge)

Jack & Jill

1997

Cat & Mouse

1998

When the Wind Blows

1999

Pop Goes the Weasel

2000

Roses Are Red

2001

1st to Die

Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas

Violets are Blue

2002

Second Chance

The Beach House (with Peter de Jonge)

Four Blind Miced

2003

The Jester (with Andrew Gross)

The Lake House

2004

The Big Bad Wolf

3rd Degree (with Andrew Gross)

Sam’s Letter to Jennifer

SantaKid (illustrated by Michael Garland)

London Bridges

2005

Honeymoon (with Howard Roughan)

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment

4th of July (with Maxine Paetro)

Lifeguard (with Maxine Paetro)

Mary, Mary

2006

The 5th Horseman (with Maxine Paetro)

Beach Road (with Peter de Jonge)

Maximum Ride: School’s Out-Forever

Judge & Jury (with Andrew Gross)

Cross

2007

Step on a Crack (with Michael Ledwidge)

The 6th Target (with Maxine Paetro)

Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

The Quickie (with Michael Ledwidge)

You’ve Been Warned (with Howard Roughan)

Double Cross

2008

7th Heaven (with Maxine Paetro)

Maximum Ride: The Final Warning

Sundays at Tiffany’s (with Gabrielle Charbonnet)

Sail (with Howard Roughan)

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (with Michael Ledwidge)

Against Medical Advice, non-fiction (with Hal Friedman)

Cross Country

2009

Run For Your Life (with Michael Ledwidge)

Maximum Ride: MAX

The 8th Confession (with Maxine Paetro)

Swimsuit (with Maxine Paetro)

Daniel X: Watch the Skies (with Ned Rust)

Alex Cross’s Trial (with Richard Dilallo)

The Murder of King Tut non-fiction (with Martin Dugard)

I, Alex Cross

Witch & Wizard (with Gabrielle Charbonnet)

2010

Worst Case (with Michael Ledwidge)

Maximum Ride: Fang

Med Head, non-fiction (with Hal Friedman)

The 9th Judgement (with Maxine Paetro)

Private (with Maxine Paetro)

Daniel X: Demons & Druids (with Adam Sadler)

The Postcard Killer (with Liza Marklund)

Don’t Blink (with Howard Roughan)

Cross Fire

Witch and Wizard: The Gift

2011

Tick Tock (with Michael Ledwidge)

Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel (with Neil McMahon)

Toys

The Christmas Wedding (with Richard Dilallo)

Daniel X: Game Over (with Ned Rust)

Kill Me If You Can (with Marshall Karp)

Witch and Wizard: The Fire (with Jill Dembowski)

Kill Alex Cross

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (with Chris Tebbetts)

Now You See Her (with Michael Ledwedge)

10th Anniversary (with Maxine Paetro)

Bloody Valentine (with K.A. John ) *available in UK & Australia only

Private London: Book 1 (with Mark Pearson) *available in UK & Australia only

Boys Will Be Boys 2012 I, Michael Bennett (with Michael Ledwidge)

Middle School, Get Me Out of Here (with Chris Tebbetts)

11th Hour (with Maxine Paetro)

Guilty Wives (with David Ellis)

Private Games (with Mark Sullivan)

Private: #1 Suspect (with Maxine Paetro)

Nevermore: The Final Maximum Ride Adventure

Zoo (with Michael Ledwidge)

Confessions of a Murder Suspect (with Maxine Paetro)

NYPD Red (with Marshall Karp)

Daniel X: Armageddon (with Chris Grabenstein)

I Funny (children’s book with Chris Grabenstein)

Merry Christmas Alex Cross 2013 Private Berlin (with Mark Sullivan)

Alex Cross, Run

Middle School: My Brother is a Big Fat Liar (with Lisa Papademetriou)

Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill (with Chris Tebbets)

12th of Never (with Maxine Paetro)

Second Honeymoon (with Howard Roughan)

Private Down Under (with Michael White)

