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Alex Cross Books In Order (Full List)

Alex Cross is a series of 36 books by James Patterson. The first book published in the series is Along Came a Spider in 1992. Here is a complete list of Alex Cross books in order.

Last update: October 18, 2026

1. Along Came a Spider (1992)

Along Came a Spider book cover

Maggie Rose, a little girl, disappears, and a family of three is murdered in Washington, D.C.

  • πŸ“‡ 528 Pages
  • πŸ“ 132,000 - 158,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 18 Hours Reading Time

2. Kiss the Girls (1995)

Kiss the Girls book cover

In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a series of murders is killed. In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a medical intern suddenly vanishes.

  • πŸ“‡ 464 Pages
  • πŸ“ 116,000 - 139,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 15 Hours Reading Time

3. Jack & Jill (1996)

Jack & Jill book cover

The victim: a little girl, beaten--and desposited in front of the elementary school Cross's son, Damon, attends. In the middle of the night, a controversial U.S. senator is found murdered in bed in his Georgetown pied-a-terre.

  • πŸ“‡ 432 Pages
  • πŸ“ 108,000 - 129,600 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

4. Cat & Mouse (1997)

Cat & Mouse book cover

Out of prison and dying from the AIDS virus he contracted there, he will get revenge on Cross before he dies. Thomas Augustine Pierce has been chasing his demon, Mr Smith, since the savage murder of his fiancee.

  • πŸ“‡ 451 Pages
  • πŸ“ 112,750 - 135,300 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 15 Hours Reading Time

5. Pop Goes the Weasel (1999)

Pop Goes the Weasel book cover

His new life is put at risk by a series of murders in Washington, D.C., murders with a pattern so twisted, it leaves investigators reeling. Cross's pursuit of the killer produces a suspect-a British diplomat named Geoffrey Shafer.

  • πŸ“‡ 418 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,500 - 125,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

6. Roses Are Red (2000)

Roses Are Red book cover

In a series of crimes that has stunned Washington, D.C., bank robbers have been laying out precise demands when they enter the building.

  • πŸ“‡ 409 Pages
  • πŸ“ 102,250 - 122,700 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

7. Violets Are Blue (2001)

Violets Are Blue book cover

Even he is appalled by the murders of two joggers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park - killings that look more like the work of savage beasts than humans. Local police are horrified and even the FBI is baffled.

  • πŸ“‡ 393 Pages
  • πŸ“ 98,250 - 117,900 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

8. Four Blind Mice (2002)

Four Blind Mice book cover

One of John Sampson's oldest friends, from their days together in Vietnam, has been arrested for murder.

  • πŸ“‡ 416 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,000 - 124,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

9. The Big Bad Wolf (2003)

The Big Bad Wolf book cover

Across the country, women are being taken-to be bought and sold as slaves. Behind this depraved scheme stands a shadowy figure known only as The Wolf, a master criminal who has brought a new reign of terror to organized crime.

  • πŸ“‡ 393 Pages
  • πŸ“ 98,250 - 117,900 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

10. London Bridges (2004)

London Bridges book cover

Minutes later, a huge bomb detonates a hundred feet above the ground and lays waste to homes, cars, and playgrounds: a town annihilated in an instant, and in broad desert daylight.

  • πŸ“‡ 416 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,000 - 124,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

11. Mary, Mary (2005)

Mary, Mary book cover

Shortly afterward, an editor for the Los Angeles Times receives an e-mail describing the murder in details. A well-known actress was shot outside her home in Beverly Hills.

  • πŸ“‡ 435 Pages
  • πŸ“ 108,750 - 130,500 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 15 Hours Reading Time

12. Cross (2006)

Cross book cover

Alex Cross was a rising star in the Washington, D.C., Police Department when an unknown shooter shot his wife, Maria, in front of him. Years later, still haunted by his wife's death, Cross is making a bold move in his life.

  • πŸ“‡ 374 Pages
  • πŸ“ 93,500 - 112,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

13. Double Cross (2007)

Double Cross book cover

From his supermaximum-security prison cell, Kyle Craig has plotted for years to have one chance at an impossible escape. Just when Alex Cross's life is calming down, he is drawn back into the game to confront a criminal mastermind like no other.

  • πŸ“‡ 428 Pages
  • πŸ“ 107,000 - 128,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

14. Cross Country (2008)

Cross Country book cover

When the home of Alex Cross's oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen.

  • πŸ“‡ 427 Pages
  • πŸ“ 106,750 - 128,100 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

15. I, Alex Cross (2009)

I, Alex Cross book cover

Ihre Auftraggeber sind der CIA, die Cosa Nostra und die ΓΆrtliche Regierung, and damian und Carrie Rose sind psychopathische Killer, bezahlt dafΓΌr, Verwirrung zu stiften.

  • πŸ“‡ 374 Pages
  • πŸ“ 93,500 - 112,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

16. Alex Cross's Trial (2009)

Alex Cross's Trial book cover

Written in the fearless voice of Detective Alex Cross, Alex Cross's Trial is a gripping story of murder, love, and, above all, bravery.

