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11th Hour by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro is book 11 in the Women’s Murder Club series.

This novel had a release date of May 7, 2012.

11th Hour book description

Your best friend

Lindsay Boxer is pregnant at last! But her work doesn’t slow for a second.

When millionaire Chaz Smith is mercilessly gunned down, she discovers that the murder weapon is linked to the deaths of four of San Francisco’s most untouchable criminals.

And it was taken from her own department’s evidence locker. Anyone could be the killer – even her closest friends.

Or a vicious killer?

Lindsay is called next to the most bizarre crime scene she’s ever seen: two bodiless heads elaborately displayed in the garden of a world-famous actor.

Another head is unearthed in the garden, and Lindsay realizes that the ground could hide hundreds of victims.

You won’t know until the 11th hour

A reporter launches a series of vicious articles about the cases and Lindsay’s personal life is laid bare.

But this time she has no one to turn to – especially not Joe.

Private Games was written by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan and is the 4th of the Private novels.

This book had a release date of February 13, 2012.

Private Games book description

On your mark

Private, the world’s most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect more than 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries.

Get set

The opening ceremony is hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Peter Knight, is called to the scene of a ruthless murder.

A high-ranking member of the games’ organizing committee has been killed. It’s clear to Peter that this wasn’t a crime of passion, but one of precise calculation and execution.

Die

Newspaper reporter Karen Pope receives a letter from a person who calls himself Cronus claiming responsibility for the murders. He promises to restore the Olympics to their ancient glory and to destroy all those who have corrupted the games with lies, corruption, and greed.

Immediately, Karen hires Private to examine the letter, and she and Peter uncover a criminal genius who won’t stop until he’s completely destroyed the modern games.

James Patterson’s Private #1 Suspect is book 3 in the Private series and was co-authored by Maxine Paetro.

This novel had a publication date of January 2, 2012.

Private #1 Suspect book description

Unsolvable cases

Since former Marine Jack Morgan started Private, it has become the world’s most effective investigation firm – sought out by the famous and the powerful to discreetly handle their most intimate problems.

Private’s investigators are the smartest, the fastest, and the most technologically advanced in the world – and they always uncover the truth.

Impossible murders

When his former lover is found murdered in Jack Morgan’s bed, he is instantly the number one suspect. While Jack is under police investigation, the mob strong-arms him into recovering $30 million in stolen pharmaceuticals for them.

And the beautiful manager of a luxury hotel chain persuades him to quietly investigate a string of murders at her properties.

The #1 suspect is Jack Morgan

While Jack is fighting for his life, one of his most trusted colleagues threatens to leave Private, and Jack realizes he is confronting the cleverest and most powerful enemies ever.

The Fire is book 3 in the Witch And Wizard series.

This James Patterson novel was co-authored by Jill Dembowski and had a publication date of December 5, 2011.

The Fire book description

Whit and Wisty Allgood have sacrificed everything to lead the resistance against the merciless totalitarian regime that governs their world.

Its supreme leader, The One Who Is The One, has banned everything they hold dear: books, music, art, and imagination. But the growing strength of the siblings’ magic hasn’t been enough to stop the One’s evil rampage, and now he’s executed the only family they had left.

Wisty knows that the time has finally come for her to face The One. But her fight and her fire only channel more power to this already invincible being.

How can she and Whit possibly prepare for their imminent showdown with the ruthless villain that devastated their world – before he can truly become all-powerful?

In this stunning third installment of the epic Witch & Wizard series, the stakes have never been higher – and the consequences will change everything.

Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson is the 18th of the author’s Alex Cross books.

This novel was published on November 14, 2011.

Kill Alex Cross book description

The President’s son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. But someone very high-up is using the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA to keep him off the case and in the dark.

A deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital, and Alex discovers that someone may be about to unleash the most devastating attack the United States has ever experienced.

As his window for solving both crimes narrows, Alex makes a desperate decision that goes against everything he believes – one that may alter the fate of the entire country.