Mistress (with David Ellis)

Treasure Hunters (with Mark Shulman and Chris Grabenstein)

Gone (with Michael Ledwidge)

Confessions: The Private School Murders (with Maxine Paetro)

Cross My Heart

I Even Funnier (with Chris Grabenstein and Laura Park) 2014 Hope to Die

Unlucky 13 (with Maxine Paetro)

Burn (with Michael Ledwidge)

Private Down Under (with Michael White)

Private India: City on Fire (with Ashwin Sanghi)

NYPD Red 2 (with Marshall Karp)

Invisible (with David Ellis)

Confessions: The Paris Mysteries (with Maxine Paetro)

House of Robots (with Julia Neufeld & Chris Grabenstein)

Ultimate Showdown (with Alec Longstreth & Julia Bergen)

How I Got Lost in London

Save Rafe! (with Laura Park & Christopher Tebbets)

Danger Down the Nile (with Julia Neufeld & Chris Grabenstein)

The Lost (with Emily Raymond)

First Love (with Emily Raymond)

Homeroom Diaries (Keino & Lisa Papademetriou) 2015 Cross Justice

14th Deadly Sin (with Maxine Paetro)

Alert (with Michael Ledwidge)

Private Vegas (with Maxine Paetro)

Private Sydney (with Katheryn Fox)

NYPD Red 3 (with Marshall Karp)

Truth or Die (with Howard Roughan)

The Murder House (with David Ellis)

Lights Out (with Chris Grabenstein)

Robots Go Wild (with Julia Neufeld & Chris Grabenstein)

I Totally Funniest: A Middle School Story (with Laura Park & Chris Grabenstein)

I Funny TV: A Middle School Story (with Laura Park & Chris Grabenstein)

Maximum Ride Forever

Just My Rotten Luck (with Laura Park & Chris Grabenstein)

Secret of the Forbidden City (with Julia Neufeld & Chris Grabenstein)

Public School Superhero (with Christopher Tebbetts & Cory Thomas)

Miracle at Augusta (with Peter De Jong)

Confessions: The Murder of an Angel (with Maxine Paetro) 2016 Bullseye (with Michael Ledwidge)

Cross The Line

Cross Kill

15th Affair (with Maxine Paetro)

Woman’s Murder Club: The Trial (with Maxine Paetro)

Private Paris (with Mark T. Sullivan)

Private Rio – also known as The Games (with Mark T. Sullivan)

Private Royals (Bookshots with Rees Jones)

Airport: Code Red (Bookshots with Michael White)

The Trial (Bookshots with Maxine Paetro)

Break Point (Bookshots with Lee Stone)

Trump vs. Clinton: In Their Own Words (Bookshots with Denise Roy)

NYPD Red 4 (with Marshall Karp)

Humans, Bow Down (Emily Raymond, Jill Dembowski & Alexander Ovchinnikov)

Jacky Ha-Ha (with Chris Grabenstein & Kerascoët)

Word of Mouse (with Chris Grabenstein)

From Hero to Zero

Peril at the Top of the World (with Chris Grabenstein & Juliana Neufeld)

Dog’s Best Friend (with Chris Tebbetts)

Never Never (with Candice Fox)

Woman of God (with Maxine Paetro)

Filthy Rich non-fiction (with John Connolly, Tim Malloy) 2017 Haunted (with James O Born)

The People vs. Alex Cross

Fifty Fifty (with Candice Fox)

16th Seduction (with Maxine Paetro)

Crazy House (with Gabrielle Charbonnet)

The Black Book (with David Ellis)

Murder Games (with Howard Roughan)

Deadly Cargo (Bookshots with Will Jordan)

Escape to Australia (with Martin Chatterton)

I Funny School of Laughs (with Chris Grabenstein)

Robot Revolution (with Chris Grabenstein)

Big Words for Little Geniuses (2017, with Susan Patterson) 2018 Ambush (with James O Born)

Princess: A Private Novel (with Rees Jones)

