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James Patterson's Bookshots Series in Order: 53 books

  • Cross Kill

    James Patterson

    Alex Cross, I'm coming for you--even from the grave if I have to. Along Came a Spider killer Gary Soneji has been dead for over ten years. Alex Cross watched him die. But today, Cross saw him gun down his partner. Is Soneji alive? A ghost? Or some...

  • Zoo II

    James Patterson; Max DiLallo

    Will the last humans on Earth please turn out the lights? James Patterson's ZOO was just the beginning. The planet is still under violent siege by ferocious animals. Humans are their desperate prey. Except some humans are evolving, mutating into a...

  • The Trial

    James Patterson; Maxine Paetro

    "I'm not on trial. San Francisco is." An accused murderer called Kingfisher is about to go on trial for his life. Or is he? By unleashing unexpected violence on the lawyers, jurors, and police involved in the case, he has paralyzed the city. Detec...

  • Learning to Ride

    Erin Knightley

    She never wanted to love a cowboy. . . . Rodeo king Tanner Callen doesn't want to be tied down. When he sees Madeline Harper at a local honky-tonk and everything about her screams New York, he brings out every trick in his playbook to take her hom...

  • Little Black Dress

    James Patterson; Emily Raymond

    Can a little black dress change everything in her life? Magazine editor Jane Avery spends her nights alone with Netflix and Oreos--until the Dress turns her loose. Suddenly she's surrendering to dark desires, and New York City has become her eroti...

  • The McCullagh Inn in Maine

    Jen McLaughlin

    Her second chance at love. . . Chelsea O'Kane escapes to Maine with a gun and fresh bruises. She's ready to begin anew--until she runs into her old flame, Jeremy Holland. As he helps to fix her inn, her heart heals and they rediscover what they on...

  • Let's Play Make-Believe

    James Patterson; James O. Born

    Make believe I love you... Both survivors of the divorce wars, Christy and Martin don't believe in love at first sight and certainly not on a first date. But from the instant they lock eyes, life becomes a sexy, romantic dream come true. That is, ...

  • Chase

    James Patterson; Michael Ledwidge

    "This was no suicide," says Detective Michael Bennett. A man plunges to his death from the roof of a Manhattan hotel. It looks like a suicide--except the victim has someone else's fingerprints and $10,000 in cash. Enter Detective Michael Bennett....

  • The Pretender

    James Patterson; Andrew Bourelle

    It's not the police I'm running from. Logan Bishop is a handsome thief living off a stash of stolen diamonds. But when his murderous ex-partner tracks him down, Logan must find a way to turn the tables--or lose the only woman who can handle the tr...



  • Hunted

    James Patterson; Andrew Holmes

    Evil has a new game.... Someone is luring men from the streets to play a mysterious, high stakes game in the English countryside. Former Special Forces officer David Shelley will go undercover to shut it down--but this might be a game he can't win...

  • 113 Minutes

    James Patterson; Max DiLallo

    I know who killed my son. Molly Rourke's son has been murdered...And she knows who's responsible. Now she's taking the law into her own hands. Never underestimate a mother's love....

  • Sacking the Quarterback

    Samantha Towle

    The golden boy of football just went bad. Quarterback Grayson Knight has a squeaky-clean reputation in the football world. So when he's arrested for drug possession, lawyer Melissa St. James knows that something doesn't add up. It's clear he's hid...

  • The Mating Season

    Laurie Horowitz

    Spread your wings and soar. Rigg Greensman is on the worst assignment of his life: filming a documentary about birds with scientific "hot mess" host, Sophie Castle. Since Rigg is used to the celebrity lifestyle, he'd never be interested in Sophie....

  • The French Kiss

    James Patterson; Richard DiLallo

    Bonjour, Detective. Now watch your back. Very handsome and charming French detective Luc Moncrief joined the NYPD for a fresh start--but someone wants to make his first big case his last. Welcome to New York. ...

  • $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal

    Hilary Liftin

    Will you marry me for $10,000,000? I am a creative, open-minded businessman with limited time and desire to play the field. This is a serious proposal. A mysterious billboard intrigues three single women in LA. But who is this Mr. Right? And is...

