James Patterson’s New Releases 2021

James Patterson's New Releases 2021 Well, 2020 has not been a great year thus far. We have been and still are going through trying times and I’m sure most of us would just like to get it over with and forget it. One thing that has helped many of us through lockdown is books and I am personally thankful for all of the great authors in this world. James Patterson definitely kept his fans entertained and continues to do so! Here I have a sneak peek of what’s to come with James Patterson’s New Releases 2021. Get out your index cards and sticky notes or bookmark this article for future reference as I will be updating every chance I get. I’m hoping for a much better year in 2021 but no matter what happens, I’m sure that we will be delightfully entertained by Mr. Patterson’s spectacular writing. Stay safe and enjoy. : )

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January

Till Murder Do Us Part

January 19th

The 6th book in the Murder is Forever Series by James Patterson, Andrew Bourelle, and Max DiLallo.

From the World’s #1 Bestselling Writer comes Discovery ID-branded true-crime stories where the bonds of matrimony and love can tear you brutally apart.

TILL MURDER DO US PART: Kathi Spiars can’t believe she’s found such a good man to marry as Stephen Marcum. Twelve years later, she starts to suspect that he isn’t who he says he is. As she digs into his past, she doesn’t realize that learning the truth will lead to a lifetime of fear and hiding. (with Andrew Bourelle)

TRUE CRIME #2: Brandi McClain, a young beautiful teenager, moves to Tucson, Arizona, where she quickly meets her new best friend and her new boyfriend. But her perfect life is about to turn on its head. In San Diego, investigator Terry Jensen hunts for a missing girl. It’s a case that seems to be plagued by dead ends. But once the truth emerges, it’s more haunting than he could have imagined. (with Max DiLallo)

The Russian

January 25th

Michael Bennett Series #13 by James Patterson and James O. Born.

A killer crashes Detective Michael Bennett’s wedding.

A series of gruesome murders in New York City has Michael Bennett angry, but when he identifies similar cases in Atlanta and San Francisco, his feelings escalate into an all-out alarm. All of the victims are young women. And each one is killed in a horrifyingly distinct fashion.

In the midst of such a devastating loss of life, Bennett’s longtime love, Mary Catherine, is soon to become his bride. As Bennett toils to connect the cases, the killer strikes again, adding to his criminal signature an ability to evade detection. Just when New York’s top investigator should be donning his wedding finery, he may be stepping into a diabolical trap.

Middle School – Field Trip Fiasco

January 25th

The 16th book in the Middle School series by James Patterson and Martin Chatterton.

Things have quieted down for lovable troublemaker Rafe Khatchadorian, and after all the mishaps and adventures he’s been through, he’s feeling a little restless. So when he’s invited to attend an all-expenses-paid art field trip in California, Rafe jumps at the opportunity.

But things go sideways, as they always do for Rafe when he arrives and realizes his trip isn’t the Hollywood vacation he thought it would be. Instead, he’ll be participating in a “Cultural Campout” in the desert.

What follows is a series of unfortunate events that only Rafe could find himself in, including an encounter with a cranky crocodile, a claustrophobic trip into an ancient cave, and a set of cave ancient cave paintings that may or may not have been faked.

To make matters worse, Rafe finds himself smack dab in the middle of a plot to smuggle a legendary missing diamond. Has he finally stumbled his way into an adventure he can’t get himself out of?

February

Walk in My Combat Boots: True Stories from America’s Bravest Warriors

February 8th

From #1 bestselling author and master storyteller James Patterson, and Matt Eversmann, First Sergeant, USA (Ret.), the decorated war hero immortalized in the film Black Hawk Down, come firsthand wartime experiences of the American military.

The sacrifices of service are indescribable, except by those who have made them. Their personal stories of battlefield life reveal:

The goal to “be ready every day, every single day,” and how that can quickly descend into chaos. The realization that every soldier must be “okay with dying, consciously or subconsciously, to be good at this job.” How “we all need to serve something bigger than ourselves.”