Target: Alex Cross

Liar Liar (with Candice Fox)

17th Suspect (with Maxine Paetro)

Red Alert or NYPD Red 5 (with Marshall Karp)

Fall of Crazy House (with Gabrielle Charbonnet)

The President is Missing (with Bill Clinton)

Not So Normal Norbert (with Joey Green)

Unbelievably Boring Bart (with Duane Swierczynski)

Revenge (with Andrew Holmes)

Juror No. 3 (with Nancy Allen)

The 13-Minute Murder (with Shan Serafin)

Texas Ranger (with Andrew Bourelle)

Murder, Interrupted

Home Sweet Murder

Murder Beyond the Grave

Middle School: From Hero to Zero (with Christopher Tebbetts)

Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses (2018, with Susan Patterson)

Dog Diaries (with Steven Butler)

Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment (with Chris Grabenstein) 2019 18th Abduction (with Maxine Paetro)

19th Christmas (with Maxine Paetro)

Miracle at St. Andrews (with Peter de Jonge)

The Cornwalls Are Gone (with Brendan DuBois)

The First Lady (with Brendan DuBois)

The Chef (with Max DiLallo)

The Inn (with Candice Fox)

The House Next Door (with Max DiLallo, Susan DiLallo, Tim Arnold)

Middle School: Born to Rock (with Christopher Tebbetts)

Criss Cross

Ali Cross

Killer Instinct (with Howard Roughan)

Treasure Hunters: All-American Adventure (with Chris Grabenstein)

Katt vs. Dogg (with Chris Grabenstein)

Max Einstein: Rebels With a Cause (with Chris Grabenstein) 2020 Lost (with James O. Born)

Blindside (with James O. Born)

Texas Outlaw (with Andrew Bourelle)

There’s your list of James Patterson Book List, we’ll try to keep things up to date as new books are released. Below are some of his series also in order for you.

James Patterson’s Bookshots

Private Royals (2016, with Rees Jones)

Airport: Code Red (2016, with Michael White)

The Trial (2016, with Maxine Paetro)

Breakpoint (2016, with Lee Stone)

Trump vs. Clinton: In Their Own Words (2016, with Denise Roy)

Deadly Cargo (2017, with Will Jordan)

Non-Fiction Books by James Patterson

The Day America Told the Truth (1991, with Peter Kim)

The Second American Revolution (1994, with Peter Kim)

Against Medical Advice (2008, with Hal Friedman)

The Murder of King Tut (2009, with Martin Dugard)

Med Head (2010, with Hal Friedman)

Filthy Rich (2016, with John Connolly & Tim Malloy)

Alex Cross books in chronological order

Along Came a Spider (1993)

Kiss the Girls (1995)

Jack & Jill (1996)

Cat and Mouse (1997)

Pop Goes the Weasel (1999)

Roses are Red (2000)

Violets Are Blue (2001)

Four Blind Mice (2002)

The Big Bad Wolf (2003)

London Bridges (2004)

Mary, Mary (2005)

Cross (2006 )

Double Cross (2007)

Cross Country (2008)

Alex Cross’s Trial (2009)

I, Alex Cross (2009)

Cross Fire ( 2010)

Kill Alex Cross (2011)

Merry Christmas Alex Cross (2012)

Alex Cross, Run (2013)

Cross My Heart (2013)

Hope to Die (2014)

Cross Justice (2015)

Cross The Line (2016)

Cross Kill (2016)

The People vs. Alex Cross (2017)

Target: Alex Cross (2018)

Criss Cross (2019)

Confessions Books in Order

Confessions of a Murder Suspect (2012)

Confessions: The Private School Murders (2013 with Maxine Paetro)

Confessions: The Paris Mysteries (2014 with Maxine Paetro)

Confessions: The Murder of an Angel (2015 with Maxine Paetro)

Crazy House Series

Crazy House (2017, with Gabrielle Charbonnet)

