James Patterson bibliography


has written or co-written many "Bookshots" or novellas, and has co-written books with many authors. The list below separates the works into four main categories: fiction written for adults, for young adults and for children, and non-fiction.

Fiction written for adults

Novels

;Cross series:Alex Cross series:
;Travis McKinley series:
  1. Miracle on the 17th Green, with Peter de Jonge, Boston: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Miracle at Augusta, with Peter de Jonge, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  3. Miracle at St. Andrews, with Peter de Jonge, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;When the Wind Blows series:
  1. When the Wind Blows, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. The Lake House, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;Women's Murder Club series:
  1. 1st to Die, Boston: Little, Brown and Company
  2. 2nd Chance, with Andrew Gross, Boston: Little, Brown and Company
  3. 3rd Degree, with Andrew Gross, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  4. 4th of July, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  5. The 5th Horseman, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  6. The 6th Target, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  7. 7th Heaven, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  8. The 8th Confession, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  9. The 9th Judgment, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  10. 10th Anniversary, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  11. 11th Hour, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  12. 12th of Never, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  13. Unlucky 13, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  14. 14th Deadly Sin, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  15. 15th Affair, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  16. : 15.5. "The Trial", with Maxine Paetro, novella, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  17. 16th Seduction, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  18. : 16.5. "The Medical Examiner", with Maxine Paetro, novella
  19. 17th Suspect, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  20. 18th Abduction, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  21. 19th Christmas, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  22. 20th Victim, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  23. 21st Birthday, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  24. 22 Seconds, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  25. The 23rd Midnight, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  26. 23 1/2 Lies, with Maxine Paetro, Andrew Bourelle, and Loren D. Estleman, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  27. The 24th Hour, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  28. 25 Alive, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;Honeymoon series:
  1. Honeymoon, with Howard Roughan, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Second Honeymoon, with Howard Roughan, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;Michael Bennett series:
  1. Step on a Crack, with Michael Ledwidge, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Run for Your Life, with Michael Ledwidge, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  3. Worst Case, with Michael Ledwidge, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  4. Tick Tock, with Michael Ledwidge, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  5. I, Michael Bennett, with Michael Ledwidge, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  6. Gone, with Michael Ledwidge, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  7. Burn, with Michael Ledwidge, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  8. Alert, with Michael Ledwidge, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  9. Bullseye, with Michael Ledwidge, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  10. : 9.5. "Chase", with Michael Ledwidge, novella
  11. Haunted, with James O. Born, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  12. : 10.5. "Manhunt", with James O. Born, novella
  13. Ambush, with James O. Born, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  14. Blindside, with James O. Born, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  15. The Russian, with James O. Born, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  16. Shattered, with James O. Born, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  17. Obsessed, with James O. Born, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  18. Crosshairs, with James O. Born, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  19. Paranoia, with James O. Born, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;Private series:
  1. Private, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Private #1 Suspect, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  3. Private Games, with Mark T. Sullivan, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  4. Private London, with Mark Pearson, New York: Grand Central Publishing
  5. Private Berlin, with Mark T. Sullivan, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  6. Private L.A., with Mark T. Sullivan, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  7. Private: Oz, or Private Down Under, with Michael White, New York: Grand Central Publishing
  8. Private India, or Private India: City on Fire, with Ashwin Sanghi, New York: Grand Central Publishing
  9. Private Vegas, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  10. Private Paris, with Mark T. Sullivan, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  11. The Games: A Private Novel, or Private Rio, with Mark T. Sullivan, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  12. Private: Missing, or Private Sydney, with Kathryn Fox, New York: Grand Central Publishing
  13. : 12.5. "Private Royals", with Rees Jones, novella, Bookshots
  14. Count to Ten: A Private Novel, or Private Delhi, with Ashwin Sanghi
  15. : 13.5. "Private Gold", with Jassy Mackenzie, novella
  16. Princess: A Private Novel, or Private Princess, with Rees Jones, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  17. Private Moscow, with Adam Hamdy, London: Century
  18. Missing Persons, with Adam Hamdy, New York: Grand Central
;Zoo series:
  1. Zoo, with Michael Ledwidge, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. : 1.5. "Zoo 2", with Max DiLallo, novella
;NYPD Red series:
  1. NYPD Red, with Marshall Karp, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. NYPD Red 2, with Marshall Karp, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  3. NYPD Red 3, with Marshall Karp, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  4. NYPD Red 4, with Marshall Karp, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  5. NYPD Red 5, or Red Alert, with Marshall Karp, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  6. NYPD Red 6, with Marshall Karp, ISBN 978-1538703014
;Invisible series:
  1. Invisible, with David Ellis, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Unsolved, with David Ellis
;Detective Harriet Blue series:
  1. Never Never, with Candice Fox, Boston: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Fifty Fifty, with Candice Fox, Boston: Little, Brown and Company
  3. Liar Liar, with Candice Fox, Boston: Little, Brown and Company
  4. Hush Hush, with Candice Fox
;David Shelley series:
  1. Revenge, with Andrew Holmes, New York: Knopf & Little, Brown and Company
;Caleb Rooney series:
  1. The Chef, with Max DiLallo, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;Crazy House series:
  1. Crazy House, with Gabrielle Charbonnet, Boston: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Fall of Crazy House, with Gabrielle Charbonnet, Boston: Little, Brown and Company
;Instinct series:
  1. Murder Games, or Instinct, with Howard Roughan, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Killer Instinct, with Howard Roughan
  3. Steal, with Howard Roughan
;Billy Harney series:
  1. The Black Book, with David Ellis, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. The Red Book, with David Ellis, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  3. Escape, with David Ellis, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;Rory Yates series:
  1. Texas Ranger, with Andrew Bourelle, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Texas Outlaw, with Andrew Bourelle
  3. The Texas Murders, with Andrew Bourelle
;Amy Cornwall series:
  1. Out of Sight or The Cornwalls are gone, with Brendan DuBois
  2. Countdown, with Brendan DuBois
;Shadow series:
  1. The Shadow, with Brian Sitts, Grand Central Publishing
  2. Circle of Death, with Brian Sitts, Grand Central Publishing
;Two Sisters Detective Agency series:
  1. 2 Sisters Detective Agency, with Candice Fox, Little, Brown and Company
  2. 2 Sisters Murder Investigations: A Thriller, with Candice Fox, Little, Brown and Company
;Murder Runs in the Family series:
  1. The House of Wolves, with Mike Lupica, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;Stand-alones:The Thomas Berryman Number, Boston: Little, Brown and Company Season of the Machete, New York: Warner Books See How They Run, or The Jericho Commandment, New York: Warner Books Virgin, or Cradle and All, New York: McGraw Hill Black Market, or Black Friday, New York: Simon and Schuster The Midnight Club, Boston: Little, Brown and Company Hide & Seek, Boston: Little, Brown and Company Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas, Boston: Little, Brown and Company The Beach House, with Peter de Jonge, Boston: Little, Brown and Company The Jester, with Andrew Gross, Boston: Little, Brown and Company Sam's Letters to Jennifer, New York: Little, Brown and Company Lifeguard, with Andrew Gross, New York: Little, Brown and Company Beach Road, with Peter de Jonge, New York: Little, Brown and Company Judge and Jury, with Andrew Gross, New York: Little, Brown and Company The Quickie, with Michael Ledwidge, New York: Little, Brown and Company You've Been Warned, with Howard Roughan, New York: Little, Brown and Company Sail, with Howard Roughan, New York: Little, Brown and Company Sundays at Tiffany's, with Gabrielle Charbonnet, New York: Little, Brown and Company Swimsuit, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company Don't Blink, with Howard Roughan, New York: Little, Brown and Company The Postcard Killers, with Liza Marklund, New York: Little, Brown and Company Bloody Valentine, with K.A. John, London: Arrow Books Kill Me If You Can, with Marshall Karp, New York: Little, Brown and Company Now You See Her, with Michael Ledwidge, New York: Little, Brown and Company The Christmas Wedding, with Richard DiLallo, New York: Little, Brown and Company Toys, with Neil McMahon, New York: Little, Brown and Company Guilty Wives, with David Ellis, New York: Little, Brown and Company Mistress, with David Ellis, New York: Little, Brown and Company The Murder House, with David Ellis, New York: Little, Brown and Company Truth or Die, with Howard Roughan, New York: Little, Brown and Company Woman of God, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company Black Dress Affair, with Susan DiLallo, New York: BookShots Expelled, with Emily Raymond, Jimmy Patterson The Store, with Richard DiLallo, Little, Brown and Company Juror No. 3, or Juror #3, with Nancy Allen, New York: Knopf & Little, Brown and Company The 13-Minute Murder, with Shan Serafin, New York: Grand Central Publishing The First Lady, with Brendan DuBois, New York: Knopf & Little, Brown and Company The President Is Missing, with Bill Clinton, New York: Knopf & Little, Brown and Company The Cornwalls Are Gone, with Brendan DuBois, New York: Little, Brown and Company The Inn, with Candice Fox, Little, Brown and Company The Warning, with Robison Wells, Little, Brown and Company Lost, with James O. Born, Little, Brown and CompanyThe Summer House, with Brendan DuBois, Little, Brown and Company 1st Case, with Chris Tebbetts, Little, Brown and Company Cajun Justice, with Tucker Axum, Grand Central Publishing The Coast-to-Coast Murders, with J. D. BarkerThe Midwife Murders, with Richard DiLallo, Grand Central Publishing Three Women Disappear, with Shan Serafin, New York: Little, Brown and Company The President's Daughter, with Bill Clinton, Little, Brown and Company The Noise: A Thriller, with J. D. Barker, Little, Brown and CompanyRun, Rose, Run, with Dolly Parton, Little, Brown and Company Death of the Black Widow, with J. D. Barker, Grand Central Publishing Blowback, with Brendan DuBois, Little, Brown and Company The Horsewoman, with Mike Lupica, Little, Brown and Company The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas, with Tad Safran, Little, Brown and Company Lion & Lamb, with Duane Swierczynski, Little, Brown and Company 12 Months to Live, with Mike Lupica, Little, Brown and Company Holmes, Marple & Poe: The Greatest Crime-Solving Team of the Twenty-First Century, with Brian Sitts, Little, Brown and Company The #1 Lawyer, with Nancy Allen, Little, Brown and Company Eruption, with Michael Crichton, Little, Brown and Company Hard To Kill, with Mike Lupica, Little, Brown and Company The Writer, with J.D. Barker, Little, Brown and Company The First Gentleman, with Bill Clinton, Little, Brown and Company The Hamptons Lawyer, with Mike Lupica, Little, Brown and Company Billion Dollar Ransom, with Duane Swierczynski, Little, Brown and Company

