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James Patterson’ Private L.A. is the 6th novel in the Private series and was written with Mark Sullivan.

This story had a publication date of February 10, 2014.

Private L.A. book description

Thom and Jennifer Harlow are the perfect couple, with three perfect children. They may be two of the biggest mega movie stars in the world, but they’re also great parents, philanthropists and just all-around good people.

When they disappear without a word from their ranch, facts are hard to find. They live behind such a high wall of security and image control that even world-renowned Private Investigator Jack Morgan can’t get to the truth.

But as Jack keeps probing, secrets sprout thick and fast – and the world’s golden couple may emerge as hiding behind a world of desperation and deception that the wildest reality show couldn’t begin to unveil.

Murder is only the opening scene.

I Even Funnier by James Patterson is the second story in the I Funny series and was co-written by Chris Grabenstein and illustrated by Laura Park.

This book had a publication date of December 9, 2013.

I Even Funnier book description

In this follow up to the #1 New York Times bestseller I Funny, middle schooler Jamie Grimm has big dreams of being the best stand-up comic in the world – and he won’t let the fact that he’s wheelchair-bound stand in his way.

After winning the New York state finals in the Planet’s Funniest Kid Comic Contest, Jamie’s off to Boston to compete in the national semi-finals.

But when one of his best buddies runs into trouble at school and a sudden family health scare rears its head, Jamie has to put his comedic ambitions on hold and stand by the people he cares about.

Can Jamie pass up the big competition for the sake of his friends and family?

James Patterson – Cross My Heart is the 21st of the Alex Cross books.

This novel was published on November 25, 2013.

Cross My Heart book description

Detective Alex Cross is a family man at heart – nothing matters more to him than his children, his grandmother, and his wife Bree.

His love of his family is his anchor, and gives him the strength to confront evil in his work.

One man knows this deeply, and uses Alex’s strength as a weapon against him in the most unsettling and unexpected novel of James Patterson’s career.

When the ones Cross loves are in danger, he will do anything to protect them. If he does anything to protect them, they will die.

Confessions: The Private School Murders is the 2nd novel in the Confessions series by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.

This book had a release date of October 7, 2013.

Confessions: The Private School Murders book description

Wealthy young women are being murdered on Manhattan’s exclusive Upper West Side, and the police aren’t looking for answers in the right places.

Enter Tandy Angel. The first case she cracked was the mystery of her parents’ deaths. Now, while she’s working to exonerate her brother of his glamorous girlfriend’s homicide, she’s driven to get involved in the West Side murder spree.

One of the recent victims was a student at Tandy’s own elite school. She has a hunch it may be the work of a serial killer, but the NYPD isn’t listening to her… and Tandy can’t ignore the disturbing fact that she perfectly fits the profile of the killer’s targets.

Can she untangle the mysteries in time? Or will she be the next victim?

Gone is the 6th novel in the series featuring Michael Bennett and was written by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.

This story had a publication date of September 30, 2013.

Gone book description

Manuel Perrine doesn’t fear anyone or anything. A charismatic and ruthless leader, Perrine slaughters rivals as effortlessly as he wears his trademark white linen suit.

Detective Michael Bennett once managed to put Perrine behind bars, the only official in the US ever to accomplish that. But now Perrine is out, and he has sworn to find and kill Bennett and everyone dear to him.

Detective Bennett, along with his ten adopted children, their nanny, and his grandfather, are hidden safely on a rural California farm, with guards courtesy of the FBI’s witness protection program.

Perrine begins to embark on an escalating series of assassinations across the country, killings whose brazenness and audacity bring into question the possibility of safety and law in the US.

The FBI has no choice but to ask Detective Bennett to risk it all in Perrine’s war on America.

James Patterson’s Treasure Hunters is a children’s book that he wrote with Chris Grabenstein and was illustrated by Juliana Neufeld.

This story was released on September 16, 2013 and is the first novel in the Treasure Hunters series.

Treasure Hunters book description

The Kidd siblings have grown up diving down to shipwrecks and traveling the world, helping their famous parents recover everything from swords to gold doubloons from the bottom of the ocean.