  • πŸ“‡ 408 Pages
  • πŸ“ 102,000 - 122,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

17. Cross Fire (2010)

Cross Fire book cover

Alex Cross and Bree s wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of a perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C. s most hated public figures- a.

  • πŸ“‡ 351 Pages
  • πŸ“ 87,750 - 105,300 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

18. Kill Alex Cross (2011)

Kill Alex Cross book cover

The President's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene.

  • πŸ“‡ 384 Pages
  • πŸ“ 96,000 - 115,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

19. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross (2011)

Merry Christmas, Alex Cross book cover

It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross is called away from his family to resolve a horrific hostage situation that is spiraling out of control.

  • πŸ“‡ 323 Pages
  • πŸ“ 80,750 - 96,900 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 11 Hours Reading Time

20. Alex Cross, Run (2013)

Alex Cross, Run book cover

Kill Alex Cross was "Patterson at the top of his game" (Washington Post). A woman has been found murdered in her car, a lock of her hair viciously ripped off.

  • πŸ“‡ 407 Pages
  • πŸ“ 101,750 - 122,100 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

21. Cross My Heart (2013)

Cross My Heart book cover

Alex Cross has been a family man at heartβ€”he loves his children.

  • πŸ“‡ 419 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,750 - 125,700 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

22. Hope to Die (2014)

Hope to Die book cover

Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career. Cross's family -- his loving wife Bree, the wise and lively Nana Mama, and his precious children -- have been ripped away.

  • πŸ“‡ 374 Pages
  • πŸ“ 93,500 - 112,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

23. Cross Justice (2015)

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The 23rd installment of James Patterson's Alex Cross series.

  • πŸ“‡ 445 Pages
  • πŸ“ 111,250 - 133,500 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 15 Hours Reading Time

24. Cross the Line (2016)

Cross the Line book cover

When a prominent Washington D.C. police official is murdered.

  • πŸ“‡ 373 Pages
  • πŸ“ 93,250 - 111,900 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

25. The People vs. Alex Cross (2017)

The People vs. Alex Cross book cover

Alex Cross is drawn into the case at the center of "The People vs. Alex Cross".

  • πŸ“‡ 413 Pages
  • πŸ“ 103,250 - 123,900 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

26. Target (2018)

Target book cover

A leader has fallen, and the procession route from Capitol Hill to the White House is lined with hundreds of thousands of mourners.

  • πŸ“‡ 414 Pages
  • πŸ“ 103,500 - 124,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

27. Criss Cross (2019)

Criss Cross book cover

Alex Cross is drawn into the case at the center of "Criss Cross".

  • πŸ“‡ 387 Pages
  • πŸ“ 96,750 - 116,100 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

28. Deadly Cross (2020)

Deadly Cross book cover

Alex Cross is drawn into the case at the center of "Deadly Cross".

  • πŸ“‡ 416 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,000 - 124,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

29. Fear No Evil (2021)

Fear No Evil book cover

Alex Cross is drawn into the case at the center of "Fear No Evil".

  • πŸ“‡ 400 Pages
  • πŸ“ 100,000 - 120,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

30. Triple Cross (2022)

Triple Cross book cover

Alex Cross is drawn into the case at the center of "Triple Cross".

  • πŸ“‡ 416 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,000 - 124,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

31. Cross Down (2023)

Cross Down book cover

Cross is James Patterson's 12th novel featuring his most famous character, Alex Cross.

  • πŸ“‡ 496 Pages
  • πŸ“ 124,000 - 148,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 17 Hours Reading Time

32. Alex Cross Must Die (2023)

Alex Cross Must Die book cover

Alex Cross is a crime, mystery, and thriller novel series written by James Patterson.

  • πŸ“‡ 414 Pages
  • πŸ“ 103,500 - 124,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

33. The House of Cross (2024)

The House of Cross book cover

Alex Cross is drawn into the case at the center of "The House of Cross".

  • πŸ“‡ 414 Pages
  • πŸ“ 103,500 - 124,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

34. Return of the Spider (2025)

Return of the Spider book cover

Police discover that Soneji kept a murder book, Profiles in Homicidal Genius Along Came a Spider introduced Detective Alex Cross to readers around the globe and delivered an unsurpassed rivalry: Cross versus Gary Soneji.

  • πŸ“‡ 408 Pages
  • πŸ“ 102,000 - 122,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

35. Cross and Sampson (2026)

Cross and Sampson book cover

Cross is James Patterson's 12th novel featuring his most famous character, Alex Cross.

  • πŸ“‡ 414 Pages
  • πŸ“ 103,500 - 124,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

36. The Family Cross (2026)

The Family Cross book cover

Alex Cross is drawn into the case at the center of "The Family Cross".

  • πŸ“‡ 414 Pages
  • πŸ“ 103,500 - 124,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time