Short stories

;Collections:Triple Threat, with Max DiLallo and Andrew Bourelle, collection of 3 novellas:
  • : "Cross Kill", "Zoo 2", "The Pretender"Kill or Be Killed, with Maxine Paetro, Emily Raymond, Rees Jones and Shan Serafin, collection of 4 novellas:
  • : "The Trial", "Little Black Dress", "Heist", "The Women's War"The Moores are Missing, with Loren D. Estleman, Sam Hawken and Ed Chatterton, collection of 3 novellas:
  • : "The Moores are Missing", "The Housewife", "Absolute Zero"The Moores Are Missing, with Loren D. Estleman and Lee Stone, collection of 3 novellas:
  • : "The Moores are Missing", "Kill and Tell", "Dead Heat"Two From the Heart, with Emily Raymond, Frank Constantini and Brian Sitts, collection of 2 novellas:
  • : "Tell Me Your Best Story", "The Lifesaver"The Family Lawyer, with Robert Rotstein, Christopher Charles and Rachel Howzell Hall, collection of 3 novellas:
  • : "The Family Lawyer", "Night Sniper", "The Good Sister"Triple Homicide, with Maxine Paetro and James O. Born, collection of 3 novellas:
  • : "Detective Cross", "The Medical Examiner", "Manhunt" Murder in Paradise, with Doug Allyn, Connor Hyde and Duane Swierczynski, collection of 3 novellas:
  • : "The Lawyer Lifeguard", "The Doctor's Plot", "The Shut-In"The [House Next Door (short story collection)|The House Next Door], with Susan DiLallo, Max DiLallo and Tim Arnold, New York: Grand Central Publishing, collection of 3 novellas:
  • : "The House Next Door", "The Killer's Wife", "We. Are. Not. Alone"
;All novellas:
Jon Roscoe Thriller series:
  1. "The Hostage", with Robert Gold
  2. "The Verdict", with Robert Gold
  3. "Kidnapped", with Robert Gold
Detective Luc Moncrief series:
  1. "French Kiss", with Richard DiLallo
  2. "The Christmas Mystery", with Richard DiLallo
  3. "French Twist", with Richard DiLallo
Owen Taylor series:
  1. "The End", with Brendan DuBois
  2. "After the End", with Brendan DuBois
Mitchum series:
  1. "Hidden", with James O. Born
  2. "Malicious", with James O. Born
  3. "Malevolent", with James O. Born
  • Omnibus: The River Murders, with James O. Born
Stand-alones:
  • "Action", with Brent Gargan, short story
  • "$10,000,000 Marriage Proposal", with Hilary Liftin
  • "113 Minutes", with Max DiLallo
  • "Airport: Code Red", with Michael White, Penguin
  • "Black & Blue", with Candice Fox
  • "Break Point", with Lee Stone, Bookshots
  • "Chase", with Michael Ledwidge
  • "Come and Get Us", with Shan Serafin
  • "Cross Kill"
  • "Dead Heat", with Lee Stone
  • "Heist", with Rees Jones
  • "Hunted", with Andrew Holmes
  • "Killer Chef", with Jeffrey J. Keyes
  • "Let's Play Make-Believe" also known as "The Palm Beach Murders", with James O. Born, Grand Central Publishing
  • "Little Black Dress", with Emily Raymond
  • "Private Royals", with Rees Jones, Bookshots
  • "The Murder of Stephen King", with Derek Nikitas
  • "Taking the Titanic", with Scott Slaven
  • "The Mating Season", with Laurie Horowitz
  • "The Pretender", with Andrew Bourelle
  • "The Trial", with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  • "The Women's War", with Shan Serafin
  • "Zoo 2", with Max DiLallo
  • "Absolute Zero", with Ed Chatterton
  • "Achilles"
  • "Avalanche", with David Inglish
  • "Christmas Sanctuary", with Lauren Hawkeye
  • "Dead Man Running", with Christopher Farnsworth
  • "Deadly Cargo", with Will Jordan, Bookshots
  • "Detective Cross"
  • "Diary of a Succubus", with Derek Nikitas
  • "Kill and Tell", with Scott Slaven
  • "Love Me Tender", with Laurie Horowitz
  • "Manhunt", with James O. Born
  • "Night Sniper", with Christopher Charles
  • "Nooners"
  • "Private Gold", with Jassy Mackenzie
  • "Scott Free", with Rob Hart
  • "Stealing Gulfstreams", with Max DiLallo