But after their parents disappear on the job, the kids are suddenly thrust into the biggest treasure hunt of their lives.

They’ll have to work together to defeat dangerous pirates and dodge the hot pursuit of an evil treasure hunting rival, all while following cryptic clues to unravel the mystery of what really happened to their parents – and find out if they’re still alive.

James Patterson’s How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill is book 4 in the bestselling author’s Middle School series.

This was co-authored by Christ Tebbetts, illustrated by Laura Park and had a release date of June 24, 2013.

How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill book description

Rafe Khatchadorian, the hero of the bestselling Middle School series, is ready for a fun summer at camp – until he finds out it’s a summer school camp!

Luckily, Rafe easily makes friends with his troublemaking cabin mates and bunkmate, a boy nicknamed Booger-Eater, who puts up with endless teasing from the other kids.

Rafe soon realizes there’s more to a person than a nickname, though, and Booger-Eater might be the kind of friend you want on your side when the boys from the Cool Cabin attack. 

James Patterson’s 12th Of Never is the 12th of the Women’s Murder Club books.

This novel was co-written by Maxine Paetro and had a publication date of April 29, 2013.

12th Of Never book description

Lindsay Boxer’s beautiful baby is born! But after only a week at home with her new daughter, Lindsay is forced to return to work to face two of the biggest cases of her career.

A rising star football player for the San Francisco 49ers is the prime suspect in a grisly murder. At the same time, Lindsay is confronted with the strangest story she’s ever heard: An eccentric English professor has been having vivid nightmares about a violent murder and he’s convinced is real.

Lindsay doesn’t believe him, but then a shooting is called in – and it fits the professor’s description to the last detail.

Lindsay doesn’t have much time to stop a terrifying future from unfolding. But all the crimes in the world seem like nothing when Lindsay is suddenly faced with the possibility of the most devastating loss of her life.

My Brother Is A Big, Fat Liar is the 3rd of the Middle School books by James Patterson.

This installment in the series was co-authored by Lisa Papademetriou, illustrated by Neil Swaab and had a publication date of March 18, 2013.

My Brother Is A Big, Fat Liar book description

Georgia Khatchadorian – the sister of the star of the first two Middle School books, Rafe Khatchadorian – plans to excel at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her troublemaking brother failed.

She’s even bet him that she’ll quickly become one of the most popular girls in school. But Rafe left a big mark at HVMS, and no one will give Georgia a chance!

Even worse, Rafe has sneakily set her up to embarrass herself in front of the snooty “Princesses” who run the school and the boy who’s caught her eye.

Will she be able to overcome her fears and win her bet with Rafe? Find out THE TRUTH about Rafe Khatchadorian’s sister in the first Middle School story from the point of view of the hilarious Georgia – a girl who’s ready to speak her mind!

James Patterson’s Alex Cross, Run is the 20th installment of the Alex Cross novels.

This book had a publication date of February 18, 2013.

Alex Cross, Run book description

DON’T LOOK, ALEX CROSS

Top plastic surgeon Elijah Creem is renowned for his skills in the operating room, and for his wild, no-expense-spared “industry parties,” bringing in underage exotic dancers and models for nights of drugs, champagne, and uninhibited sex.

That is, until Detective Alex Cross busts one of Creem’s lavish soirees and ruins his fun. Now Creem is willing to do anything to avoid going to jail.

DON’T THINK, ALEX CROSS

But Alex doesn’t have time to dwell on that case. A beautiful woman has been found murdered in her car, a lock of her hair viciously ripped off.

Then a second woman is found hanging from a sixth-floor window with a brutal scar slashed across her stomach. When a third mutilated body is discovered, rumors of three serial killers on the loose send Washington D.C. into an all-out frenzy.

JUST RUN

Alex is under so much pressure to solve these three grim cases that he hasn’t noticed that someone else is investigating him – someone so obsessed and so twisted that they’ll do anything – ANYTHING – to get the vengeance they require.