Fall of Crazy House (2018, with Gabrielle Charbonnet)

Daniel X Series

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (2008, with Michael Ledwidge)

Watch the Skies (2009, with Ned Rust)

Demons and Druids (2010, with Adam Sadler)

Game Over (2011, with Ned Rust)

Armageddon (2012, with Chris Grabenstein)

Lights Out (2015, with Chris Grabenstein)

Detective Harriet Blue Series

Never Never (2016, with Candice Fox)

Fifty Fifty (2017, with Candice Fox)

Liar Liar (2018, with Candice Fox)

House of Robots Series

House of Robots (2014, with Chris Grabenstein)

Robots Go Wild! (2015, with Chris Grabenstein)

Robot Revolution (2017, with Chris Grabenstein)

Jack Morgan series in order

Private (2010, with Maxine Paetro)

Private London (2011)

Private Games with Mark Sullivan (2012)

Private: #1 Suspect (2012)

Private Berlin (2013)

Private L.A. (2013, with Mark T. Sullivan)

Private Down Under (2014, with Michael White)

Private India: City on Fire (2014, with Ashwin Sanghi)

Private Vegas (2015, with Maxine Paetro)

Private Sydney (2015, with Kathryn Fox)

Private Paris (2016, with Mark T. Sullivan)

Private Rio (also known as The Game) (2016, with Mark T. Sullivan)

Little Geniuses

Big Words for Little Geniuses (2017, with Susan Patterson)

Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses (2018, with Susan Patterson)

Max Einstein

The Genius Experiment (2018, with Chris Grabenstein)

Rebels With a Cause (2019, with Chris Grabenstein)

Maximum Ride Series

The Angel Experiment (2005)

School’s Out – Forever (2006)

Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (2007)

The Final Warning (2008)

Max (2009)

Fang (2010)

Angel (2011)

Nevermore (2012)

Maximum Ride Forever (2015)

Michael Bennett series in order

Step on a Crack (2007, with Michael Ledwidge)

Run For Your Life (2009, with Michael Ledwidge)

Worst Case (2010, with Michael Ledwidge)

Tick Tock (2011, with Michael Ledwidge)

I, Michael Bennett (2012, with Michael Ledwidge)

Gone (2013, with Michael Ledwidge)

Burn (2014, with Michael Ledwidge)

Alert (2015, with Michael Ledwidge)

Bullseye (2016, with Michael Ledwidge)

Haunted (2017, with James O. Born)

Ambush (2018, with James O. Born)

Blindside (2020, with James O. Born)

Middle School Books in order

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2011 with Chris Tebbetts)

Middle School: Get Me Out of Here (2012 with Chris Tebbetts)

Middle School: My Brother is a Big Fat Liar (2013 with Lisa Papademetriou)

Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill (2013 with Chris Tebbetts)

Middle School: Ultimate Showdown (2014, with Julia Bergen & Alec Longstreth)

Middle School: How I Got Lost in London (2014)

Middle School: Save Rafe! (2014, with Laura Park & Christopher Tebbetts)

Middle School: Just My Rotten Luck (2015, with Laura Park & Chris Grabenstein)

Dog’s Best Friend (2016, with Christopher Tebbetts)

Escape to Australia (2017, with Martin Chatterton)

Middle School: From Hero to Zero (2018, with Christopher Tebbetts)

Middle School: Born to Rock (2019, with Christopher Tebbetts)

Miracle Series

Miracle on the 17th Green (1996, with Peter de Jong)

Miracle at Augusta (2015, with Peter de Jong)

Miracle at St. Andrews (2019, with Peter de Jong)

Murder is Forever Series

Murder, Interrupted (2018)

Home Sweet Murder (2018)

Murder Beyond the Grave (2018)

NYPD Red Series

NYPD Red (2012, with Marshall Karp)

NYPD Red 2 (2014, with Marshall Karp)

NYPD Red 3 (2015, with Marshall Karp)

NYPD Red 4 (2016, with Marshall Karp)

