If you like James Patterson

James Patterson's fast-paced blend of intricate plots, relatable characters, and edge-of-your-seat action has made him one of the best-selling authors in the world. If you've read every one of Patterson's books, we commend you! But what should you read next? Try one of these books with a similar style and vibe.

Updated June 29, 2026
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If you like James Patterson

James Patterson's fast-paced blend of intricate plots, relatable characters, and edge-of-your-seat action has made him one of the best-selling authors in the world. If you've read every one of Patterson's books, we commend you! But what should you read next? Try one of these books with a similar style and vibe.

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The 9th girl
Hoag, Tami.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag brings back her fan-favorite Minneapolis investigators Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska in the haunting new thriller The 9th Girl. "Kovac had seen more dead bodies than he could count: Men, women, children; victims of...
Alone
Gardner, Lisa.
Audiobook
"Like all the best suspense novels, Alone will leave you shaken. . . . You can't wait to see what happens next."--People  Who can you turn to when you're at your most vulnerable? State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage...
American assassin : a thriller
Flynn, Vince
Paper Book
In the latest novel by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Protectand Defend and Extreme Measures, Mitch Rapp takes on his first, explosivecounter-terrorism assignment.
Blood lines : a novel
DeMille, Nelson
Paper Book
In this "highly entertaining" New York Times bestseller from Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille, Army CID Special Agents Brodie and Taylor "are the modern warriors the world needs" (Bookreporter), and they're on the hunt for the cold-blooded murderer of one of their fellow agents....
Blood memory
Iles, Greg.
Ebook
"One of America's greatest storytellers" (Stephen King) and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Southern Man and the Natchez Burning trilogy returns to his roots in this breathtaking novel of murder and redemption set in New Orleans and Natchez, Mississippi. ...
Catch me
Gardner, Lisa.
Paper Book
In New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner's latest D.D. Warren thriller, the relentless Boston investigator must solve a coldly calculated murder--before it happens. In four days, someone is going to kill me . . . Detective D. D. Warren is hard to...
The Cinderella murder
Clark, Mary Higgins.
Paper Book
In a first-time collaboration, "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark partners with bestselling author Alafair Burke to deliver a brand new suspense series about a television program featuring cold case murders. Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when the pilot for her...
The grave artist
Deaver, Jeffery
Paper Book
Perfect couples are his perfect victims. Now he's hunting those hunting him in a riveting thriller by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado. A wedding reception is coming to a close in the...
The hitchhikers
Stevens, Chevy
Paper Book
Chevy Stevens, the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Still Missing and Those Girls, returns with her most breathtaking thriller yet. With its relentless pace and unforgettable twists, The Hitchhikers delivers what bestselling author Karin...
Hotwire
Kava, Alex.
Ebook
In this thrilling installment of the New York Times bestselling series, Special Agent Maggie O'Dell investigates the death of three teenagers, only to find herself in the middle of a conspiracy involving biological warfare.  On a crisp fall evening in...
House rivals
Lawson, Michael
Paper Book
In the new novel in Mike Lawson's critically acclaimed series, Joe DeMarco is dispatched to aid a young activist in North Dakota, and confronts an oil tycoon and a pair of fixers whose tactics are all-too-familiar. As a fixer for influential congressman John Mahoney in Washington, D.C.,...
Loitering with intent
Woods, Stuart.
Paper Book
Dumped by his glamorous Russian girlfriend during dinner at Elaine's, and running low on cash, Stone Barrington is having a bad week. So his luck seems to be improving when he's hired to locate the missing son of a very wealthy man--lucky because the job pays well, and because the son is hiding in...
Loyalty
Thoft, Ingrid.
Paper Book
When your family's on the wrong side of the law...what side are you on? The Ludlows are a family of fast-talking Boston lawyers, and patriarch Carl Ludlow treats his offspring like employees--which they are. Black-sheep daughter, Fina, dropped out of law school, but her father...
Masked prey
Sandford, John
Paper Book
Lucas Davenport investigates a vitriolic blog that seems to be targeting the children of U.S. politicians in the latest thriller by #1 New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford. The daughter of a U.S. Senator is monitoring her social media presence when she finds a...
Motive
Kellerman, Jonathan
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Jonathan Kellerman writes razor-sharp novels that cut to the quick. Now comes Motive, which pits psychologist Alex Delaware and homicide cop Milo Sturgis against a vicious criminal mind--the kind only Kellerman can bring to chilling life.
The note : a novel
Burke, Alafair
Paper Book
A Best Book of the Year: NPR, Washington Post, Sun Sentinel * A USA TODAY BESTSELLER * AS RECOMMENDED ON THE TODAY SHOW AND CBS SUNDAY MORNING * A suspenseful story about a vacation in the Hamptons that goes terribly wrong for three friends with a...
Reacher : killing floor
Child, Lee
Paper Book
THE FIRST NOVEL IN LEE CHILD'S #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING JACK REACHER SERIES--NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO! "From its jolting opening scene to its fiery final confrontation, Killing Floor is irresistible."--People Ex-military...
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