In what order were James Pattersons books written in?

Question

Patterson's books are somewhat of a sequal with Alex Cross in most of them, there are also a couple of books that sort of go together in their own little sequal. I want to know in what order to read them.

Answer 1

Try this site, lists the books by series:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Patterson

Answer 2

The Thomas Berryman NumberLittle, Brown, 1976
Ballantine paperback, 1977
Warner paperback, 1996 Season of the MacheteBallantine paperback 1977
Warner paperback 1995 The Jericho Commandment
(later published as See How They Run)Crown 1979
Ballantine paperback 1980
[out of print] Virgin
(later published as Cradle and All)McGraw-Hill 1980
Bantam paperback 1981
[out of print] Black Market
(later published as Black Friday)Simon & Schuster 1986
Pocket Books paperback 1987
Warner paperback 1994
[out of print] The Midnight ClubLittle, Brown 1988
Ballantine paperback 1989
Warner mass market paperback 1999
Warner trade paperback 2000 Along Came a SpiderLittle, Brown 1992
Warner paperback 1993 Kiss the GirlsLittle, Brown 1995
Warner paperback 1995 Hide & SeekLittle, Brown 1996
Warner paperback 1996 Miracle on the 17th GreenLittle, Brown 1996 Jack & JillLittle, Brown 1996
Warner paperback 1997 See How They Run
(formerly The Jericho Commandment)Warner paperback 1997
Cat & MouseLittle, Brown 1997
Warner paperback 1998 When the Wind BlowsLittle, Brown 1998
Warner mass market paperback 1999
Warner trade paperback 2000 Pop Goes the WeaselLittle, Brown 1999
Warner paperback 2000 Black Friday
(formerly Black Market)Warner paperback 2000
Cradle & All
(formerly Virgin)Little, Brown 2000
Warner paperback 2001 Roses Are RedLittle, Brown 2000
Warner paperback 2001 1st to DieLittle, Brown 2001
Warner paperback 2002 Suzanne's Diary for NicholasLittle, Brown 2001
Warner trade paperback 2002
Warner mass market paperback 2003 Violets Are BlueLittle, Brown 2001
Warner paperback 2002 2nd ChanceLittle, Brown 2002
Warner paperback 2003 The Beach HouseLittle, Brown 2002
Warner paperback 2003 Four Blind MiceLittle, Brown 2002
Warner paperback 2003 The JesterLittle, Brown 2003
Warner paperback 2004 The Lake HouseLittle, Brown 2003
Warner paperback 2004 The Big Bad WolfLittle, Brown 2004
Warner paperback 2004 3rd DegreeLittle, Brown 2004
Warner paperback 2005 Sam's Letters to JenniferLittle, Brown 2004
Warner paperback 2005
Warner mass market paperback 2006 santaKidLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers 2004 London BridgesLittle, Brown 2004
Warner paperback 2005 HoneymoonLittle, Brown 2005
Warner paperback 2006 Warner mass market paperback 2007 Maximum Ride: The Angel ExperimentLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers 2005
Warner paperback 2006 4th of JulyLittle, Brown 2005
Warner paperback 2006 LifeguardLittle, Brown 2005
Warner paperback 2006 Mary, MaryLittle, Brown 2005
Warner paperback 2006 The 5th HorsemanLittle, Brown 2006 Beach RoadLittle, Brown 2006 Maximum Ride: School's Out-ForeverLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers 2006 Judge & JuryLittle, Brown 2006 CrossLittle, Brown 2006 Step on a CrackLittle, Brown 2007

Answer 3

James Patterson

Lindsay Boxer, a homicide inspector, Cindy Thomas, a reporter, Jill Bernhardt, an Assistant District Attorney, and Claire Washburn, a medical examiner — founding members of The Women’s Murder Club, in San Francisco, California, are featured in:
1st to Die (2001)
2nd Chance (With Andrew Gross) (2002)
3rd Degree (With Andrew Gross) (2004)
4th of July2 (2005)
The 5th Horseman (With Maxine Paetro ) (2006)

Alex Cross, a psychiatrist and homicide cop, in Washington, DC, is featured in:
Along Came a Spider (1993)
Kiss the Girls (1995)
Jack and Jill (1996)
Cat and Mouse (1997)
Pop! Goes the Weasel (1999)
Roses Are Red (2000)
Violets Are Blue (2001)
Four Blind Mice (2002)
The Big Bad Wolf (Alex Cross joins the FBI.) (2003)
London Bridges (2004)
Mary, Mary (2005)
Cross (2006)

Non-series:
The Thomas Berryman Number (1976)
Season of the Machete (1977)
The Jericho Commandment (1979) APA: See How They Run (1997)
Virgin (Revised as Cradle and All (2000)) (1980)
Black Market (1986) APA: Black Friday (1988)
Midnight Club (1988)
Hide and Seek (1996)
When the Wind Blows (1998)
Cradle and All (Revision of Virgin (1980)) (2000)
The Beach House (With Peter De Jonge) (2002)
The Jester (With Andrew Gross) (2003)
The Lake House (Sequel to When the Wind Blows (1998)) (2003)
Honeymoon (With Howard Roughan) (2005)
Lifeguard (With Andrew Gross) (2005)
The Beach Road (With Peter De Jonge) (2006)
Judge and Jury (With Howard Roughan) (2006)
Step on a Crack (With Michael Ledwidge) (2007)

Answer 4

Well, he's definitely written the Maximum Ride series (which you do have to read in order). There are also a bunch of other books with his name on them, claiming that he co-wrote them, but it's possible that he had nothing to do with writing those whatsoever and just agreed to have his name on the cover - often much bigger than the name of both the 'co-author' and the title.