Game Over is book 4 in the Daniel X series and was written by both James Patterson and Ned Rust.

This novel had a release date of September 19, 2011.

Game Over book description

Daniel X is one of the greatest superheroes ever to walk planet Earth. He has defeated a host of evildoers on The List of Alien Outlaws, and now he’s ready to raise the stakes on his next impossible mission – by eliminating a pair of sadistic shape-shifters at the helm of a massive videogame enterprise.

Their next addictive game release, Crown of Thorns V, is about to control the minds of kids all over the world!

But this deadly duo also has an appetite for endangered extraterrestrials, and they plan to make Daniel the main course of their next feast.

Can he escape their skewers – or will it be GAME OVER for the Alien Hunter?

The Worst Years Of My Life is the first book in the Middle School series that’s aimed at young people of that age.

This was written by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts and had a release date of June 27, 2011.

The Worst Years Of My Life book description

It’s Rafe Khatchadorian’s first day at Hills Village Middle School, and it’s shaping up to be the worst year ever.

He has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix, but luckily he’s got an ace plan for the best year ever – if only he can pull it off.

With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school’s oppressive Code of Conduct.

Chewing gum in class – 5,000 points! Running in the hallway – 10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm – 50,000 points!

But not everyone thinks Rafe’s plan is a good idea, especially not the teachers, parents, and bullies who keep getting in his way. Will Rafe decide that winning is the only thing that matters? Are things about to go from magic to tragic?

James Patterson’s Private London is the 2nd novel in the Private series.

This book was co-authored by Mark Pearson and had a release date of June 9, 2011.

Private London book description

Private goes on the hunt for London’s most feared killer since Jack the Ripper.

For Hannah Shapiro, a young American student, the nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when the owner of Private – the world’s most exclusive detective agency – saved her from a horrific death.

Now, after eight years, the terror follows her to London. The only man who can help is former Royal Military Police Sergeant Dan Carter, head of Private London.

In London, young women are being abducted and their bodies found mutilated in a grotesque, mysterious way. Carter’s ex-wife, DI Kirsty Webb, leads the investigation into these brutal murders, which may somehow be linked to Hannah Shapiro.

Working together, the two investigators are caught in a desperate race against the odds. Private may be the most advanced detection agency in the world…but can they catch a predator who rivals London’s most elusive killer ever?

10th Anniversary by James Patterson is the 10th installment in the series of Women’s Murder Club novels.

This book was co-written by Maxine Paetro and had a publication date of May 2, 2011.

10th Anniversary book description

For every secret

Detective Lindsay Boxer’s long-awaited wedding celebration becomes a distant memory when she is called to investigate a horrendous crime: a badly injured teenage girl is left for dead, and her newborn baby is nowhere to be found.

Lindsay discovers that not only is there no trace of the criminals – but that the victim may be keeping secrets as well.

For every lie

At the same time, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano is prosecuting the biggest case of her life – a woman who has been accused of murdering her husband in front of her two young children.

Yuki’s career rests on a guilty verdict, so when Lindsay finds evidence that could save the defendant, she is forced to choose. Should she trust her best friend or follow her instinct?

There’s a different way to die

Lindsay’s every move is watched by her new boss, Lieutenant Jackson Brady, and when the pressure to find the baby begins interfering with her new marriage to Joe, she wonders if she’ll ever be able to start a family.

James Patterson – Angel is the 7th book in the bestselling author’s first Maximum Ride series.

This novel was published on February 14, 2011.

Angel book description

In the seventh book in the bestselling series, evil scientists are still trying to convince Max that she needs to save the world, this time by providing the genetic link in speeding up the pace of evolution.

Worse, they’re trying to convince her that her perfect mate is Dylan, the newest addition to the flock. The problem is that, despite herself, Max is starting to believe it.

Fang travels the country collecting his own gang of evolved humans, but the two separate flocks must unite to defeat a frightening doomsday cult whose motto is “Save the planet: kill the humans.”

And this time, the true heroine, for once, might just be little Angel.