About this book
The Writer (2025, 389 pages) is the fifth and final of Patterson's standalone collaborations with J.D. Barker in this collection, following The Coast-to-Coast Murders, The Noise, Death of the Black Widow and Confessions of the Dead. It followed Confessions of the Dead and preceded The First Gentleman.
Key facts about The Writer
J.D. Barker and James Patterson wrote The Writer, a book on our list. It has been out since 1 January 2025. The book has 389 pages.
We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780316569996 to find the main one.
James Patterson has 196 books on our list. 137 of them belong to a series, while 59 stand alone. All 196 are out now. Other books by James Patterson on file include Private Tokyo (2026), The Mother-Daughter Book Club (2026), 26 Beauties (2026) and Judge Stone (2026).
Earlier, The House of Cross came out in 2024. After it came Cross and Sampson in 2026. It is one of 11 James Patterson books dated 2025. Since then, our list has added 6 more books by James Patterson.
James Patterson has 16 series on file, such as Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and Honeymoon. Those series sit on our thriller, science fiction thriller and legal thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Delusional is the latest published James Patterson book on file, from 17 August 2026.
About James Patterson
James Patterson is an American author widely regarded as one of the bestselling and most prolific novelists in publishing history, with hundreds of books credited to his name across thrillers, young-adult fiction and non-fiction. See every James Patterson book in order.
Editions
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