Men and women from every branch of the US military and every occupational specialty tell exactly how it feels to jump out of airplanes, to be boots on the ground, to shoot and be shot at, and to recognize that they might never get back home. “When the fear shows up,” explains a Marine Corps rifleman, “I tell myself I can do it, I will do it. And I do.”
Walk in My Combat Boots offers the honest words of our heroes, the true stories of our sons and daughters.

March

Scaredy Cat

March 15th

By James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein.

There are Scaredy Cats everywhere in your small town, your big city, your neighborhood. It’s just that human beings can’t see them. Only cats can see a Scaredy Cat.

When housecats Pasha and Poop move to Strawberry Lane with their humans, they find themselves in the domain of the shadowy Scaredy Cat, a feline specter who demands that they follow his rules for being a proper cat or he’ll bring chaos to their home, knocking over lamps and spilling kitty litter everywhere!

But Pasha and Poop are rebellious and headstrong and they won’t follow the ridiculous rules of the Scaredy Cat like all of the other pets on the block. Together with a stray named Ermine, they set out to find the truth behind who the Scaredy Cat really is, and how they can end his reign of mischief-making for good.

The Palm Beach Murders

March 23rd

By James Patterson, James O. Born, Duane Swierczynski, and Tim Arnold.

If it’s too good to be true, then it most likely is–especially in these three adrenaline-filled stories that make one explosive book!

The Palm Beach Murders (previously published as Let’s Play Make-Believe): Both survivors of the divorce wars, Christy and Martin don’t believe in love at first sight and certainly not on a first date. But from the instant they lock eyes, life becomes a sexy, romantic dream come true. That is until they start playing a strangely intense game of make-believe — a game that’s about to go too far. (James O. Born)

Stingrays: When a teenager goes missing on a Caribbean beach, the local police are baffled. It’s up to the Stingrays, a world-class team that solves the unsolvable, to unearth the truth: a truth that no one will believe. (with Duane Swierczynski)

Nooners: Everyone who knows Tim says he’s a good guy. But the popular advertising exec has a problem: a lot of the people who know him are getting murdered. And by the time he figures out why, Tim won’t feel so good anymore. (with Tim Arnold)

The Red Book

March 29th

#2 of the Black Book Series by James Patterson and David Ellis

For Detective Billy Harney, the distance from hero to statistic is one false move.

To Harney, the newest member of Chicago PD’s elite strike force Special Operations Section (SOS), getting shot in the head, stalked by a state’s attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is all part of breaking a case.

So when a drive-by shooting on Chicago’s west side turns political, he leads the way to a quick solve. But Harney’s instincts — his father was once chief of detectives and his twin sister, Patti, is also on the force — run deep. As a population hungry for justice threatens to riot, he realizes that the three known victims are hardly the only ones.

When Harney starts asking questions about who’s to blame, the easy answers prove to be the wrong ones. On the flip side, the less he seems to know, the longer he can keep his clandestine investigation going … until Harney’s quest to expose the evil that’s rotting the city from the inside out takes him to the one place he vowed never to return: his own troubled past.

April

Dog Diaries: Ruffing It

April 19th

The 6th book in the Dog Diaries series by James Patterson and Steven Butler

Junior finally gets to go on a family vacation! When the Khatchadorians go camping, can their troublemaking pooch survive the great outdoors?

Junior is so excited, his human family is going on vacation and this time they’re taking him with them. And they’re going to the most magical place in the world THE WOODS! All the sticks you could possibly want! Endless raccoons to chase! A lake to doggy-paddle in! It’s a canine paradise!

But all of Junior’s best plans are ruined when Iona Stricker-the most miserable, cruel, and obedience-obsessed human you could ever meet shows up and puts an end to his fun. That is until a fugitive from the local animal shelter sneaks into camp and everything changes.

This vacation might turn out to be fun after all!

