Reading James Patterson's Alex Cross Books in Order
James Patterson is an extremely prolific author whose books regularly debut in the number one bestseller spots on books lists. Although he has written several series of books, as well as co-authored books with many up and coming writers, it is his books featuring detective Alex Cross that have won the hearts of readers. In fact, many of these books have gone on to be developed into very successful feature length films, the most famous of which was Kiss the Girls.
The series chronicles not only the professional, but also the personal life of Washington D.C. Homicide detective Alex Cross. Because of this, reading the books in the order they were written will prevent readers from becoming confused by the ever evolving events that occur in his personal life. Although it is not critical to read the Alex Cross Books in order, it definitely helps.
As you will see from the list below, Patterson began the series by entitling each book using a line from popular children's nursery rhymes. In the later books, however, he stopped this practice instead opting to title them after the main character in the books Alex Cross. These books are titled Cross, Double Cross and Cross Country.
So this list is for all of those readers who want to read James Patterson's Alex Cross books in order, as well as those who want to know which Patterson books have Alex Cross in them. The following list includes only those books written by James Patterson. It does not include the many books that he has co-written along with other authors. The only exception is the most recent book Alex Cross's Trial, released in August of 2009, which Patterson co-wrote with Richard Dilallo.
- Book Number 1: Along Came a Spider
- Book Number 2: Kiss the Girls
- Book Number 3: Jack and Jill
- Book Number 4: Cat & Mouse
- Book Number 5: Pop Goes the Weasel
- Book Number 6: Roses Are Red
- Book Number 7: Violets Are Blue
- Book Number 8: Four Blind Mice
- Book Number 9: Big Bad Wolf
- Book Number 10: London Bridges
- Book Number 11: Mary, Mary
- Book Number 12: Cross
- Book Number 13: Double Cross
- Book Number 14: Cross Country
- Book Number 15: Alex Cross's Trial
- Book Number 16: I, Alex Cros
- Book Number 17: Witch & Wizard
- Book Number 18: Worst Case
- Book Number 19: 9th Judgement
The above list does not include James Patterson books written for children and young adults.
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Great article. The Free Resource also wrote a great article and resource about this topic that might be useful to anyone searching for his books or bio. http://www.thefreeresource.com/list-of-james-patterson-books-in-order
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