Patterson, James 1947-

1st to die by James Patterson ( Book )
100 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in 18 languages and held by 3,863 libraries worldwide
Four women--a police detective, an assistant D.A., a reporter, and a medical examiner who call themselves the Women's Murder Club--develop lifelong bonds as they pursue a killer whose twisted imagination has stunned an entire city.

Maximum Ride : the angel experiment by James Patterson ( Book )
105 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 3,788 libraries worldwide
After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "bird kids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.

2nd chance : a novel by James Patterson ( Book )
95 editions published between 1999 and 2009 in 19 languages and held by 3,743 libraries worldwide
2nd Chance reconvenes the Women's Murder Club, four friends (a detective, a reporter, an assistant district attorney, and a medical examiner) who used their networking skills, feminine intuition, and professional wiles to solve a baffling series of murders in 1st to Die. This time, the murders of two African Americans, a little girl and an old woman, bear all the signs of a serial killer for Lindsay Boxer, newly promoted to lieutenant of San Fransisco's homicide squad. But there's an odd detail she finds even more disturbing: both victims were related to city cops.

4th of July : a novel by James Patterson ( Book )
68 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in 13 languages and held by 3,741 libraries worldwide
After losing one of its own, Lindsay Boxer and the Women' Murder Club make a courageous return for their fourth and most chilling case ever--one that could easily be their last. A young girl is killed in crossfire after a routine arrest goes terribly wrong, and Lt. Lindsay Boxer has to defend herself against a charge of police brutality. In a landmark trial that transfixes the nation, Lindsay fights to save her career and her sanity. While awaiting trial, Lindsay escapes to the beautiful town of Half Moon Bay, but the peaceful community there is reeling from a string of unspeakable murders. Working with her friends in the Women's Murder Club, Lindsay finds a link between these killings and a case she worked on years before--an unsolved murder that has haunted her ever since. As summer comes into full swing, Lindsay battles for her life on two fronts: before a judge and jury as her trial comes to a climax, and facing unknown adversaries who will do anything to keep her from the truth about the killings--including killing again. It all comes to a head before the big annual 4th of July celebration on the waterfront at Half Moon Bay.

Cross by James Patterson ( Book )
65 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in 12 languages and held by 3,734 libraries worldwide
Years after his wife Maria is gunned down by an unknown shooter, a crime that has never been solved, psychologist Alex Cross is called in by his former partner, John Sampson, who wants his help on a case that reveals a connection to Maria's death.

The 5th horseman by James Patterson ( Book )
61 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 3,720 libraries worldwide
Healthy patients are dying of unknown causes in a San Francisco hospital, and the Women's Murder Club decides to investigate the hospital's personnel. They discover a hospital administrator determined to shield the hospital's reputation.

Honeymoon : a novel by James Patterson ( Book )
88 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in 17 languages and held by 3,715 libraries worldwide
When a number of rich men come to a mysterious end, and a young investment banker dies of a supposed heart attack, FBI agent John O'Hara believes it is the work of a cold-blooded killer. Turning his eye to the only witness - the young banker's beautiful and secretive widow - O'Hara thinks he's closing in, but he's not sure whether he's pursuing justice or his own fatal obsession.

3rd degree : a novel by James Patterson ( Book )
86 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in 16 languages and held by 3,715 libraries worldwide
Detective Lindsay Boxer is jogging along a beautiful San Francisco street when a fiery explosion rips through the neighborhood. A town house owned by an Internet millionaire is immediately engulfed in flames, and when Lindsay plunges inside to search for survivors, she finds three people dead. An infant who lived in the house cannot be found--and a mysterious message at the scene leaves Lindsay and the San Francisco Police Department completely baffled.

The big bad wolf : a novel by James Patterson ( Book )
66 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 3,675 libraries worldwide
At the outset of his career with the FBI, Alex Cross is instructed to track down a band of kidnappers who are snatching people and possibly selling them into slavery, a case that is complicated by a terrible threat to Cross's own family.

Mary, Mary : a novel by James Patterson ( Book )
67 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in 14 languages and held by 3,670 libraries worldwide
When he investigates the murder of an actress outside of her Beverly Hills home, FBI agent Alex Cross learns that the attack was the latest in a series of celebrity killings linked to the elusive Mary Smith.