May

Best Nerds Forever

May 3rd

By James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

This heartwarming ghost story from #1 bestselling author James Patterson is destined to become a modern classic.

Finn McAllister is a completely normal middle schooler: he hangs out with his friends, he plays video games, he rides his bike… And then he dies.

Now Finn is a ghost, with all the perks that come along with being able to walk through walls, and people! He can stay up as late as he wants, there’s no more school, and he can eat every ice cream flavor without getting sick. Talk about awesome. He’s even made a new friend, Isabella Rojas, who’s also a ghost.

But soon the thrill of playing invisible tricks on people isn’t so fun anymore, as Finn realizes that he and Isabella can’t move on to the afterlife. Now the two must discover their unfinished business before it’s too late and they’re stuck as ghosts forever.

21st Birthday

May 3rd

The 21st book in the Women’s Murder Club by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Lindsay vows to protect a twenty-year-old victim long enough to see her twenty-first birthday.

SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has sworn to defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic. As Lindsay prepares to celebrate her own daughter’s birthday, she clashes with rising Chief Charlie Clapper over a family case.

When a distraught mother pleads with Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas to investigate the disappearance of her daughter, Linda, and baby granddaughter, Lorrie, Cindy immediately loops in SFPD. But Linda’s schoolteacher husband, Lucas Burke, tells a conflicting story that paints Linda as a wayward wife, not a missing person. And there’s reason to believe he may be telling the truth.

While M.E. Claire Washburn harbors theories that run counter to the police investigation of the Burke case, ADA Yuki Castellano sizes Lucas up as a textbook domestic offender–until he puts forward a theory of his own that unexpectedly connects the dots on a constellation of copycat killings. If what Lucas tells law enforcement has even a grain of truth, there isn’t a woman in the state of California who’s safe from the reach of such an unspeakable threat.

June

The President’s Daughter

June 7th

By James Patterson and Bill Clinton.

There’s a new administration in the White House. But it’s the previous First Family who tops an international assassin’s hit list.

Michael Keating is a former Navy SEAL — and a former President of the United States, now relocated to rural New Hampshire after a brave but ill-fated military mission cost him his second term.

All he wants is to sink into anonymity with his family (and his Secret Service detail). But when he’s briefed on an imminent threat against his daughter, Keating’s SEAL training may prove more essential than all the power, connections, and political acumen he gained as President.

Ali Cross: Like Father, Like Son

June 28th

The 2nd book in the Ali Cross Series by James Patterson

The #1 kids’ detective series of the past year! Ali Cross is back in the gripping sequel to James Patterson’s bestselling mystery that introduced readers to detective Alex Cross’s son.

Ali Cross just solved his first real case.
Alex Cross knows it’s only a matter of time before his son finds his way into more trouble.
Neither of them expected Ali to get caught up in another case so quickly.

Ali and his friends were just hanging out in Anacostia Park when they became witnesses to a crime.
Alex wants Ali to stay far away from the investigation. But Ali isn’t going anywhere, not when his new friend Zoe is in trouble. It’s up to Ali to figure out why she’s lying to the police-and who she’s protecting.

This is Ali’s toughest case yet. As long as he trusts his Cross instincts, he may just have a shot at solving it…

July

The Shadow

July 13th

By James Patterson and Brian Sitts

Even time cannot stop the Shadow.

Only two people know Lamont Cranston’s secret identity as the Shadow, a vigilante of justice: his greatest love, Margo Lane, and his fiercest enemy, Shiwan Khan. Then Khan ambushes the couple, who have the slimmest chance of survival, in the uncertain future.

A century and a half later, Lamont awakens in a world both unknown and disturbingly familiar. The first person he meets is Maddy Gomes, a teenager with her own mysterious secrets, including a more than passing familiarity with the legend of the Shadow.

