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Brendan DuBois Books in Order

Find every Brendan DuBois book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 212 books / 12 series

American author Brendan DuBois is best known for his acclaimed Lewis Cole mystery series and his collaborations with James Patterson. A multiple Edgar Award nominee, his thrillers have sold millions of copies worldwide. This page presents Brendan DuBois’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All Brendan DuBois Books in Chronological Order

1989 Fire Burning Bright POoSS / 1 Buy
1992 Along Came a Spider(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 1 Buy
1994 Dead Sand POoLCB / 1 Buy
1994 The Necessary Brother POoSS / 2 Buy
1995 Kiss the Girls(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 2 Buy
1995 Black Tide POoLCB / 2 Buy
1996 Jack & Jill(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 3 Buy
1997 Cat & Mouse(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 4 Buy
1999 Resurrection Day POoSN / 1 Buy
1999 Shattered Shell POoLCB / 3 Buy
1999 Pop Goes the Weasel(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 5 Buy
2000 The Road's End POoSS / 3 Buy
2000 Roses Are Red(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 6 Buy
2001 Six Days POoSN / 2 Buy
2001 Killer Waves POoLCB / 4 Buy
2001 Violets Are Blue(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 7 Buy
2002 Tales From The Dark Woods POoSSC / 1 Buy
2002 San Francisco Noir POoANB / 1 Buy
2002 The Dark Snow and Other Mysteries POoSSC / 2 Buy
2002 An Empire’s Reach POoSS / 4 Buy
2002 Four Blind Mice(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 8 Buy
2003 Seattle Noir POoANB / 2 Buy
2003 Bronx Noir POoANB / 3 Buy
2003 Betrayed POoSN / 3 Buy
2003 The Big Bad Wolf(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 9 Buy
2004 Brooklyn Noir POoANB / 4 Buy
2004 Buried Dreams POoLCB / 5 Buy
2004 Hasidic Noir POoANB / 5 Buy
2004 London Bridges(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 10 Buy
2005 Brooklyn Noir 2 POoANB / 6 Buy
2005 Chicago Noir POoANB / 7 Buy
2005 Dublin Noir POoANB / 8 Buy
2005 Mary, Mary(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 11 Buy
2006 Final Winter POoSN / 4 Buy
2006 Primary Storm POoLCB / 6 Buy
2006 Manhattan Noir POoANB / 9 Buy
2006 Miami Noir POoANB / 10 Buy
2006 D.C. Noir POoANB / 11 Buy
2006 Baltimore Noir POoANB / 12 Buy
2006 Cross / Alex Cross(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 12 Buy
2006 Twin Cities Noir POoANB / 13 Buy
2006 London Noir POoANB / 14 Buy
2007 Twilight POoSN / 5 Buy
2007 Double Cross(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 13 Buy
2007 New Orleans Noir POoANB / 15 Buy
2007 Los Angeles Noir POoANB / 16 Buy
2007 Wall Street Noir POoANB / 17 Buy
2007 Havana Noir POoANB / 18 Buy
2007 Detroit Noir POoANB / 19 Buy
2008 Cross Country(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 14 Buy
2008 Queens Noir POoANB / 20 Buy
2008 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth POoANB / 21 Buy
2008 Toronto Noir POoANB / 22 Buy
2008 Las Vegas Noir POoANB / 23 Buy
2008 Trinidad Noir POoANB / 24 Buy
2008 D.C. Noir 2 POoANB / 25 Buy
2008 Manhattan Noir 2 POoANB / 26 Buy
2008 Paris Noir POoANB / 27 Buy
2008 Istanbul Noir POoANB / 28 Buy
2009 The Dark Island POoSS / 5 Buy
2009 I, Alex Cross(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 15 Buy
2009 Boston Noir POoANB / 29 Buy
2009 Rome Noir POoANB / 30 Buy
2009 San Francisco Noir 2 POoANB / 31 Buy
2009 Portland Noir POoANB / 32 Buy
2009 Delhi Noir POoANB / 33 Buy
2009 Phoenix Noir POoANB / 34 Buy
2010 Cross Fire(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 16 Buy
2010 Los Angeles Noir 2 POoANB / 35 Buy
2010 Mexico City Noir POoANB / 36 Buy
2010 Richmond Noir POoANB / 37 Buy
2010 Orange County Noir POoANB / 38 Buy
2010 Indian Country Noir POoANB / 39 Buy
2010 Moscow Noir POoANB / 40 Buy
2010 Lone Star Noir POoANB / 41 Buy
2010 Philadelphia Noir POoANB / 42 Buy
