| # | Title | Co-Author | Year | |---|-------|-----------|------| | 1 | NYPD Red | Marshall Karp | 2012 | | 2 | NYPD Red 2 | Marshall Karp | 2014 | | 3 | NYPD Red 3 | Marshall Karp | 2015 | | 4 | NYPD Red 4 | Marshall Karp | 2016 | | 5 | NYPD Red 5 | Marshall Karp | 2018 | | 6 | NYPD Red 6 | Marshall Karp | 2020 | | 7 | NYPD Red 7 | Marshall Karp | 2021 | Main Character: Jack Morgan, owner of the world’s most powerful investigation firm (Private)
| # | Title | Co-Author | Year | |---|-------|-----------|------| | 1 | The Dangerous Days of Daniel X | Michael Ledwidge | 2008 | | 2 | Watch the Skies | Ned Rust | 2009 | | 3 | Demons and Druids | Adam Sadler | 2010 | | 4 | Game Over | Ned Rust | 2011 | | 5 | Armageddon | Chris Grabenstein | 2012 | | 6 | Lights Out | Chris Grabenstein | 2015 | | 7 | Daniel X: The Manga, Vol. 1 | SeungHui Kye | 2010 | Main Character: A 98% human, 2% avian girl leading a flock of winged children 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
| # | Title | Co-Author | Year | |---|-------|-----------|------| | 1 | Private | Maxine Paetro | 2010 | | 2 | Private: #1 Suspect | Maxine Paetro | 2012 | | 3 | Private Berlin | Mark Sullivan | 2012 | | 4 | Private London | Mark Pearson | 2012 | | 5 | Private Games | Mark Sullivan | 2012 | | 6 | Private: Vegas | Maxine Paetro | 2014 | | 7 | Private India | Ashwin Sanghi | 2014 | | 8 | Private Sydney | Kathryn Fox | 2015 | | 9 | Private L.A. | Mark Sullivan | 2014 | | 10 | Private Down Under | Michael White | 2014 | | 11 | Private Paris | Mark Sullivan | 2016 | | 12 | Private Rio | Leopardo | 2016 | | 13 | Private Deluxe | – | 2016 | | 14 | Private: Gold | Jassy Mackenzie | 2017 | | 15 | Private Princess | Rees Jones | 2018 | | 16 | Private Moscow | Adam Hamdy | 2020 | | 17 | Private Rogue | Adam Hamdy | 2021 | | 18 | Private Monaco | – | 2022 | | 19 | Private Beijing | Adam Hamdy | 2022 | Main Character: An alien-hunting teenager with the power to create anything | Chris Tebbetts | 2012 | | 3
| # | 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!
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)