James Patterson

My dad is a famous detective who taught me everything he knows. My friend has been missing for days. I'm going to find him. Everyone tells me I'm just like my father. When your dad is Alex Cross, that's a lot to live up to. But I've got to try. This is my very first case and my friend's life is on the line. If I inherited any of my dad's detective skills, it's time for them to kick in. Like father, like son. Alex Cross - the brilliant DC detective...

COULD A GHOST FROM HIS PAST TAKE EVERYTHING AWAY FROM ALEX CROSS? Mere hours after witnessing the execution of a killer he helped put behind bars, Alex Cross is called to the scene of a copycat murder. A note signed ?M? rests on the corpse: ?You messed up big time, Dr. Cross.? Was an innocent man just put to death? As the executed convict?s family launch a vicious campaign against Cross, his abilities as a detective are called into question. The enigmatic...

The large house on the beach front in Bridgehampton has an infamous history. An elderly couple died in a fire that destroyed the building, but everyone in town knows that the fire was no accident - it was murder. The house was rebuilt, but the horror of the events that took place there still remains. And now two more dead bodies have been found in the ill-fated house - a young couple brutally killed. The police arrest local resident Noah Walker, but...

Shots ring out in the early morning hours in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. When the smoke clears, a prominent police official lies dead, leaving the city's police force scrambling for answers. Under pressure from the mayor, Alex Cross steps into the leadership vacuum to investigate the case. But before Cross can make any headway, a brutal crime wave sweeps across the region. The deadly scenes share only one common thread - the victims are all criminals....

Private Beijing is ripped apart after an attack leaves three agents dead and the head of the team missing. With the Beijing branch in turmoil, Private's owner and global head, Jack Morgan, immediately gets on a plane from LA. Soon after Jack lands in China, another Private office is attacked. It's clear that the entire organisation is under threat. As Jack launches a global investigation from unfamiliar territory, he will need the loyalty of his team...

In Afghanistan, an experienced pilot is shot down during a covert mission. The man survives the crash, but is pursued into the mountains by Russian operatives. In New York, a wealthy businessman hires Jack Morgan to track down his daughter, who has gone missing along with her two children. But it is more than a missing persons case - the daughter has been linked to the murder of two men. Jack finds the missing daughter and discovers that she is being...

Jack Morgan is in Rome celebrating the opening of the new local Private office when the party takes a deadly turn. Private agent Matteo Ricci is found at the party standing over the body of a dead priest with a gun in hand, swearing he did not kill the man. As Jack tries to prove Matteo's innocence, he uncovers a much deadlier conspiracy that leads straight to the heart of the Vatican. With corruption closing in on all sides, Jack must decide who...

A young lawyer takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown - and ends up behind bars ... In picture-perfect Erva, Alabama, the most serious crimes are misdemeanours. Speeding tickets. Shoplifting. Contempt of court. Then why is the jail so crowded? And why are so few prisoners released? There?s only one place to learn the truth. Sometimes the best education a lawyer can get is a short stretch of hard time.

Three victims, three bullets, three cities. Simultaneous murders in LA, Chicago and San Francisco - SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer's jurisdiction. The shooters are precise, as is their target selection. Each one of the men and women down excels at an illegal and deadly activity that is dominating public debate. As the casualty list expands, the fear and fascination with this shooting gallery galvanises the county. Are the shooter villains or heroes?...

Police detective by day, celebrity food truck chef by night, now Caleb Rooney has a new title: Most Wanted. In the Carnival days leading up to Mardi Gras, Detective Caleb Rooney comes under investigation for a murder he is accused of committing in the line of duty - as a Major Crimes detective for the New Orleans Police Department. Has his sideline at the Killer Chef food truck given him a taste for murder? While fighting the charges against him,...