2010 Haiti Noir POoANB / 43 Buy
2010 Copenhagen Noir POoANB / 44 Buy
2011 Breaking Into The Mystery Short Story Market POoNB / 1 Buy
2011 Writing the First Person Detective Novel POoNB / 2 Buy
2011 Tales from the Dark Snow POoSSC / 3 Buy
2011 Death of a Gemini POoSSC / 4 Buy
2011 Amerikan Eagle POoSN / 6 Buy
2011 On the Plains of Deception POoSS / 6 Buy
2011 Deadly Cove POoLCB / 7 Buy
2011 Kill Alex Cross(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 17 Buy
2011 Pittsburgh Noir POoANB / 45 Buy
2011 San Diego Noir POoANB / 46 Buy
2011 Barcelona Noir POoANB / 47 Buy
2011 Cape Cod Noir POoANB / 48 Buy
2011 New Jersey Noir POoANB / 49 Buy
2012 The Noble Warrior POoEotNB / 1 Buy
2012 The Noble Prisoner POoEotNB / 2 Buy
2012 The Noble Prince POoEotNB / 3 Buy
2012 Blue and Gray Tales of Mystery POoSSC / 5 Buy
2012 The Spirits of Crawford Notch POoSS / 7 Buy
2012 Staten Island Noir POoANB / 50 Buy
2012 Mumbai Noir POoANB / 51 Buy
2012 Long Island Noir POoANB / 52 Buy
2012 Venice Noir POoANB / 53 Buy
2012 Kingston Noir POoANB / 54 Buy
2012 St. Petersburg Noir POoANB / 55 Buy
2012 Kansas City Noir POoANB / 56 Buy
2012 Boston Noir 2 POoANB / 57 Buy
2013 My Short, Happy Life in "Jeopardy!" POoNB / 3 Buy
2013 Stone Cold, Blood Red POoNB / 4 Buy
2013 Lost On The Moon POoSSC / 6 Buy
2013 Alex Cross, Run(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 18 Buy
2013 Cross My Heart(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 19 Buy
2013 USA Noir POoANB / 58 Buy
2013 Manila Noir POoANB / 59 Buy
2013 Buffalo Noir POoANB / 60 Buy
2013 Dallas Noir POoANB / 61 Buy
2013 Haiti Noir 2 POoANB / 62 Buy
2014 Fatal Harbor POoLCB / 8 Buy
2014 Hope to Die(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 20 Buy
2014 Singapore Noir POoANB / 63 Buy
2014 Prison Noir POoANB / 64 Buy
2014 Tel Aviv Noir POoANB / 65 Buy
2014 Tehran Noir POoANB / 66 Buy
2014 Belfast Noir POoANB / 67 Buy
2014 Helsinki Noir POoANB / 68 Buy
2014 Rio Noir POoANB / 69 Buy
2015 Blood Foam POoLCB / 9 Buy
2015 Cross Justice(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 21 Buy
2015 Providence Noir POoANB / 70 Buy
2015 Chicago Noir: The Classics POoANB / 71 Buy
2015 Memphis Noir POoANB / 72 Buy
2015 Zagreb Noir POoANB / 73 Buy
2015 Marseille Noir POoANB / 74 Buy
2015 Beirut Noir POoANB / 75 Buy
2016 The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF 2015(With: David Weber,Seth Dickinson,Brian Dolton,Sarah Pinsker,Brad R. Torgersen,Hank Davis,David Afsharirad,Claudine Griggs,Andrea M. Pawley,Eric Leif Davin) POoTYBM&ASB / 1 Buy
2016 Dark Victory POoDVB / 1 Buy
2016 Night Road POoSN / 7 Buy
2016 The Man From Away POoSS / 8 Buy
2016 A Battlefield Reunion POoSS / 9 Buy
2016 Storm Cell POoLCB / 10 Buy
2016 The Witnesses(With: James Patterson) POoSS / 10 Buy
2016 Cross the Line(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 22 Buy
2016 New Orleans Noir: The Classics POoANB / 76 Buy
2016 Stockholm Noir POoANB / 77 Buy
2016 Brussels Noir POoANB / 78 Buy
2016 Mississippi Noir POoANB / 79 Buy
2016 St. Louis Noir POoANB / 80 Buy
2016 Prague Noir POoANB / 81 Buy
2016 San Juan Noir POoANB / 82 Buy
2017 The End POoBOTB / 1 Buy
2017 After the End POoBOTB / 2 Buy
2017 Red Vengeance POoDVB / 2 Buy
2017 Random POoSS / 11 Buy
2017 After the End(With: James Patterson) POoSS / 12 Buy
2017 The People vs. Alex Cross(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 23 Buy
2017 Oakland Noir POoANB / 83 Buy
2017 Trinidad Noir: The Classics POoANB / 84 Buy
2017 Atlanta Noir POoANB / 85 Buy
2017 New Haven Noir POoANB / 86 Buy
2017 Montana Noir POoANB / 87 Buy
2017 Buenos Aires Noir POoANB / 88 Buy
2017 Montreal Noir POoANB / 89 Buy
2018 Black Triumph POoDVB / 3 Buy
2018 The Negotiator POoSN / 8 Buy
2018 The First Lady(With: James Patterson) POoSN / 9 Buy
2018 Hard Aground POoLCB / 11 Buy
2018 Target(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 24 Buy
2018 Berlin Noir POoANB / 90 Buy
2018 S’o Paulo Noir POoANB / 91 Buy
