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House Of Robots is a children’s book by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein and is illustrated by Juliana Neufeld.

This story was released on November 24, 2014 and is the first book in the House Of Robots series.

House Of Robots book description

It was never easy for Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez to fit in, so he’s dreading the day when his genius mom insists he bring her newest invention to school: a walking, talking robot he calls E – for “Error”.

Sammy’s no stranger to robots – his house is full of a colorful cast of them. But this one not only thinks it’s Sammy’s brother… it’s actually even nerdier than Sammy.

Will E be Sammy’s one-way ticket to Loserville? Or will he prove to the world that it’s cool to be square?

It’s a roller-coaster ride for Sammy to discover the amazing secret E holds that could change family forever… if all goes well on the trial run!

James Patterson – Hope To Die is the 22nd of the Alex Cross novels.

This book had a release date of November 24, 2014.

Hope To Die book description

Detective 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.

Terrified and desperate, Cross must give this mad man what he wants if he has any chance of saving the most important people in his life.

The stakes have never been higher: What will Cross sacrifice to save the ones he loves?

Confessions: The Paris Mysteries is the 3rd installment in the series of Confessions books by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.

This novel had a publication date of October 6, 2014.

Confessions: The Paris Mysteries book description

After investigating multiple homicides and her family’s decades-old skeletons in the closet, Tandy Angel is finally reunited with her lost love in Paris.

But as he grows increasingly distant, Tandy is confronted with disturbing questions about him, as well as what really happened to her long-dead sister.

With no way to tell anymore who in her life she can trust, how will Tandy ever get to the bottom of the countless secrets her parents kept from her?

James Patterson leads this brilliant teenage detective through Paris on a trail of lies years in the making, with shocking revelations around every corner.

James Patterson’s Burn is the 7th installment in the series of Michael Bennett books and was co-authored by Michael Ledwidge.

This novel had a release date of September 29, 2014.

Burn book description

At last, Detective Michael Bennett and his family are coming home to New York City. Thanks to Bennett, the ruthless crime lord whose vengeful mission forced the Bennett family into hiding has been brought down for good.

Back in the city that never sleeps, Bennett takes over a chaotic Outreach Squad in Harlem, where he receives an unusual call: a man claims to have seen a group of well-dressed men holding a bizarre party in a condemned building.

With no clear crime or evidence, Bennett dismisses the report. But when a charred body is found in that very same building, he is forced to take the demented caller seriously – and is drawn into an underground criminal world of terrifying depravity.

Danger Down The Nile by James Patterson is the 2nd book in the Treasure Hunters series and was written with Chris Grabenstein and illustrated by Juliana Neufeld.

This story was released on September 1, 2014.

Danger Down The Nile book description

Bick Kidd and his globe-trotting siblings Beck, Storm and Tommy may have completed their first treasure hunt after their father was lost at sea, but their kidnapped mother is still in the hands of nasty pirates.

Their search for a rescue plan takes them down the Nile river in Africa, where they’ll have to navigate everything from Egyptian pyramids in the desert to wet-and-wild jungles – not to mention life-threatening encounters with wilderness diseases, angry hippos and some seriously bad guys – in order to find the treasure and save the day.

Private Down Under is the 7th of the Private series books and was written by James Patterson and Michael White.

This novel was published on August 26, 2014.

Private Down Under book description

With the best detectives in the business, cutting edge technology and offices around the globe, there is no investigation company quite like Private. Now, at a glittering launch party overlooking the iconic Opera House, Private Sydney throws open its doors…

Craig Gisto and his newly formed team have barely raised their glasses, however, when a young Asian man, blood-soaked and bullet-ridden, staggers into the party, and what looks like a botched kidnapping turns out to be a whole lot more.

Within days the agency’s caseload is full. But it is a horrific murder in the wealthy Eastern Suburbs and the desperate search for a motive that stretches the team to the limit.

Stacy Friel, friend of the Deputy Commissioner of NSW Police, isn’t the killer’s first victim – and as the bodies mount up she’s clearly not the last…

James Patterson’s Save Rafe is the 7th book in the Middle School series and was written with Chris Tebbetts and illustrated by Laura Park.

This story had a release date of June 23, 2014.

Save Rafe book description

After a rough summer, Rafe is heading back to the dreaded Hills Village Middle School, the site of the very worst years of his life.

And as if that’s not bad enough, he’s learned that he’s going to be held back a year unless he can prove himself on an outdoor survival excursion – complete with dangerous white-water rafting, dizzying rock climbing, and fanatical counselors.

Rafe and the rest of the pack of “delinquent” trainees are forced to cooperate as they prepare for the final test: a solo excursion in the deep woods.

Can Rafe come out of the experience in one piece? And if he does, will he go home as the same insecure kid?

Unlucky 13 is the 13th novel in the bestselling Women’s Murder Club series and was co-written by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.

This story had a publication date of May 5, 2014.

Unlucky 13 book description

San Francisco Detective Lindsay Boxer is loving her life as a new mother.

With an attentive husband, a job she loves, plus best friends who can talk about anything from sex to murder, things couldn’t be better.

Then the FBI sends Lindsay a photo of a killer from her past, and her happy world is shattered.

The picture captures a beautiful woman at a stoplight. But all Lindsay sees is the psychopath behind those seductive eyes: Mackie Morales, the most deranged and dangerous mind the Women’s Murder Club has ever encountered.

James Patterson’s Ultimate Showdown is book 5 in the Middle School series and was written with Julia Bergen.

This book had a publication date of March 31, 2014.

Ultimate Showdown book description

Readers get a chance to participate in James Patterson’s wildly successful Middle School series in this interactive book featuring more than 80 hilarious anecdotes from dueling siblings Rafe and Georgia Khatchadorian – plus dozens of fun-filled activities!

The Khatchadorian kids are an opinionated duo, and as readers of the Middle School stories know, they don’t exactly see eye to eye.

But when wild-card Rafe and mostly-straight-laced Georgia go at it, the only thing more fun than their ranting is getting to join in!

Their back-and-forth banter on a range of topics – from bullying to cafeteria food to school dress codes – introduces more than 40 writing and drawing prompts and other games, along with room for readers to share their own points of view.

NYPD Red 2 is the second book in the NYPD Red series and was written by James Patterson and Marshall Karp.

This novel was released on March 24, 2014.

NYPD Red 2 book description

When NYPD Red arrives at a crime scene, everyone takes notice. Known as the protectors of the rich, famous, and connected, NYPD Red is the elite task force called in only for New York City’s most high-profile crimes.

And Detective Zach Jordan is the best of the best, a brilliant and relentless pursuer of justice. He puts professionalism above all, ignoring his feelings for his partner, Detective Kylie MacDonald, the woman who broke his heart when they first met in the academy.

But even with their top-notch training, Zach and Kylie aren’t prepared for what they see when they’re called to a crime scene in the heart of Central Park. They arrive to find a carousel spinning round and round, its painted horses grinning eerily in the early morning dark. There is only one rider: a brutally slaughtered woman, her body tied up and dressed in a Hazmat suit, on display for the world to see.

The victim, a woman of vast wealth and even greater connections, is the fourth in a string of shocking murders that have hit the city. As the public pressure mounts, and political and personal secrets of the highest order hang in the balance, Zach and Kylie must find out what’s really behind the murderer’s rampage.

But Kylie has been acting strange recently – and Zach knows whatever she’s hiding could threaten the biggest case of their careers.