Author profile
James Patterson
James Patterson is a bestselling novelist and co-creator of series including Alex Cross and the Women’s Murder Club, with a career spanning crime, thriller and books for younger readers.
In the Read2027 guide
7 books coming in 2027
The Seventh Family
A mob boss and his police-lieutenant godson embody the novel’s central pressure: family loyalty and law-enforcement duty cannot easily be kept apart.
American Rage
Patterson’s reported nonfiction, written with journalist Vicky Ward, connects a high-profile criminal case to its wider cultural reception. Readers interested in healthcare, media attention and public anger can track the forthcoming account here.
27 Stars
A new Women’s Murder Club novel gives established Patterson readers a clear series discovery route. Written with Emily Raymond, it follows a network of cases across sharply different parts of San Francisco.
Bulldog
Patterson and Lupica introduce reporter Gracie Bronte through a direct contest with a killer. Readers following their collaborations get a journalist’s investigation rather than another installment assigned to one of Patterson’s established detective series.
Chicago Blue
Patterson and Ellis return to the world of The Black Book. The Harney family’s mixed loyalties make the collaboration a useful addition for readers following Patterson’s police thrillers and Ellis’s work as a novelist.
Face Off
Patterson and Barker turn specialist medical knowledge into a means of coercion. The confined setting gives this collaboration a clear survival-thriller hook.
Animal Doctors
Veterinarians’ own accounts connect the treatment of animals with the people who depend on them, giving care a reciprocal, sometimes unexpected shape.