  • "Steeplechase", with Scott Slaven
  • "Stingrays"
  • "Tell Me Your Best Story", with Emily Raymond
  • "The Dolls", with Kecia Bal
  • "The Exile", with Alison Joseph
  • "The Family Lawyer", with Robert Rotstein
  • "The Good Sister", with Rachel Howzell Hall
  • "The Housewife", with Sam Hawken
  • "The House Husband", with Duane Swierczynski
  • "The Lawyer Lifeguard", with Doug Allyn
  • "The Lifesaver", with Frank Constantini and Brian Sitts
  • "The Medical Examiner", with Maxine Paetro
  • "The Moores are Missing", with Loren D. Estleman
  • "The Shut-In", with Duane Swierczynski
  • "You've Been Warned", with Derek Nikitas
  • "The Doctor's Plot", with Connor Hyde
  • "The House Next Door", with Susan DiLallo
  • "The Killer's Wife", with Max DiLallo
  • "We. Are. Not. Alone", with Tim Arnold

Fiction written for young adults

Novels

;Maximum Ride / Hawk series:
  • Maximum Ride series:
  • # The Angel Experiment, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  • # School's Out – Forever, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  • # Maximum Ride: [Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports|Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports], New York: Little, Brown and Company
  • # The Final Warning, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  • # MAX, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  • # Fang, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  • # Angel, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  • # Nevermore, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  • # Maximum Ride Forever, New York: Little, Brown and Company Maximum Ride: Hawk series:
  • # Hawk, with Gabrielle Charbonnet, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  • # City of the Dead, with Mindy McGinnis, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;Daniel X series:
  1. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X, with Michael Ledwidge, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. : 1.5. Daniel X: Alien Hunter, with Leopoldo Gout, comic
  3. Watch the Skies, with Ned Rust, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  4. Demons and Druids, with Adam Sadler, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  5. Game Over, with Ned Rust, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  6. Armageddon, with Chris Grabenstein, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  7. Lights Out, with Chris Grabenstein, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;Witch & Wizard series:
  1. Witch & Wizard, with Gabrielle Charbonnet, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. The Gift, with Ned Rust, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  3. The Fire, with Jill Dembowski, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  4. The Kiss, with Jill Dembowski, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  5. The Lost, with Emily Raymond, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;Confessions series:
  1. Confessions of a Murder Suspect, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Confessions: The Private School Murders, with Maxine Paetro, New York; Boston: Little, Brown and Company
  3. Confessions: The Paris Mysteries, with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  4. Confessions: The Murder of an Angel, with Maxine Paetro, New York; Boston: Little, Brown and Company
;Stand-alones:First Love, with Emily Raymond, New York: Little, Brown and Company Homeroom Diaries, with Lisa Papademetriou, illustrated by Keino, New York: Little, Brown and Company Humans, Bow Down, with Emily Raymond, Jill Dembowski, illustrated by Alexander Ovchinnikov, New York: Little, Brown and Company Sophia, Princess Among Beasts, with Emily Raymond

