James Patterson Books

The Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library was honored to receive one of the inaugural James Patterson Page Turner Awards. Selected from a field of over 1,500 nominations, the Library was chosen in recognition of the work we do to spread the opportunity and excitement of books and reading to people who are unable to read regular print – those who thought that reading could no longer be a part of their lives.

James Patterson stated that he "was very proud to be honoring the Perkins Library – that goes to such extraordinary lengths to spread the joy of books and reading." Patterson is the author of more number one bestselling titles in the past five years than J.K. Rowling, Tom Clancy, and John Grisham put together. Patterson has been hailed by Time magazine as the "man who can't miss."

Recorded cassette (RC), braille (BR), and large print (LT) copies of these books by James Patterson are available from the Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library. Please call 800-852-3133 or 617-972-7240 or email Library@Perkins.org to order any of these books.

• 1st to Die
  Bestseller. A serial killer of newlyweds prompts an investigation by Lindsay Boxer, a San Francisco homicide detective recently diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood disease. She recruits a medical examiner, a journalist, and a district attorney (all women) to help find the murderer. Violence, some descriptions of sex, and some strong language.
  • RC051887
  • BR014208
  • LT001742
• 2nd Chance
  Bestseller. Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer of the San Francisco police department enlists the help of her friends in the Women's Murder Club, from "1st to Die" (RC051887, BR014208, LT001742), to track down a serial killer. Meanwhile Lindsay's estranged father, a former policeman, reenters her life. Violence and strong language.
  • RC054159
  • BR014209
  • LT002979
• 3rd Degree
  The Women's Murder Club, last seen in "2nd Chance" (RC054159, BR014209, LT002979), reconvenes to stop domestic terrorist attacks in San Francisco. Bestseller. Detective Lindsay Boxer, lawyer Jill Bernhardt, physician Claire Washburn, and reporter Cindy Thomas assist Joe Molinari of Homeland Security, who falls for Lindsay. Violence and strong language. Co-author, Andrew Gross.
  • RC057633
  • BR015251
• 4th of July
  Bestseller. San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer retreats to her sister's house in Half Moon Bay while fighting a charge of police brutality. But a killer is loose, and Lindsay enlists the help of the Women's Murder Club to catch him. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex.
  • RC060328
  • BR016085
  • LT004752
• The 5th Horseman
  Homicide detective Lindsay Boxer and her colleagues in the Women's Murder Club investigate suspicious deaths at the San Francisco Municipal Hospital, where patients in recovery are suddenly dying at an alarming rate. Clues include buttons on the corpses' eyes. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2006.
  • RC062328
  • BR016377
  • LT005572
• Along Came a Spider
  Bestseller. San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer retreats to her sister's house in Half Moon Bay while fighting a charge of police brutality. But a killer is loose, and Lindsay enlists the help of the Women's Murder Club to catch him. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex.
  • RC035894
• The Beach House
  Bestseller. Co-author, Peter de Jonge. Jack Mullen, a Columbia University law student from Montauk, Long Island, investigates the death of his younger brother, Peter, who supposedly drowned. Jack knows that Peter was murdered andenlists his friends to help prove it. Rich and powerful people oppose them. Violence and strong language.
  • RC054158
  • LT003146
• Beach Road
  Attorney Tom Dunleavy defends African American high school basketball player Dante Halleyville against murder charges in the wealthy beach community of East Hampton. Tom recruits help from his ex-lover, lawyer Kate Costello, while dogged Detective Raiborne uncovers startling revelations. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2006.
  • RC062327
  • BR016506
• The Big Bad Wolf
  Following "Four Blind Mice" (RC055046, LT003456), Alex Cross leaves the D.C. police department and joins the FBI. During his first case, a kidnapping and slavery ring run by the Russian mob, he fights for custody of his youngest son. Violence and strong language.
  • RC057095
  • LT003640
• Black Friday
  Bestseller. When terrorists target Wall Street, federal agent Arch Carroll joins SEC chief of enforcement Caitlin Dillon to determine who is behind the mayhem. But their investigation endangers the motherless Carroll children. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex.
