James Patterson

Detective Mina Harker has built a reputation as the sharpest mind in the New Orleans Police Department, closing cases no one else can crack. But the case that's been haunting her for years is unlike anything else in her files.

FBI agent Sarah Cole is stunned to receive an invitation to the “Game of Nines,” the most secretive and longest-running murder puzzle in history.

Biloxi’s best criminal defense attorney has never lost a case. Then his client’s beautiful wife is murdered, and America’s #1 lawyer suddenly becomes its #1 suspect. Stafford Lee Penney is a small-town lawyer with a big-time reputation for winning every case he tries. In his sharp suits...

Twenty thousand hostages. New York’s most famous building. And an FBI agent forced to face his darkest demons.

#1 New York Times bestseller! “A vivid portrait ... a sensitive tribute … a paean to youth, community, and the tenacity of local law enforcement.” —New York Times “This is much more than a true crime book. It’s a vivid exploration of the range of human response when faceless terror...

#1 New York Times Bestseller! Read by Academy Award–winning actress Viola Davis. “Davis is a force of nature, and her performance is riveting.” —Kirkus Reviews All rise...for Judge Stone. In Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), Judge Mary Stone draws the most controversial case in...

Instant New York Times Bestseller! After a shocking accident, Silas Tucker’s legendary football career is suddenly over in this action-packed sports thriller powered by loyalty, competition, and family. “Fascinating … deeply American … the story of a town that needs a different kind of...

After the killing of a prominent mob lawyer, NYPD homicide detectives Jacob Jackson and Caitlin Grimes start receive chilling, written “rules” for how to commit the perfect murder. "Rule number one for the perfect murder: Evidence is your enemy. Leave none behind."

A true-crime author gets swept up in a murder plot in a psychological thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson. "Excellent ... perfectly executed ... genuinely suspenseful, even shocking." —Booklist NYPD Detective Declan Shaw gets a call: How fast can you get to the...

From America’s most beloved superstar and #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson comes a thriller about a young singer-songwriter on the rise—and on the run—and determined to do whatever it takes to survive. Every song tells a story. She’s a star on the rise, singing about...

James Patterson's Detective Billy Harney is back, this time investigating murders in a notorious Chicago drug ring, which will lead him, his sister, and his new partner through a dangerous web of corrupt politicians, vengeful billionaires, and violent dark web conspiracies....

From the world’s #1 bestselling author, former Marine pilot Jack Morgan runs prestigious investigation company Private—but the world's darkest secrets can only stay hidden for so long … Private: it's where you go when you need maximum force and maximum discretion. The secrets of the most...

A detective and an FBI agent join forces on what seems like an open-and-shut case, but a new rash of killings sends them on a pulse-pounding race against time in this intense thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author. A police detective and an FBI agent race to stop a spree killer who...

In this startling psychological thriller from the world’s #1 bestselling author, a killer is targeting young women in New York City and is obsessed with Michael Bennett's daughter. A killer is obsessed ... with Detective Michael Bennett’s oldest daughter. Michael Bennett is obsessed ... with...

From the world's #1 bestselling author, young lawyer Martha Foster takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown—and ends up in jail herself. In picture-perfect Erva, Alabama, young lawyer Martha Foster takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown—and ends up in jail herself...

In James Patterson's #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, a Texas Ranger fights for his life, his freedom, and the town he loves as he investigates his ex-wife's murder. Across the ranchlands and cities of his home state, Rory Yates's discipline and law enforcement skills have carried him far...

In this electrifying thriller from the world’s most popular storyteller, Alex Cross is on his most terrifying murder case yet as a he must take down not one, but two serial killers working together in a twisted cross-country criminal alliance. Inspiration for the heart-pounding Prime Video...

In this heart-pounding novel from the world’s #1 bestselling author, Detective Michael Bennett faces a sinister foe on New York City's holiest ground. During a state funeral, armed men disguised as monks seize St. Patrick's Cathedral and take the high-profile hostages ransom. NYPD officer...

When seven murder victims are found in a small town, the homicide investigation shakes a small-town sheriff to her core in James Patterson's tense thriller. Once a luxurious southern getaway on a rustic lake, then reduced to a dilapidated crash pad, the Summer House is now the grisly scene of a...

Detective Jenna Murphy comes to the Hamptons to solve a murder -- but what she finds is more deadly than she could ever imagine. No. 7 Ocean Drive is a gorgeous, multi-million-dollar beachfront estate in the Hamptons, where money and privilege know no bounds. But its beautiful gothic exterior...