Comics

;Maximum Ride: The Manga series:
  1. Maximum Ride, Vol. 1, with NaRae Lee
  2. Maximum Ride, Vol. 2, with NaRae Lee
  3. Maximum Ride, Vol. 3, with NaRae Lee
  4. Maximum Ride, Vol. 4, with NaRae Lee
  5. Maximum Ride, Vol. 5, with NaRae Lee
  6. Maximum Ride, Vol. 6, with NaRae Lee
  7. Maximum Ride, Vol. 7, with NaRae Lee
  8. Maximum Ride, Vol. 8, with NaRae Lee
  9. Maximum Ride, Vol. 9, with NaRae Lee
  10. Maximum Ride, Vol. 10, with NaRae Lee
  11. Maximum Ride, Vol. 11, with NaRae Lee
;Daniel X: The Manga series:
  1. Daniel X: The Manga, Vol 1, with Michael Ledwidge and Seung-Hui Kye
  2. Daniel X: The Manga, Vol 2, with Ned Rust and Seung-Hui Kye
  3. Daniel X: The Manga, Vol 3, with Adam Sadler and Seung-Hui Kye
;Witch & Wizard series:Witch & Wizard Graphic Novel series:
  • # Battle for Shadowland, with Dara Naraghi
  • # Operation Zero, with Víctor SantosWitch & Wizard: The Manga series:
  • # Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Vol. 1, with Gabrielle Charbonnet
  • # Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Vol. 2, with Ned Rust
  • # Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Vol. 3, with Jill Dembowski
;Stand-alones:Zoo: The Graphic Novel, with Michael Ledwidge

Fiction written for children

Novels

;Middle School series:
  1. The Worst Years of My Life, with Christopher Tebbets, illustrated by Laura Park, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Get Me Out of Here!, with Christopher Tebbets, illustrated by Laura Park, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  3. My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar, with Lisa Papademetriou, illustrated by Neil Swaab, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  4. How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill, with Christopher Tebbets, illustrated by Laura Park, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  5. Ultimate Showdown, with Julia Bergen, illustrated by Alec Longstreth, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  6. : 5.5. How I Got Lost in London
  7. Save Rafe!, with Christopher Tebbets, illustrated by Laura Park, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  8. Just My Rotten Luck, with Christopher Tebbets, illustrated by Laura Park, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  9. : 7.25. Rafe's Aussie Adventure
  10. : 7.5. Going Bush, with Martin Chatterton
  11. Dog's Best Friend, with Christopher Tebbets, illustrated by Jomike Tejido, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  12. * Middle School: Hollywood 101, with Martin Chatterton
  13. Escape to Australia, with Martin Chatterton, illustrated by Daniel Griffo, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  14. * Middle School: G'day, America, with Martin Chatterton
  15. From Hero to Zero, with Christopher Tebbets
  16. Born to Rock, with Christopher Tebbets
  17. Master of Disaster, with Christopher Tebbets
  18. Field Trip Fiasco, with Martin Chatterton
  19. It's a Zoo in Here!, with Brian Sitts
;Ali Cross trilogy
  1. Ali Cross
  2. Like Father Like Son
  3. The Secret Detective
;I Funny series:
  1. I Funny, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Laura Park, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. I Even Funnier, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Laura Park, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  3. I Totally Funniest, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Laura Park, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  4. I Funny TV, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Laura Park, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  5. I Funny: School of Laughs, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Laura Park, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  6. The Nerdiest, Wimpiest, Dorkiest I Funny Ever, with Chris Grabenstein
;Treasure Hunters series:
  1. Treasure Hunters, with Chris Grabenstein and Mark Shulman, illustrated by Juliana Neufeld, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Danger Down the Nile, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Juliana Neufeld, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  3. Secret of the Forbidden City, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Juliana Neufeld, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  4. Peril at the Top of the World, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Juliana Neufeld, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  5. Quest for the City of Gold, with Chris Grabenstein
  6. All-American Adventure, with Chris Grabenstein
  7. The Plunder Down Under, with Chris Grabenstein
  8. The Ultimate Quest, with Chris Grabenstein
;House of Robots series:
  1. House of Robots, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Juliana Neufeld, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Robots Go Wild!, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Juliana Neufeld, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  3. Robot Revolution!, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Juliana Neufeld, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;Jacky Ha-Ha series:
  1. Jacky Ha-Ha, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Kerascoët, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life is a Joke, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Kerascoët, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  3. Jacky Ha-Ha Gets the Last Laugh, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Kerascoët, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;Dog Diaries series:
  1. Dog Diaries, with Steven Butler, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Happy Howlidays!, with Steven Butler
  3. Mission Impawsible, with Steven Butler
  4. Curse of the Mystery Mutt, with Steven Butler
  5. Camping Chaos!, with Steven Butler
  6. Dinosaur Disaster, with Steven Butler
;Max Einstein series
  1. The Genius Experiment, with Chris Grabenstein, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Rebels With A Cause, with Chris Grabenstein
  3. Saves the Future, with Chris Grabenstein
Katt Dogg series
  1. Katt vs. Dogg, with Chris Grabenstein
  2. Katt Loves Dogg, with Chris Grabenstein
;Stand-alones:Public School Superhero, with Christopher Tebbetts, illustrated by Cory Thomas, New York: Little, Brown and Company Word of Mouse, with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Joe Sutphin, New York: Little, Brown and Company Pottymouth and Stoopid, illustrated by Chris GrabensteinLaugh Out Loud, with Chris GrabensteinNot So Normal Norbert, with Joey Green, New York: Knopf & Little, Brown and CompanyUnbelievably Boring Bart, with Duane Swierczynski, New York: Knopf & Little, Brown and Company Becoming Muhammad Ali, with Kwame AlexanderBest Nerds Forever, with Chris Grabenstein

