Alex Cross is a crime, mystery, and thriller novel series written by James Patterson. The series focuses on Metropolitan Police Department detective and father Alex Cross as he faces threats to his family and the city of Washington, D.C.. Supporting characters include two of Cross’s children, Damon, and Janelle, as well as his grandmother Nana Mama. The series is usually narrated in first-person perspective by Alex Cross, and occasionally from the villains’ point of view in third-person.
The series has been running since the 1990s and is ongoing. Nearly all have made bestsellers lists and garnered favorable reviews, especially Double Cross; Cross Fire; I, Alex Cross; and Alex Cross, Run.
The series is published worldwide, with Little, Brown currently holding publication rights in the United States, in paperback, hardcover, and audiobook editions. The first book in the series, Along Came a Spider, was released in 1993 to positive reviews, spawning a series of over twenty subsequent novels. The series has led to three films, Kiss the Girls (1997), Along Came a Spider (2001), and Alex Cross (2012).
Order of Alex Cross Books
Below is the list of all Alex Cross books by James Patterson in their chronological order. The list also matches the order the books were published in:
| Along Came a Spider | James Patterson | 1993 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Kiss the Girls | James Patterson | 1995 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Jack & Jill | James Patterson | 1996 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Cat and Mouse | James Patterson | 1997 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Pop Goes the Weasel | James Patterson | 1999 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Roses Are Red | James Patterson | 2000 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Violets Are Blue | James Patterson | 2001 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Four Blind Mice | James Patterson | 2002 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| The Big Bad Wolf | James Patterson | 2003 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| London Bridges | James Patterson | 2004 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Mary, Mary | James Patterson | 2005 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Cross | James Patterson | 2006 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Double Cross | James Patterson | 2007 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Cross Country | James Patterson | 2008 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Alex Cross’s Trial | James Patterson | 2009 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| I, Alex Cross | James Patterson | 2009 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Cross Fire | James Patterson | 2010 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Kill Alex Cross | James Patterson | 2011 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Merry Christmas, Alex Cross | James Patterson | 2012 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Alex Cross, Run | James Patterson | 2013 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Cross My Heart | James Patterson | 2013 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Hope to Die | James Patterson | 2014 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Cross Justice | James Patterson | 2015 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Cross Kill | James Patterson | 2016 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Cross the Line | James Patterson | 2016 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Detective Cross | James Patterson | 2017 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| The People vs. Alex Cross | James Patterson | 2017 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |
| Target: Alex Cross | James Patterson | 2018 | Amazon | Kindle | iTunes |