  • Bodyguard

    Jessica Linden

    The most eligible bachelor on Capitol Hill has met his match. Abbie Whitmore is good at her job. She knows how to protect people, and she's always right--until Congressman Jonathan Lassiter comes along. The presidential hopeful refuses to believe ...

  • Killer Chef

    James Patterson; Jeffrey J. Keyes

    Eat, drink, and be murdered. Someone is poisoning diners in New Orleans' best restaurants. Now it's up to chef and homicide cop Caleb Rooney to catch a killer--who has an appetite for revenge....

  • Dazzling

    Elizabeth Hayley

    She's a starving artist and he's a billionaire playboy.... Siobhan came to New York with a purpose: She wants to become a successful artist. To pay her bills in the meantime, she's the hostess at The Stone Room, a bar for the beautiful and the bil...

  • Taking the Titanic

    James Patterson; Scott Slaven

    The greatest story in modern history has a new chapter.... Posing as newlyweds, two ruthless thieves board the Titanic to rob its well-heeled passengers. But an even more shocking plan is afoot-a sensational scheme that could alter the fate of the...



  • Black & Blue

    Candice Fox

    Is Harriet Blue as great a detective as Lindsay Boxer? Harriet Blue, the most single-minded detective since Lindsay Boxer, won't rest until she stops a savage killer targeting female university students. But new clues point to a more chilling pred...

  • The Christmas Mystery

    James Patterson; Richard DiLallo

    Have yourself a scary little Christmas. In the heart of the holiday season, priceless paintings have vanished from a Park Avenue murder scene. Now, dashing French detective Luc Moncrief must become a quick study in the art of the steal--before a c...

  • Radiant

    Elizabeth Hayley

    He's worth millions, but he's worthless without her. It's been a month since her traumatic break-up with Derick, and Siobhan now lives in Detroit, where she can support herself and her painting career. But suddenly Derick's back after flying halfw...

  • Come and Get Us

    James Patterson; Shan Serafin

    What is her husband's secret? Miranda Cooper's life takes a terrifying turn when an SUV deliberately runs her and her husband off a desolate Arizona road. With her husband badly wounded, she must run for help alone as his cryptic parting words ech...

  • Hot Winter Nights

    Codi Gary

    The Bear Mountain days are cold, but the nights are steamy.... Allie Fairchild made a mistake when she moved to Montana. Her rental is a mess, her coworkers at the trauma center are hostile, and her handsome landlord, Dex Belmont, is far from char...

  • Private: The Royals

    James Patterson; Rees Jones

    God save the Queen-only Private can save the Royal Family. Private is the most elite detective agency in the world. But when kidnappers threaten to execute a Royal Family member in front of the Queen, Jack Morgan and his team have just 24 hours to...

  • Exquisite

    Elizabeth Hayley

    "Please don't let me fall." Since Siobhan has made it as an artist, she's ready to start a life in New York with the love of her life, billionaire Derick Miller. But their relationship has been a rollercoaster ride that has pushed Derick too far...

  • Hidden

    James Patterson; James O. Born

    "Have you seen my cousin...alive?" Rejected by the Navy SEALs, Mitchum is content to be his small town's unofficial private eye, until his beloved 14-year-old cousin is abducted. Now he'll call on every lethal skill to track her down--but nothing ...

  • A Wedding in Maine

    Jen McLaughlin

    The McCullagh Inn is now open for weddings. Jeremy Holland is exactly what Chelsea O'Kane wants in a man. After he proposes, she's ecstatic to host their wedding at the inn they built together. But it isn't long before the secrets from Chelsea's p...

  • The House Husband

    James Patterson; Duane Swierczynski

    Harry Posehn is the best dad, the best husband...well, maybe not. Detective Teaghan Beaumont is getting closer and closer to discovering the truth about Harry Posehn. But there's a twist that she--and you, dear reader--will never see coming. ...



  • Malicious

    James Patterson; James O. Born

    Did my brother kill your husband? Mitchum is back. His brother's been charged with murder. Nathaniel swears he didn't kill anyone, but word on the street is that he was involved with the victim's wife. Now, Navy SEAL dropout Mitchum will break eve...

