His style of storytelling is very simple absolutely nothing wrong with that, and the action moves fluidly. Compelling and twisty, this is a quintessential thriller and the perfect place to start with his work. This reminded me a lot of the fault in our stars crossed with nick and norahs infinite playlist. In recent time he has written a number of books for younger readers in his middle school series.
Find each one of bestselling author james pattersons incredible alex cross series thriller books in reverse chronological order from. James patterson, you can tell is a master storyteller. James brendan patterson born march 22, 1947 is an american author and philanthropist. All of james pattersons books in order hachette book. When mischievous mutt, junior, causes a turkey day disaster, getting out of the doghouse will take a christmas. James patterson is an american writer, and is popular for his novels on crime and science fiction.
James patterson has written all of these stories with other authors, including maxine paetro, mark pearson, mark sullivan, ashwin sanghi and michael white. Discover james patterson s incredible, lengthy library of works starting with todays most recent blockbuster release and going all the way back to classic thrillers like kiss the girls 1995 and hide and seek 1996. Jimmy patterson books readkiddoread james patterson is the worlds bestselling author and most trusted storyteller. The thomas berryman number was james pattersons first novel to be published in 1976. The way that this was written, you couldnt tell that a man wrote it and i loved that. James patterson is the creator and the author of the alex cross series. First love by james patterson goodreads share book. Born on march 22, 1947, in newburgh, new york, james patterson is a prolific author who has written detective stories, thrillers, science fiction, romance and young adult novels.
Csupporting characters include two of crosss children, damon, and janelle, as well as his grandmother nana mama. James patterson novels not necessarily written by patterson. One of the books was a james patterson book, beach road. James patterson, first edition, signed abebooks passion for books. Cross is a homicide investigator in the washington, d. Police department when an unknown shooter gunned down his wife in front of him.
The womens murder club, the alex cross novels and maximum ride, and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand alone thrillers. Were you aware that the latest james patterson novel you purchased may not have been written by james patterson. Within a few pages i could clearly see why james patterson has sold a ridiculous amount of books. Hes been writing away ever since with about 100 books to his name.
Thanks for dumping this can, not of worms, but of gems in my lap. In june 2014, james patterson released his newest book. Along came a spider is the first book in pattersons most popular series, alex crossin which every book is downright addictive. His first novel published in the series was 1993s along came a spider. This is when the popular and thrilling debut novel in the series was released, along came a spider. He has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today, with his alex cross, michael bennett, womens murder club, private, nypd red, daniel x, maximum ride, and middle school series. This is a complete list of every book james patterson has written in order, and separated by series or character.
Like most authors, james patterson started out with one book, released in 1976, that he struggled to get published. James patterson has had more new york times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to guinness world records. At the time of writing, james patterson has written 150 books, and that number will continue to grow. List of james patterson books in chronological order. The middle school series of books from james patterson includes many books that were co written with christopher tebbets and laura park. What made this novel unique is the main character of jack. Refer to some of his most popular series and some standalone novels from the james patterson book list provided by penlighten in this writeup. In this blockbuster installment of the bestselling middle school series, rafe and the other favorite characters from james pattersons books for kids join forces for the first time in a hilarious adventure. Patterson has written 21 novels in the popular alex cross series. James patterson is best known for his various mystery and suspense novels, particularly his alex cross and womens murder club books. Hes sold hundreds of millions of copies of his books. Dog diaries is the first book written by a dog and.
One of my recent favorites is private, the first book in a new series, co written with maxine paetro. Currently, there are 28 main books in the series, with the latest one, the people vs. Alex cross faces the most cunning, psychotic killer of his career in the blockbuster james patterson novel that inspired a major motion picture. The sequel would become kiss the girls, a second novel that was released in 1994. He is one of the best known and biggest selling writers of all time.
James patterson has been going ever since 1976 with the thomas berryman number. In 2005, james patterson wrote the first of the maximum ride series of sciencefiction novels after realizing that his son, jack, did not show much of an interest in reading. He is the author of some of the bestselling series of the past decade. His books range from thrillers, crime mystery, paranormal, scifi, romances to picture books for kids, so often times to read the james patterson books in order you need a proper listing for all his series. Along came a spider is the first book ive read by james patterson and i remember i was instantly hooked. James patterson dog diaries is the first book written by. On this page, weve provided a complete list of all the books in james patterson s private series. Cat and mouse alex cross novels by patterson, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In book publishing, there is james patterson and basically everyone else. The shocking true story of jeffrey epstein the billionaire s sex scandal paperback april 18, 2017.
James patterson has written 71 novels in total since beginning his career over thirty years ago. You know, im not a james patterson fan, but i am astounded by what i unearthed with this lovely question of yours. Written by the wellknown mystery author james patterson, the alex cross books are among the most popular mystery series written to date, many of which have been made into acclaimed movies, including kiss the girls with morgan freeman playing alex cross and ashley judd. Born march 22, 1947, patterson was raised in new york in newburgh. Patterson lives in briarcliff manor, new york and palm beach, florida. James patterson biography facts, childhood, family life. The bestselling author of the alex cross novels, whose new book first love, co written with emily raymond, is out now. Invisible is a story about a former fbi researcher that finds a link between hundreds of unrelated crimes. This book earned him the edgar award for best first novel by an american author and he hasnt looked back since. Since his first novel won the edgar award in 1977 james pattersons books have sold more than 300 million copies. He holds the new york times record for being a best selling author in hard cover books and also is in the guinness book of world records under the same prestige. He was the son of a school teacher and an insurance salesman, and first. Begin with along came a spider and end with the latest blockbuster book.
Patterson has never made a secret that some of his books have been co written he says that he works 350 days a year and that his head bubbles. James patterson books list of books by author james. James patterson is a prolific author who has written detective stories, thrillers, science fiction, romance and young adult novels. The story kicks off with the kidnapping of a famous actresss daughter and a politicians son. His books have sold more than 300 million copies and he was the first person to sell 1. The film alex cross was based on the book cross, which was released in 2006 and is the 12th novel in the alex cross series. The series focuses on metropolitan police department detective and father alex cross as he faces threats to his family and the city of washington, d. It is widelyknown in the publishing industry that patterson employs ghostwriters to help produce his megamillion earning backlist of books, but how many readers are aware that the swap is underway when they shell out patterson dollar amounts for books that may not have been penned. It features former cia agent jack morgan who runs private, a renowned investigation company with branches around the globe. See all books authored by james patterson, including 16th seduction, and the 17th suspect, and more on. It stars alex cross, an extremely intelligent africanamerican forensic psychologist and detective. Browse all of hachette book groups james patterson books in reverse chronological order to find that hidden treasure you missed and make it your newest pageturner.
It sold about 10,000 copies, a modest, if respectable, showing for a first novel. James patterson is an american author and producer. The series was targeted at young adults but had an appeal for readers of all ages. Hide and seek is only the second book written by james patterson that ive read but i can.