Author
James Patterson
b. March 22, 1947 · United States
Film producer, Philanthropist, Screenwriter, Television producer, Advertising person, Novelist, Actor, Writer, Film screenwriter
Titles on list
193
Total weeks
1260
Peak rank
#1
Weeks at #1
151
Biography
- Born
- March 22, 1947 · Newburgh
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- Vanderbilt University, Manhattan University
Awards & Honours
- 1977Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel
- 2017Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense
- 2019National Humanities Medal
On the Bestseller Lists
193 titles
26 BEAUTIES
#5 · 2 wks
THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB
#9 · 3 wks
THANK YOU, TEACHERS
#14 · 1 wk
JUDGE STONE
#1 · 8 wks
CROSS & SAMPSON
#3 · 5 wks
THE INVISIBLE WOMAN
#13 · 1 wk
RETURN OF THE SPIDER
#4 · 7 wks
THE PICASSO HEIST
#9 · 1 wk
BILLION-DOLLAR RANSOM
#6 · 2 wks
THE HAMPTONS LAWYER
#2 · 4 wks
THE IDAHO FOUR
#1 · 6 wks
THE FIRST GENTLEMAN
#2 · 5 wks
25 ALIVE
#2 · 2 wks
THE WRITER
#2 · 3 wks
PARANOIA
#4 · 3 wks
HOLMES IS MISSING
#7 · 2 wks
THE HOUSE OF CROSS
#3 · 6 wks
AMERICAN HEROES
#11 · 3 wks
LIES HE TOLD ME
#8 · 2 wks
HARD TO KILL
#3 · 3 wks
TIGER, TIGER
#10 · 2 wks
ERUPTION
#1 · 10 wks
THE 24TH HOUR
#4 · 5 wks
THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANS
#9 · 1 wk
THE #1 LAW YER
#3 · 5 wks
CROSSHAIRS
#7 · 3 wks
HOLMES, MARPLE & POE
#6 · 4 wks
ALEX CROSS MUST DIE
#7 · 5 wks
12 MONTHS TO LIVE
#5 · 3 wks
LION & LAMB
#4 · 1 wk
OBSESSED
#4 · 1 wk
CROSS DOWN
#2 · 2 wks
THE 23RD MIDNIGHT
#3 · 3 wks
THINGS I WISH I TOLD MY MOTHER
#9 · 3 wks
COUNTDOWN
#3 · 4 wks
WALK THE BLUE LINE
#5 · 7 wks
THE HOUSE OF WOLVES
#2 · 6 wks
TRIPLE CROSS
#4 · 9 wks
BLOWBACK
#4 · 5 wks
DIANA, WILLIAM, AND HARRY
#3 · 5 wks
SHATTERED
#3 · 5 wks
ESCAPE
#4 · 4 wks
JAMES PATTERSON
#1 · 7 wks
22 SECONDS
#1 · 7 wks
RUN, ROSE, RUN
#1 · 17 wks
THE HORSEWOMAN
#4 · 5 wks
FEAR NO EVIL
#4 · 5 wks
E.R. NURSES
#9 · 5 wks
THE JAILHOUSE LAWYER
#2 · 4 wks
THE NOISE
#5 · 3 wks
THE NOISE
#4 · 1 wk
THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER
#1 · 13 wks
21ST BIRTHDAY
#2 · 4 wks
THE RED BOOK
#3 · 4 wks
WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS
#1 · 6 wks
THE RUSSIAN
#1 · 5 wks
THE LAST DAYS OF JOHN LENNON
#4 · 4 wks
DEADLY CROSS
#2 · 8 wks
THREE WOMEN DISAPPEAR
#4 · 2 wks
THE COAST-TO-COAST MURDERS
#3 · 4 wks
1ST CASE
#3 · 5 wks
THE HOUSE OF KENNEDY
#3 · 6 wks
TEXAS OUTLAW
#5 · 3 wks
BLINDSIDE
#1 · 6 wks
LOST
#2 · 5 wks
CRISS CROSS
#3 · 8 wks
THE 19TH CHRISTMAS
#1 · 7 wks
KILLER INSTINCT
#4 · 3 wks
THE INN
#2 · 5 wks
UNSOLVED
#2 · 6 wks
THE 18TH ABDUCTION
#2 · 7 wks
MIRACLE AT ST. ANDREWS
#11 · 4 wks
THE CORNWALLS ARE GONE
#2 · 4 wks
THE CHEF
#7 · 4 wks
THE CHEF
#2 · 3 wks
LIAR LIAR
#2 · 5 wks
TARGET: ALEX CROSS
#2 · 7 wks
AMBUSH
#4 · 4 wks
JUROR #3
#1 · 5 wks
TEXAS RANGER
#1 · 6 wks
THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING
#1 · 18 wks
THE 17TH SUSPECT
#1 · 7 wks
RED ALERT
#2 · 3 wks
FIFTY FIFTY
#2 · 4 wks
ALL-AMERICAN MURDER
#2 · 5 wks
THE PEOPLE VS. ALEX CROSS
#1 · 10 wks
HAUNTED
#4 · 6 wks
THE STORE
#2 · 4 wks
MURDER GAMES
#2 · 6 wks
16TH SEDUCTION
#1 · 7 wks
TWO FROM THE HEART
#8 · 2 wks
TWO FROM THE HEART
#6 · 1 wk
THE BLACK BOOK
#1 · 7 wks
HUMANS, BOW DOWN
#7 · 4 wks
NEVER NEVER
#1 · 7 wks
CROSS THE LINE
#1 · 10 wks
FILTHY RICH
#3 · 5 wks
WOMAN OF GOD
#1 · 4 wks
BULLSEYE
#1 · 5 wks
THE GAMES
#2 · 5 wks
15TH AFFAIR
#1 · 7 wks
PRIVATE PARIS
#1 · 5 wks
NYPD RED 4
#1 · 6 wks
CROSS JUSTICE
#1 · 7 wks
THE MURDER HOUSE
#1 · 6 wks
ALERT
#3 · 5 wks
TRUTH OR DIE
#3 · 5 wks
14TH DEADLY SIN
#1 · 7 wks
MIRACLE AT AUGUSTA
#7 · 3 wks
NYPD RED 3
#3 · 5 wks
PRIVATE VEGAS
#3 · 6 wks
HOPE TO DIE
#1 · 11 wks
BURN
#1 · 5 wks
INVISIBLE
#1 · 7 wks
UNLUCKY 13
#1 · 7 wks
NYPD RED 2
#1 · 6 wks
PRIVATE L.A.
