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Michael Bennett Books in Order

by James PattersonMystery, Thriller & Suspense

17 books and 2 novellas from Step on a Crack (1658) to Paranoia (2025). Rated 4.5 across 32,996 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. Step on a Crack

    Book 1 1658 4.4 (3.9k)

    In this heart-pounding novel from the world’s #1 bestselling author, Detective Michael Bennett faces a sinister foe on New York City's holiest ground. During a state funeral, armed men disguised as monks seize St.

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  2. Run for Your Life

    Book 2 2008 4.4 (2.6k)

    Detective Mike Bennett takes on a chilling man trying to play god as he threatens New York with a terrifying epidemic in this gripping novel from the world’s #1 bestselling author.

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  3. Worst Case

    Book 3 2008 4.4 (2.3k)

    Alex Cross has Washington, DC. The Women's Murder Club has San Francisco. Detective Michael Bennett has all of New York City, chaos capital of the world.

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  4. Tick Tock

    Book 4 2010 4.4 (2.6k)

    From the creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling detective series comes an explosive investigation as Michael Bennett faces off with the Son of Sam, the Werewolf of Wisteria, and the Mad Bomber when all three killers throw New York…

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  5. I, Michael Bennett

    Book 5 2012 4.5 (1.4k)

    Police officers shot ... judges murdered ... and Detective Michael Bennett is the killer's next target in this heart-pounding thriller from the world’s #1 bestselling author.

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  6. Gone

    Book 6 2013 4.5 (1.9k)

    In this thrilling novel from the world’s #1 bestselling author, a crime lord has declared war on America—and only Detective Michael Bennett knows why. Manuel Perrine doesn't fear anyone or anything.

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  7. Burn

    Book 7 2014 4.4 (2.1k)

    Detective Michael Bennett finally returns to New York City—and to the most unsettling, horrific case of his career in this #1 New York Times bestseller. At last, Detective Michael Bennett and his family are coming home to New York City.

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  8. Alert

    Book 8 2015 4.3 (2k)

    In this New York Times bestseller, Detective Michael Bennett must race against time to save New York City from chaos by tracking down the source of two mysterious attacks.

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  9. Bullseye

    Book 9 2016 4.4 (1.5k)

    In a stunning thriller from the world's #1 bestselling writer, New York Detective Michael Bennett is caught in the crossfire of a deadly standoff, and he must kill ... or be killed.

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  10. Chase: A BookShot

    Novella 9.5 2016 4.6 (630)

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  11. Haunted

    Book 10 2017 4.4 (1.3k)

    From the world's most celebrated author, Detective Michael Bennett and his family are ready to escape New York for a vacation in Maine—but a shocking scene deep in the woods reveals a dark world of drugs and murder.

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  12. Manhunt

    Novella 10.5 2017 4.4 (607)

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  13. Ambush

    Book 11 2018 4.6 (1.8k)

    In this heart-pounding novel from the world’s #1 bestselling author, only Detective Michael Bennett stands in the way of two lethal cartels fighting for New York City's multi-million-dollar opioid trade—and they know where he and his…

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  14. Blindside

    Book 12 2020 4.6 (1.9k)

    In this action-packed thriller from the world’s #1 bestselling author, when New York City's Mayor is desperate to find his missing daughter, Detective Michael Bennett steps in to help the Mayor and strike a deal to save his son in prison.

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  15. The Russian

    Book 13 2021 4.7 (2.5k)

    In this heart-pounding novel from the world’s #1 bestselling author, when a serial killer crashes Detective Michael Bennett's wedding, he and his new partner uncover a gruesome string of cold-case homicides across the country.

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  16. Shattered

    Book 14 2022 4.5 (2.2k)

    Nothing could tear Detective Michael Bennett away from his new bride—except the murder of his partner and best friend—in this suspenseful thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

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  17. Obsessed

    Book 15 2023 4.8 (4)

    Brought to you by Penguin. The fifteenth instalment in the globally bestselling Michael Bennett series. -------------------- Detective Michael Bennett must discover who's murdering glamorous young women - before his eldest daughter is…

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  18. Crosshairs

    Book 16 2024 4.8 (810)

    Enter into a deadly race against time with this psychological thriller as New York City detective Michael Bennett faces his most terrifying killer ever. It could be anyone. They could be anywhere.

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  19. Paranoia

    Book 17 2025 4.7 (677)

    NYPD Detective Michael Bennett will stop at nothing to protect family: his wife, his kids—and his fellow officers—in the latest psychological thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Michael Bennett is also the best order to read them in. Novellas and short stories sit between the novels they follow, numbered the way the publisher numbers them (9.5 comes after book 9). They are optional — you can skip them without missing the main story. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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