  • RC050311
• Black Market
  A mysterious group called the Green Band makes a shocking, surprise attack on Wall Street. Two unforgettable heroes stand between the clever saboteurs and economics world war, Caitlin Dillon, the most powerful woman on Wall Street and Federal Agent Arch Carroll, a man who plays by no rules at all.
  • LT000805
• Cat and Mouse
  Bestseller. Washington, D.C., detective Alex Cross is again faced with his nemesis, psychotic killer Gary Soneji from "Along Came a Spider" (RC035894). And, mass murderer Mr. Smith is in Europe performing live autopsies on his victims. FBI profiler Thomas Pierce is taken off the European case to assist in apprehending Soneji after Cross is attacked at home. Violence.
  • RC045155
  • LT002117
• Cradle and All
  The Catholic church discovers two pregnant virgins at a time when plagues are besetting the world. The church sends an ex-nun turned detective to investigate one of the mothers-to-be. The priest she secretly loves assists her in the inquiry. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language.
  • RC050260
  • LT004749
• Four Blind Mice
  Alex Cross helps buddy John Sampson investigate the case of an army sergeant framed for serial murder. The pair discover a pattern of wrongful military court convictions around the country, but authorities are uncooperative, and the real killer is ready to strike again. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002.
  • RC055046
  • LT003456
• Hide and Seek
  Bestseller. Singer Maggie Bradford has fame, two children, and a new husband named Will who is an actor and former soccer star. But Maggie, who once killed an abusive husband, suspects Will of sexually abusing her daughter. She confronts him and soon is on trial for murder. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex.
  • RC042717
• Honeymoon
  Bestseller. While tracing terrorist funding FBI agent John O'Hara accidentally stumbles across a beautiful woman diverting laundered money to the Cayman Islannds. Nora Sinclair murders husbands and a Fiance to amass millions, but O'Hara is determined to stop her. Strong laguage, some descriptions of sex, and some violence.
  • RC060185
  • BR016141
  • LT004433
• Jack and Jill
  Bestseller. While tracing terrorist funding FBI agent John O'Hara accidentally stumbles across a beautiful woman diverting laundered money to the Cayman Islannds. Nora Sinclair murders husbands and a Fiance to amass millions, but O'Hara is determined to stop her. Strong laguage, some descriptions of sex, and some violence.
  • RC043318
  • LT002116
• The Jester
  Bestseller. Co-author, Andrew Gross. French innkeeper Hugh de Luc joins the Crusades in 1096, but deserts after a year of carnage. Returning home with a few relics, he finds his village in ruins and his beloved wife a prisoner in the local duke's castle. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex.
  • RC055455
  • BR014597
• Kiss the Girls
  When detective Alex Cross of "Along Came a Spider" learns his niece Naomi is missing, he heads for North Carolina. Naomi is one of a group of women thought kidnapped by a man calling himself Casanova. The FBI discovers links between Casanova and the Gentleman Caller serial killer in California. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex.
  • RC039471
  • LT001712
• The Lake House
  Bestseller. Six bioengineered children from "When the Wind Blows" (RC047042, LT002115) are living with their biological parents when they are again threatened by manipulative scientists. They flee to their original protectors, Kit and Frannie, at their Colorado cabin. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language.
  • RC056044
• Lifeguard
  Palm Beach, Florida, lifeguard Ned Kelly takes part in a mansion art heist to get rich quick. After Ned's friends and lover are killed, he flees to Boston. FBI agent Ellie Shurtleff tracks Ned down but believes that he is innocent. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller. 2005.
  • RC061488
  • BR016143
  • LT005110
• London Bridges
  Bestseller. Terrorists led by "the Wolf" destroy a Nevada town and threaten to blow up bridges in London, New York, Frankfurt, and Washington unless their impossible demands are met. FBI agent Alex Cross joins the investigation when his arch nemesis "the Weasel" aids the enemy. Violence and strong language.
  • RC060187
• Mary, Mary
  FBI agent Alex Cross, vacationing with his family at Disneyland, assists the LAPD in solving a murder. A serial killer who calls herself Mary Smith is targeting Hollywood stars and taunting the newspaper by describing the details of their deaths. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2005.