Short stories

Picture books

;Little Geniuses series
  1. Big Words for Little Geniuses, with Susan Patterson, illustrated by Hsinping Pan, picture book, New York: Little, Brown and Company
  2. Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses, with Susan Patterson, illustrated by Hsinping Pan, picture book, New York: JIMMY Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
;Stand-alonesSantaKid, illustrated by Michael Garland, picture book, New York: Little, Brown and Company Give Please a Chance, with Bill O'Reilly, picture bookGive Thank You a Try, picture bookPenguins of America, picture bookThe Candies Save Christmas, picture bookThe Candies Trick or Treat, picture bookElephant Goes Potty, illustrated by Sydney Hanson

Comics

Jacky Ha-Ha: A Graphic Novel, with Chris Grabenstein
  • Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life is a Joke: A Graphic Novel, with Chris Grabenstein

Non-fiction

;Biographies:Torn Apart, with Hal FriedmanAgainst Medical Advice: A True Story, with Hal Friedman, memoirs, New York: Little, Brown and Company Med Head: My Knock-down, Drag-out, Drugged-up Battle with My Brain, with Hal Friedman, memoirs, New York: Little, Brown and Company The House of Kennedy, with Cynthia FagenWalk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from America's Bravest Warriors, with Matt Eversmann, and Chris Mooney, Little, Brown and Company
;History:The Murder of King Tut, with Martin Dugard, New York: Little, Brown and Company
;Politics:Trump vs. Clinton: In Their Own Words, Bookshots
;Sociology:The Day America Told the Truth, with Peter Kim, New York: Prentice Hall Press The Second American Revolution: The People's Plan for Fixing America-Before Its Too Late, with Peter Kim, New York: William Morrow and Company
;True events:Filthy Rich, with John Connolly and Tim Malloy, New York: Little, Brown and Company All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row, with Alex Abramovich and Mike HarvkeyDiscovery's Murder is Forever also known as Investigation Discovery's True Crime series:
  • # Murder, Interrupted, Grand Central Publishing
  • # Home Sweet Murder, Grand Central Publishing
  • # Murder Beyond The Grave, Grand Central Publishing
  • # Murder Thy Neighbor, Grand Central Publishing
  • # Murder of Innocence, Grand Central Publishing
  • # Till Murder Do Us Part, Grand Central Publishing
;Memoir:James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life : Little, Brown and Company