Most disturbing, Khan’s power continues to be felt over the city and its people. No one in this new world understands the dangers of stopping him better than Lamont Cranston. He also knows he’s the only one who stands a chance. The Shadow must prove that he’s not only a super crime-fighter but an icon.

August

Max Einstein: World Champions!

August 9th

The 4th book in the Max Einstein series by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

The #1 bestselling author has once again teamed up with the world’s most famous genius to bring kids the next brilliant installment of the Max Einstein series.

So far, Max and her team of genius friends have solved problems that no one else could, including bringing solar energy to remote locations, producing clean drinking water across the globe, and ending world hunger. No easy task, even for a genius!

But now Max and her friends must take on their biggest challenge yet, something that affects every living creature on the planet.

Max must figure out how to prevent climate change from destroying the earth. But sinister forces want to keep Max from succeeding, and she soon finds herself up against a new evil group that would rather let the whole world crumble than allow Max Einstein to save the planet. And this time, even the very foundation of the Change Makers Institute is threatened. Now Max must not only save herself and her friends but the entire planet, too.

The Noise

August 16th

Know this… Once you start The Noise, you won’t be able to stop.

Two sisters have always stood together. Now, they’re the only ones left.

In the shadow of Mount Hood, sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest, building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams. From out of nowhere, their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar. But the sound only gets worse…

Happy Reading!

I hope you found a new book you just can’t wait to read, go ahead and get it pre-ordered, and don’t worry there will be plenty more to choose from soon enough. There will be a 7th book from the Dog Diaries series, ‘Dinosaur Disaster! ‘, and the 3rd book in the Instinct series, ‘ Dr. Death’. I can’t wait to catch up with Michael Bennett in The Russian! Shoot, they all look interesting to me. Leave your comments below, I’d love to hear from you. Thanks for visiting!

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10 Comments

Sandi Williams October 31, 2020

1st Case Will there be a second book

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Tracy November 2, 2020

I do believe that 1st Case is the first book in a new series with protagonist Angela Hoot, however, I do not have any information on a second book just yet. I will be sure to update as soon as I know more.

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Mary September 22, 2020

When is James Patterson’s book 21 of the Women’s Murder Club going to come out. I have read 1-20 and enjoy the series.

Tracy September 23, 2020

Hi Mary, the Women’s Murder Club series is such a great series. 21st Birthday will be released May 3rd, 2021. I’m looking forward to it too! You can pre-order from Amazon today. Thanks for visiting and happy reading. : )

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Md. Asraful Islam July 31, 2020

Thank you so much for sharing these upcoming releases! I like The Russian book, James Patterson is one of my favorite authors so I buy and read his every book. Finally, I will say that I enjoyed reading your article and I can’t wait for the publication of James Patterson’s books in 2021. I am going to share this article in my Facebook group.

Tracy July 31, 2020

My pleasure! I always love to hear from fellow James Patterson fans. I am also looking forward to the next Michael Bennett! I appreciate the share. : ) Thanks for visiting and Happy Reading!

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C.N. July 20, 2020

Thank you so much for this excellent collection of stories, Tracy! I love to read, and I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never read any of James Patterson’s books (though I am familiar with who he is). I’ve always been intrigued by crime books and shows (mainly because I want to see justice served), and you have given me more than enough material to work with for the next several months (even years)! Great read! God bless you!

Tracy July 20, 2020

It’s my pleasure. Thanks for visiting and leaving such a thoughtful comment. With all of the different genres that James Patterson writes, there is truly something for someone to enjoy. : ) I’m a big fan of true crime books and shows as well for pretty much the same reason. Let me know if you find and read something from J.P. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Happy Reading!

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Brianna July 20, 2020

My husband is a James Patterson fan. He would probably like every book on this list. I am sending it to him now! He will probably want to start our son on the other series!

Tracy July 20, 2020

Hi Brianna, thanks for popping in! I’m really happy to hear that your husband is a James Patterson fan, thank you for sharing the link! I’m sure you can find something amazing for your son too!

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