  • The Women's War

    James Patterson; Shan Serafin

    I will avenge my husband and children. Former Marine Corps colonel Amanda Collins and her lethal team of women warriors have vowed to avenge her family's murder. And they have nothing left to lose.......

  • French Twist

    James Patterson; Richard DiLallo

    Who is killing New York's most beautiful women? Gorgeous women are dropping dead at upscale department stores in New York City. Detective Luc Moncrief and Detective Katherine Burke are close to solving the mystery, but looks can be deceiving.......

  • The Wedding Florist

    T.J. Kline

    She's falling for the groom.... After losing her job and getting evicted from her home, the last thing florist Anna Nolan needs is to ruin her new gig. But it's hard for her to work for the powerful and sexy Gabriel Radcliffe. Namely, because Anna...

  • Bedding the Highlander

    Sabrina York

    Only a Scot can steal her heart. There's nothing ladylike about Katherine Killin. She's a spitfire who cannot be tamed. To rid himself of her, and to honor a truce set by the Duke of Glencoe, her father agrees to wed her to his clan's mortal enemy...

  • Juror #3

    James Patterson; Nancy Allen

    Juror #3 has a shocking secret. Struggling young attorney Ruby Bozarth has landed the murder case of a lifetime. Her gut says he's innocent, but only a jury can decide. And this jury has a secret.......

  • The Shut-In

    James Patterson; Duane Swierczynski

    I know you're watching me. Confined to a studio apartment, Tricia Celano watches the outside world through a flying drone. But when her high-tech toy records a vicious murder, she's determined to track down the killer--a killer who knows she's bei...

  • Night Sniper

    James Patterson; Christopher Charles

    One killer. Eight million targets. Eight million suspects. Cheryl Mabern is the NYPD's most brilliant detective--and the most damaged. Now she must confront her darkest fears to stop a calculating killer committing random murders....

  • Diary of a Succubus

    James Patterson; Derek Nikitas

    I can kill a man with a kiss. "You're everything I ever wanted," he says. He leans in and kisses me. At last. I slip my hands away, letting my fingertips brush across his cheek. He takes his final bow over the railing and drops 15 floors toward t...

  • Sabotage

    Jessica Linden

    The Most Dangerous Kind of Love Secret Agent Abbie Whitmore is used to putting her life on the line, but she's never been in a position where she could endanger someone she loves. And now Congressman Jonathan Lassiter, the love of her life, is emb...



  • Private: Gold

    James Patterson; Jassy Mackenzie

    Money. Betrayal. Murder. That's a Private conversation. Hired to protect a visiting American woman, Private Johannesburg's Joey Montague is hoping for a routine job looking after a nervous tourist. After the apparent suicide of his business partn...

  • Detective Cross

    James Patterson

    The suspect is your patient, Dr. Cross. An anonymous caller has promised to set off deadly bombs in Washington, DC. A cruel hoax or the real deal? By the time Alex Cross and his wife, Bree Stone, uncover the chilling truth, it may already be too l...

  • 50 Hidden Desires

    Jessica Lemmon

    He can make her fantasies come true.... Holly Larson wants to step out of her family's shadow and live her own life. Her mind is full of sexy fantasies, but she doesn't have anyone to share them with -- until she calls upon her gorgeous childhood cr...

  • The Killer's Wife

    James Patterson; Max DiLallo

    Till murder do us part. Six girls have gone missing. Detective McGrath knows the only way to find them is to get close to the suspect's wife...maybe too close....

  • Sexy Summer Flings

    Codi Gary

    The one guy who could make her stay... Penelope Davis is ready to leave Bear Mountain. Her brothers have left for the military, and her crush, ER doctor Hunter Gracin, thinks she's only interested in a fling. So when she's offered her dream job, sh...

  • A Princess in Maine

    Jen McLaughlin

    Chelsea Holland is used to dealing in secrets, and this one's proving to be the most exciting one yet: her old friend Grace is marrying a European prince, and Grace wants to host the wedding at the McCullagh Inn. But is Chelsea willing to put herself...