#2 · 4 wks
PRIVATE L. A.
#1 · 1 wk
FIRST LOVE
#3 · 5 wks
CROSS MY HEART
#1 · 9 wks
GONE
#3 · 5 wks
MISTRESS
#2 · 6 wks
SECOND HONEYMOON
#2 · 6 wks
12TH OF NEVER
#1 · 6 wks
ALEX CROSS, RUN
#1 · 8 wks
PRIVATE BERLIN
#1 · 6 wks
MERRY CHRISTMAS, ALEX CROSS
#2 · 8 wks
NYPD RED
#2 · 5 wks
ZOO
#2 · 6 wks
I, MICHAEL BENNETT
#2 · 6 wks
11TH HOUR
#1 · 8 wks
GUILTY WIVES
#2 · 6 wks
PRIVATE GAMES
#1 · 7 wks
PRIVATE: #1 SUSPECT
#1 · 8 wks
KILL ALEX CROSS
#1 · 9 wks
THE CHRISTMAS WEDDING
#2 · 7 wks
KILL ME IF YOU CAN
#1 · 5 wks
NOW YOU SEE HER
#1 · 9 wks
10TH ANNIVERSARY
#2 · 7 wks
TOYS
#1 · 6 wks
TICK TOCK
#1 · 8 wks
CROSS FIRE
#1 · 10 wks
DON'T BLINK
#2 · 5 wks
THE POSTCARD KILLERS
#1 · 6 wks
PRIVATE
#1 · 8 wks
THE 9TH JUDGMENT
#1 · 7 wks
WORST CASE
#1 · 8 wks
I, ALEX CROSS
#1 · 13 wks
THE MURDER OF KING TUT
#5 · 4 wks
ALEX CROSS’S TRIAL
#1 · 6 wks
SWIMSUIT
#1 · 8 wks
THE 8TH CONFESSION
#1 · 8 wks
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
#2 · 9 wks
CROSS COUNTRY
#1 · 11 wks
AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE
#1 · 4 wks
SAIL
#1 · 9 wks
SUNDAYS AT TIFFANY’S
#1 · 8 wks
7TH HEAVEN
#2 · 10 wks
DOUBLE CROSS
#1 · 12 wks
YOU’VE BEEN WARNED
#1 · 8 wks
THE QUICKIE
#1 · 12 wks
THE 6TH TARGET
#1 · 11 wks
STEP ON A CRACK
#1 · 11 wks
CROSS
#1 · 15 wks
JUDGE & JURY
#1 · 10 wks
BEACH ROAD
#1 · 14 wks
THE 5TH HORSEMAN
#1 · 11 wks
MARY, MARY
#1 · 15 wks
LIFEGUARD
#1 · 10 wks
4TH OF JULY
#1 · 11 wks
HONEYMOON
#1 · 9 wks
LONDON BRIDGES
#1 · 11 wks
SAM'S LETTERS TO JENNIFER
#1 · 10 wks
3RD DEGREE
#1 · 7 wks
THE BIG BAD WOLF
#2 · 10 wks
THE LAKE HOUSE
#1 · 10 wks
THE JESTER
#1 · 7 wks
FOUR BLIND MICE
#1 · 13 wks
THE BEACH HOUSE
#1 · 14 wks
2ND CHANCE
#1 · 8 wks
VIOLETS ARE BLUE
#2 · 13 wks
SUZANNE'S DIARY FOR NICHOLAS
#1 · 11 wks
1ST TO DIE
#1 · 12 wks
ROSES ARE RED
#2 · 13 wks
CRADLE AND ALL
#2 · 10 wks
POP GOES THE WEASEL
#3 · 12 wks
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS
#2 · 14 wks
CAT & MOUSE
#2 · 14 wks
JACK AND JILL
#2 · 8 wks
HIDE & SEEK
#6 · 7 wks
KISS THE GIRLS
#3 · 12 wks
ALONG CAME A SPIDER
#4 · 10 wks
THE DAY AMERICA TOLD THE TRUTH
#11 · 3 wks
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