  • RC061490
  • LT005371
• Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
  Fourteen-year-old Max and her adopted family--Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, and Angel--are part-human, part-bird lab experiments pursued by mutant predators. When Angel is kidnapped, Max leads the flock on a cross-country mission to rescue Angel, find their parents, exact revenge, and save the world. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2005.
  • RC061892
  • LT005568
• The Midnight Club
  NYPD detective John Stefanovitch was shot trying to bring down drug lord Alexandre St.-Germain. Now Stefanovitch is in a wheelchair working homicide, and a killer is targeting drug dealers including St.-Germain. Stefanovitch and a female journalist want to solve the murders. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller.
  • RC048563
  • LT000806
• Miracle on the 17th Green
  With his family and the world watching as he plays the PGA Senior Open, a miracle takes place on the 17th green that will change the man, and his family, forever.
  • LT000685
• Pop goes the Weasel
  Bestseller. British Embassy employee Geoffrey Shafer, posted in Washington, D.C., is a player in a dangerous fantasy game. Detective Alex Cross, from "Cat and Mouse" (RC045155, LT002117), unknowingly puts himself in the game and endangers his fiance by noting the pattern of Shafer's killings. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex.
  • RC048868
  • LT000808
• Roses are Red
  Bestseller. Picking up where "Pop Goes the Weasel" (RC048868, LT000808) left off, detective Alex Cross tries to convince girlfriend Christine to marry him. Meanwhile he becomes involved in a complex case with a perfectionist bank robber and terrorist called "Mastermind." Some descriptions of sex and some strong language.
  • RC051270
  • LT000614
• Sam's Letters to Jennifer
  Bestseller. When grieving widow Jennifer returns to Lake Geneva, the resort town where her grandmother Samantha, "Sam," is in a coma, Jennifer finds letters addressed to her from Sam detailing the love of Sam's life, someone not her husband. Jennifer also rekindles a romance with a childhood friend.
  • RC058826
• Season of the Machete
  Bestseller. In 1979, the United States enters an alliance with the Charles Forlenza family of the West coast. They hire mercenaries Damian and Carrie Rose to handle a problem in the Caribbean. The Roses' machete murdering spree is blamed on Colonel Dred, until a sergeant-turned-bartender witnesses Damian Rose in the act. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex.
  • RC040801
• Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
  Bestseller. Katie Wilkinson, a book editor in New York, believes she has found the perfect man when she meets poet Matt Harrison. They are having a wonderful time together. Then without warning he gives her a diary his wife had written for their son and disappears.
  • RC052887
  • LT002657
• The Thomas Berryman Number
  Edgar Allan Poe Award. Zebulon, Kentucky; 1974. The violent deaths of African American mayor Jimmie Horn, Tennessee trooper Martin Weesner, and madman Bert Poole -- Horn's apparent assassin --prompt newspaperman Ochs Jones to investigate. Obsessed, Ochs chronicles the manhunt that eventually leads to criminal mastermind Thomas Berryman. Strong language and some violence.
  • RC060291
  • LT000807
• Violets are Blue
  Sequel to "Roses Are Red" (RC051270, LT000614). Bestseller. Detective Dr. Alex Cross continues to be tormented by calls from the elusive "Mastermind" killer while assisting an FBI investigation of nationwide ritualistic vampire murders. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex.
  • RC053565
  • LT002809
• Virgin
  A religious-mystical thriller. In fulfillment of the prophecy of the miracle at Fatima, two virgins give birth to infants at exactly the same moment in 1987. Only the Vatican knows that one of the young girls will bear a savior while the other -- the Anti-Christ -- will unleash the powers of Satan. And not even the Pope knows which is which. Some strong language.
  • RC016410
  • BR004552
• When the Wind Blows
  In Colorado, FBI agent Kit Harrison searches for a laboratory that is illegally bio-engineering children to fly. He enlists help from veterinarian Frannie O'Neill when she sees a child flying in the woods. After rescuing the girl from her hunters, Kit and Frannie go after the other bird children. Some strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller.
• RC047042
• LT002115