What are the best James Paterson books?

Question

Hey,
So I love writing Thriller and make an effort to read in that Genre. People recommend James Patterson to me so I bought one of his books the other day. It was the only one and I had no idea his work ran in a series. The book was Violets are Blue with Alex Cross as the Detective. I wasn't that impressed with the book and predicted the ending, but continued reading hoping I was wrong or that another dimsenion would be added.

I'm hoping this wasn't one of his more famous books. I wanted to stick to the Serial Killer Plot so could anyone suggest an REALLY good books he's written. Or suggest any other authors I could try. I'm already reading some of Patricia Cornwell.

Answer 1

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Pretty Little Things by Jillane Hoffman

Perfume by Patrick Suskind

The TV show Dexter is based on a series of books by Jeff Lindsay

Answer 2

1976 - The Thomas Berryman Number

1977 - Season of the Machete

1977 - The Jericho Commandment (published again in 1997 as See How They Run)

1980 - Virgin

1986 - Black Market (published again in 2000 as Black Friday)

1988 - The Midnight Club

1992 - Along Came A Spider (Alex Cross Series)

1994 - Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross Series)

1996 - Jack & Jill (Alex Cross Series)

1996 - Hide & Seek

1996 - Miracle on the 17th Green (with Peter De Jonge)

1997 - See How They Run (published previously as The Jericho Commandment)

1997 - Cat and Mouse (Alex Cross Series)

1998 - When the Wind Blows

1999 - Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross Series)

2000 - Black Friday (previously published in 1986 as Black Market)

2000 - Cradle & All (previously published in 1980 as Virgin)

2000 - Roses are Red (Alex Cross Series)

2001 - Violets are Blue (Alex Cross Series)

2001 - Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas

2001 - 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club)

2002 - Four Blind Mice (Alex Cross Series)

2002 - Beach House(with Peter De Jonge)

2002 - 2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club, with Andrew Gross)

2003 - The Big Bad Wolf (Alex Cross Series)

2003 - The Jester(with Andrew Gross)

2003 - The Lake House (sequel to When The Wind Blows)

2004 - 3rd Degree (Women's Murder Club, with Andrew Gross)

2004 - London Bridges (Alex Cross Series)

2004 - Sam's Letters to Jennifer

2004 - Santa Kid

2005 - 4th of July (Women's Murder Club, with Maxine Paetro)

2005 - Mary, Mary (Alex Cross Series)

2005 - Honeymoon(with Howard Roughan)

2005 - Lifeguard(with Andrew Gross)

2005 - Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment

2006 - Maximum Ride: School's Out Forever

2006 - Cross(Alex Cross Series)

2006 - Beach Road(with Peter De Jonge)

2006 - Judge and Jury(with Andrew Gross)

2006 - 5th Horseman (Women's Murder Club, with Maxine Paetro)

2007 - Step on a Crack

2007 - Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

2007 - 6th Target

2007 - The Quickie

2007 - You've Been Warned

2007 - Double Cross

2008 - 7th Heaven

2008 - Maximum Ride #4: The Final Warning

2008 - Sundays at Tiffany's

2008 - Sail

2008 - The Dangerous Days of Daniel X

2008 - Against Medical Advice

2008 - Cross Country

2009 - Run for Your Life

2009 - The 8th Confession

2009 - Daniel X: Watch the Skies

2009 - The Murder of King Tut

2009 - Witch & Wizard

2010 - Worst Case

2010 - Fang

2010 - The 9th Judgment

2010 - Don't Blink

2010 - Private

2010 - Postcard Killers

2010 - Cross Fire

2010 - Witch & Wizard: The Gift

2011 - Tick Tock

2011 - Angel

2011 - Toys

2012 - Private Games

2012 - Private: #1 Suspect

Answer 3

Maximum ride series

Alex Cross

Answer 4

The Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay. They are brilliant. They have this sort of rambling style of writing, without going too off track or being too annoying. And their written from the actual serial killer's point of view. (in case you don't know anything about Dexter, he's a serial killer who kills bad people like paedos and stuff. And he works as a forensics guy. And his sister is like a Lieutenant. So his whole life basically revolves around catching guys like him.)



Trust me, you won't regret reading them.

Answer 5

Kiss the Girls, Patterson