  • Love Me Tender

    Laurie Horowitz

    Elvis is in the bedroom. Journalist Leslie Stern never wanted to write entertainment stories. So when she interviews Patton King, a rising country singer who claims to be Elvis's grandson, she decides to uncover the truth and write a scathing review....

  • The Medical Examiner

    James Patterson; Maxine Paetro

    Two bodies arrived at the morgue--one was still breathing. A woman checks into a hotel room and entertains a man who is not her husband. A shooter blows away the lover and wounds the millionairess, leaving her for dead. Is it the perfect case for...

  • Stealing Gulfstreams

    James Patterson; Max DiLallo

    The perfect crime at 500 miles an hour. All his life, pilot Jack Flynn dreamed of winning the same air show where his father was killed. To bankroll that dream he just has to steal a $24 million jet and deliver it to shadowy criminals. What could pos...

  • Scott Free

    James Patterson; Rob Hart

    We know you did it--and you won't get away with it. Accused of murdering five small children, Thomas Scott is released on bail. He faces devastated parents plotting revenge and a fiery detective taking the law into his own hands. But did he do it?...



  • The 13-Minute Murder

    James Patterson; Shan Serafin

    Never kill a hitman's wife. Professional hitman Michael Ryan's wife was just found murdered in their home. But Ryan knows he was the intended target--a target that lives and breathes revenge. ...

  • The Exile

    James Patterson; Alison Joseph

    Someone--or something--is killing my ex-wife's family. Ex-cop Finn O'Grady hasn't been home in years. But the woman he swore to protect is convinced an ancient curse has put her and her son in deadly danger. O'Grady has seen too much evil on earth...

  • Nooners

    James Patterson; Tim Arnold

    This New York ad agency is ruled by sex, drugs... and murder. Everyone who knows Tim says he's a good guy. But the popular advertising exec has a problem: a lot of the people who know him are getting murdered. And by the time he figures out why, Tim ...

  • Avalanche

    James Patterson; David Inglish

    Professor Monroe, did you kill your wife? Professor Robert Monroe's wife has vanished from their 5-star hotel in Gstaad, and no one saw a thing. Was she kidnapped? Or did she run off with the handsome Italian she and Robert partied with the night bef...

Series Premise

James Patterson's Bookshots series presents gripping, novella-length stories designed to be read in one sitting. Each book features a new set of characters facing intense conflicts such as murder investigations, heists, or high-risk missions, with some stories tying into Patterson’s larger universes like Private or Women's Murder Club.

James Patterson's Bookshots Series Reading Order

🟢 Fully Standalone · Start Anywhere

Each book is fully standalone and can be read in any order.

The books in the James Patterson's Bookshots series can be read in any order. Each book is a fully self-contained story with its own conflict and resolution. There is no overarching storyline or required character progression. Reading out of order does not affect understanding, as every story stands completely on its own.

Explanation of reading order types



James Patterson's Bookshots Series Characters

Each Bookshot features new protagonists tailored to that story, ranging from detectives and assassins to everyday people thrust into danger. Some titles feature recurring Patterson characters from his other series, while most introduce fresh heroes and villains.

Setting of the James Patterson's Bookshots Series

The stories are set in varied contemporary locations, including bustling cities, remote areas, and international settings that match the high-stakes nature of each thriller.

Tone & Themes of the James Patterson's Bookshots Series

The tone is fast-paced and suspenseful with short chapters and relentless momentum. Core themes include justice, survival, betrayal, and ordinary people confronting extraordinary threats.

Is the James Patterson's Bookshots Series Worth Reading?

This series appeals to readers who enjoy quick, adrenaline-fueled thrillers, fast plotting, and high-concept suspense perfect for travel or short reading sessions.

Content Warnings and Heat Level

This is a thriller series with moderate to high violence and crime-related themes. Some titles contain strong language; sexual content varies but is generally mild.

James Patterson's Bookshots series delivers compact, high-energy thrillers that can be enjoyed independently. With no required order and a wide variety of stories, it offers easy entry points for new readers. The format combines Patterson’s signature pacing with diverse co-authors for fresh perspectives.