NYPD Red 5 also marketed as Red Alert (2018, with Marshall Karp)

Private Series in order

Private (2010, with Maxine Paetro)

Private London (2011, with Michael Ledwidge)

Private #1 Suspect (2012, with Maxine Paetro)

Private Games (2012, with Mark T. Sullivan)

Private Berlin (2013, with Mark T. Sullivan)

Private L.A. (2013, with Mark T. Sullivan)

Private Down Under (2014, with Michael White)

Private India: City on Fire (2014, with Ashwin Sanghi)

Private Vegas (2015, with Maxine Paetro)

Private Sydney (2015, with Kathryn Fox)

Private Paris (2016, with Mark T. Sullivan)

Private Rio (also known as The Game) (2016, with Mark T. Sullivan)

Princess: A Private Novel (2018, with Rees Jones)

Treasure Hunters Series

Treasure Hunters (2013, with Chris Grabenstein, Mark Shulman & Juliana Neufeld)

Danger Down the Nile (2014, with Chris Grabenstein & Juliana Neufeld)

Secret of Forbidden City (2015, with Chris Grabenstein & Juliana Neufeld)

Peril at the Top of the World (2016, with Chris Grabenstein & Juliana Neufeld)

All-American Adventure (2019, with Chris Grabenstein)

When the Wind Blows Series

When the Wind Blows (1998)

The Lake House (2003)

Witch and Wizard Series

Witch and Wizard (2009, with Gabrielle Charbonnet)

Witch and Wizard: The Gift (2010, with Ned Rust)

Witch and Wizard: The Fire (2011, with Jill Dembowski)

Witch and Wizard: The Kiss (2013, with Jill Dembowski)

Witch and Wizard: The Lost (2014, with Emily Raymond) Women’s Murder Club books in order 1st to Die (2001)

2nd Chance (2002, with Andrew Gross)

3rd Degree (2004, with Andrew Gross)

4th of July (2005, with Maxine Paetro)

The 5th Horseman (2006, with Maxine Paetro)

The 6th Target (2007, with Maxine Paetro)

7th Heaven (2008, with Maxine Paetro)

8th Confession (2009, with Maxine Paetro)

The 9th Judgment (2010, with Maxine Paetro)

10th Anniversary (2011, with Maxine Paetro)

11th Hour (2012, with Maxine Paetro)

12th of Never (2013, with Maxine Paetro)

Unlucky 13 (2014, with Maxine Paetro)

14th Deadly Sin (2015, with Maxine Paetro)

15th Affair (2016, with Maxine Paetro)

Woman’s Murder Club: The Trial (2016, with Maxine Paetro)

16th Seduction (2017, with Maxine Paetro)

17th Suspect (2018, with Maxine Paetro)

18th Abduction (2019, with Maxine Paetro)

James Patterson book list ordered by Co-Authors

Adam Sadler

Daniel X: Demons & Druids (2010)

Andrew Bourelle

Texas Ranger (2018)

Texas Outlaw (2020)

Andrew Gross

The Jester (2003)

3rd Degree (2004)

Lifeguard (2005)

Judge & Jury (2006)

Andrew Holmes

Revenge (2018)

Bill Clinton

The President is Missing (2018)

Brendan DuBois

The Cornwalls Are Gone (2019)

The First Lady (2019)

Candice Fox

Never Never (2016)

Fifty Fifty (2017)

Liar Liar (2018)

The Inn (2019)

Chris Grabenstein

Funny (2012)

Armageddon (2012)

I Even Funnier (2013)

Treasure Hunters (2013)

Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile (2014)

House of Robots (2014)

Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City (2015)

Robots Go Wild! (2015)

I Totally Funniest (2015)

Lights Out (2015)

Treasure Hunters: Peril at the Top of the World (2016)

I Funny TV (2016)

Jacky Ha-Ha (2016)

Word of Mouse (2016)

I Funny School of Laughs (2017)

Robot Revolution (2017)

Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment (2018)

Treasure Hunters: All-American Adventure (2019)

Katt vs. Dogg (2019)

Max Einstein: Rebels With a Cause (2019)

Chris Tebbetts

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2011)

Middle School, Get Me Out of Here (2012)

Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli and Snake Hill (2013)

Middle School: Save Rafe! (2014)

Public School Superhero (2015)

Middle School: Just My Rotten Luck (2015)

Middle School: From Hero to Zero (2018)

Middle School: Born to Rock (2019)

1st Case (2020)

David Ellis

Guilty Wives (2012)

Mistress (2013)

Invisible (2014)

The Murder House (2015)

The Black Book (2017)

Denise Roy

Trump vs. Clinton: In Their Own Words (Bookshots, 2016)

Duane Swierczynski

Unbelievably Boring Bart (2018)

Emily Raymond

The Lost (2014)

First Love (2014)

Humans, Bow Down (2016)

Gabrielle Charbonnet

Sundays at Tiffany’s (2008)

Witch & Wizard (2009)

Crazy House (2017)

Fall of Crazy House (2018)

Hal Friedman

Against Medical Advice, non-fiction (2008)

Med Head, non-fiction (2010)

Howard Roughan

Honeymoon (2005)

You’ve Been Warned (2007)

Sail (2008)

Don’t Blink (2010)

Second Honeymoon (2013)

Truth or Die (2015)

Murder Games (2017)

Killer Instinct (2019)

James O. Born

Haunted (2017)

Ambush (2018)

Lost (2020)

Blindside (2020)

Jill Dembowski

Witch and Wizard: The Fire (2011)

Witch and Wizard: The Kiss (2013)

Humans, Bow Down (2016)

Joey Green

Not So Normal Norbert (2018)

John Connolly

Filthy Rich non-fiction (2016)

Julia Bergen

Middle School: Ultimate Showdown (2014)

Juliana Neufeld

Treasure Hunters (2013)

Danger Down the Nile (2014)

House of Robots (2014)

Robots Go Wild (2015)

Secrets of the Forbidden City (2015)

Peril at the Top of the World (2016)

Lee Stone

Break Point (Bookshots, 2016)

Lisa Papademetriou

My Brother is a Big Fat Liar (2013)

Homeroom Diaries (2014)

Liza Marklund

The Postcard Killer (2010)

Mark Shulman

Treasure Hunters (2013)

Mark Sullivan

Private Games (2012)

Private Berlin (2013)

Private L.A. (2013)

Private Paris (2016)

Private Rio (The Games) (2016)

Marshall Karp

Kill Me If You Can: A Novel (2011)

NYPD Red (2012)

NYPD Red 2 (2014)

NYPD Red 3 (2015)

NYPD Red 4 (2016)

NYPD Red 5 or Red Alert (2018)

Martin Chatterton

Escape to Australia (2017)

Martin Dugard

The Murder of King Tut non-fiction (2009)

Max DiLallo

The Chef (2019)

The House Next Door (2019)

Maxine Paetro

4th of July (2005)

Lifeguard (2005)

The 5th Horseman (2006)

The 6th Target (2007)

7th Heaven (2008)

The 8th Confession (2009)

Swimsuit (2009)

The 9th Judgement (2010)

Private (2010)

10th Anniversary (2011)

11th Hour (2012)

Private: #1 Suspect (2012)

Confessions of a Murder Suspect (2012)

12th of Never (2013)

Confessions: The Private School Murders (2013)

Confessions: The Paris Mysteries (2014)

Private Vegas (2015)

The Trial (Bookshots, 2016)

Confessions: The Murder of an Angel (2015)

Unlucky 13 (2014)

14th Deadly Sin (2015)

15th Affair (2016)

Woman’s Murder Club: The Trial (2016)

Woman of God (2016)

16th Seduction (2017)

17th Suspect (2018)

18th Abduction (2019)

19th Christmas (2019)

