James Patterson

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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.

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Read All of James Patterson’s Books in Order

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

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

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.