Michael Garland, Illustrator

SantaKid (2004)

Michael Ledwidge

Step on a Crack (2007)

(2007) The Quickie (2007)

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (2008)

Run For Your Life (2009)

Worst Case (2010)

Now You See Her (2011)

I, Michael Bennett (2012)

Zoo (2012)

Gone (2013)

Burn (2014)

Alert (2015)

Bullseye (2016)

Michael White

Airport: Code Red (Bookshots, 2016)

Nancy Allen

Juror No. 3 (2018)

Ned Rust

Daniel X: Watch the Skies (2009)

Daniel X: Game Over (2011)

Witch and Wizard: The Gift (2010)

Peter de Jonge

Miracle on the 17th Green (1996)

The Beach House (2002)

Beach Road (2006)

Miracle at Augusta (2015)

Miracle at St. Andrews (2019)

Peter Kim

The Day America Told the Truth non-fiction (1991)

The Second American Revolution non-fiction (1994)

Rees Jones

Private Royals (Bookshots, 2016)

Richard Dilallo

Alex Cross’s Trial (2009)

The Christmas Wedding (2011)

Shan Serafin

The 13-Minute Murder (2018)

Steven Butler

Dog Diaries (2018)

Susan DiLallo

The House Next Door (2019)

Susan Patterson

Big Words for Little Geniuses (2017)

Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses (2018)

Tim Arnold

The House Next Door (2019)

Tim Malloy

Filthy Rich non-fiction (2016)

Will Jordan

Deadly Cargo (Bookshots, 2017)

A few notes on the methodology or business plan used by James Patterson.

This from Entertainment Weekly

But Patterson, of course, is more than just a proverbial book factory. He’s an actual book factory, typically using credited co-authors to compose “first drafts” from elaborate outlines that he sends (as he detailed in a 2006 Time profile). Like Patterson himself, most of his collaborators have a background in advertising: There’s Richard DiLallo on the Alex Cross thrillers, Michael Ledwidge on the Michael Bennett thrillers and the Daniel X young-adult series, Maxine Paetro on the Women’s Murder Club mysteries, and Howard Roughan on various standalone thrillers. And while there is no co-author listed on the cover of the popular Maximum Ride YA series, about a group of kids who are part bird and part human, the copyright on those books is listed not as “James Patterson” (as it is on most of his titles) but the cryptic “SueJack, Inc.” full article…

And a little more insight provided by USA Today

And for the first time, Patterson has done a joint interview with a collaborator — opening a window for USA TODAY on how two people write a novel when one is famous and one isn’t. Sitting with Ledwidge in a New York hotel suite, Patterson mentions his 3-inch-thick folder filled with story ideas. “It’s a nice problem to have,” says Ledwidge, 36, who has written three crime novels on his own. Their combined sales were about 20,000 copies, he says. The first printing for his collaboration with Patterson is 1.25 million. They met a decade ago when Ledwidge was a doorman in Manhattan, trying to publish his first novel. Both had been English majors at Manhattan College in the Bronx (Patterson, class of ’69; Ledwidge ’92), and the would-be novelist used that connection to ask Patterson for advice. Patterson helped him find an agent, and in 1998, Ledwidge’s The Narrowback was published by Grove Atlantic. He went on to publish two more crime novels. With three children, he kept his day job and eventually became a telephone repairman. When Ledwidge asked Patterson to look at a draft of what he hoped would be his fourth novel, Patterson had a counteroffer: Would he be interested in collaborating on a novel Patterson had in mind? Ledwidge says he agreed “at about the speed of light.” Full Story…

I will say one thing about James Patterson, he’s no sham artist. He is quite frank about the system he uses when collaborating on a story. He freely admits that he does none of the actual writing. He comes up with a plot then reviews drafts submitted by an author. For an interesting and fairly in-depth article with Patterson from The Guardian read on…

There is plenty of room in the comments below. Let us know what you think of our James Patterson book list as well as this new trend of Book Marketing.