2018 Santa Cruz Noir POoANB / 92 Buy
2018 Lagos Noir POoANB / 93 Buy
2018 Marrakech Noir POoANB / 94 Buy
2018 Baghdad Noir POoANB / 95 Buy
2018 Vancouver Noir POoANB / 96 Buy
2018 Sydney Noir POoANB / 97 Buy
2018 Hong Kong Noir POoANB / 98 Buy
2019 The Cornwalls Are Gone / The Cornwalls Vanish / Out of Sight POoACB / 1 Buy
2019 Criss Cross(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 25 Buy
2019 Amsterdam Noir POoANB / 99 Buy
2019 Milwaukee Noir POoANB / 100 Buy
2019 Houston Noir POoANB / 101 Buy
2020 The Summer House(With: James Patterson) POoSN / 10 Buy
2020 Deadly Cross(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 26 Buy
2020 Nairobi Noir POoANB / 102 Buy
2020 Columbus Noir POoANB / 103 Buy
2020 Santa Fe Noir POoANB / 104 Buy
2020 Alabama Noir POoANB / 105 Buy
2020 Berkeley Noir POoANB / 106 Buy
2020 Addis Ababa Noir POoANB / 107 Buy
2020 Tampa Bay Noir POoANB / 108 Buy
2020 Miami Noir: The Classics POoANB / 109 Buy
2020 Accra Noir POoANB / 110 Buy
2020 Belgrade Noir POoANB / 111 Buy
2021 Fear No Evil(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 27 Buy
2021 Palm Springs Noir POoANB / 112 Buy
2022 Blowback(With: James Patterson) POoSN / 11 Buy
2022 The Landscaper’s Wife POoSS / 13 Buy
2022 Triple Cross(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 28 Buy
2022 Paris Noir: The Suburbs POoANB / 113 Buy
2022 Denver Noir POoANB / 114 Buy
2022 South Central Noir POoANB / 115 Buy
2023 Countdown POoACB / 2 Buy
2023 Cross Down(With: James Patterson) POoACB / 29 Buy
2023 Alex Cross Must Die / Cross Out(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 30 Buy
2023 Cleveland Noir POoANB / 116 Buy
2023 East Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 117 Buy
2023 West Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 118 Buy
2024 Terminal Surf POoLCB / 12 Buy
2024 The House of Cross(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 31 Buy
2024 Honolulu Noir POoANB / 119 Buy
2025 Return of the Spider(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 32 Buy
2025 Sacramento Noir POoANB / 120 Buy
2025 Hamburg Noir POoANB / 121 Buy
2026 Cross and Sampson(By: James Patterson,Brian Sitts) POoACB / 33 Buy
2026 The Family Cross(By: James Patterson) POoACB / 34 Buy

Brendan DuBois Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF 2015(With: David Weber,Seth Dickinson,Brian Dolton,Sarah Pinsker,Brad R. Torgersen,Hank Davis,David Afsharirad,Claudine Griggs,Andrea M. Pawley,Eric Leif Davin) 2016 Buy
01 Fire Burning Bright 1989 Buy
02 The Necessary Brother 1994 Buy
03 The Road's End 2000 Buy
04 An Empire’s Reach 2002 Buy
05 The Dark Island 2009 Buy
06 On the Plains of Deception 2011 Buy
07 The Spirits of Crawford Notch 2012 Buy
08 The Man From Away 2016 Buy
09 A Battlefield Reunion 2016 Buy
10 The Witnesses(With: James Patterson) 2016 Buy
11 Random 2017 Buy
12 After the End(With: James Patterson) 2017 Buy
13 The Landscaper’s Wife 2022 Buy
01 The Noble Warrior 2012 Buy
02 The Noble Prisoner 2012 Buy
03 The Noble Prince 2012 Buy
Lewis Cole Books in Reading Order 12 books / 1994-2024
01 Dead Sand 1994 Buy
02 Black Tide 1995 Buy
03 Shattered Shell 1999 Buy
04 Killer Waves 2001 Buy
05 Buried Dreams 2004 Buy
06 Primary Storm 2006 Buy
07 Deadly Cove 2011 Buy
08 Fatal Harbor 2014 Buy
09 Blood Foam 2015 Buy
10 Storm Cell 2016 Buy
11 Hard Aground 2018 Buy
12 Terminal Surf 2024 Buy
01 The Cornwalls Are Gone / The Cornwalls Vanish / Out of Sight 2019 Buy
02 Countdown 2023 Buy
01 Breaking Into The Mystery Short Story Market 2011 Buy
02 Writing the First Person Detective Novel 2011 Buy
03 My Short, Happy Life in "Jeopardy!" 2013 Buy
04 Stone Cold, Blood Red 2013 Buy
01 Dark Victory 2016 Buy
02 Red Vengeance 2017 Buy
03 Black Triumph 2018 Buy
Akashic Noir Books in Reading Order 121 books / 2002-2025
01 San Francisco Noir 2002 Buy
02 Seattle Noir 2003 Buy
03 Bronx Noir 2003 Buy
04 Brooklyn Noir 2004 Buy
05 Hasidic Noir 2004 Buy
06 Brooklyn Noir 2 2005 Buy
07 Chicago Noir 2005 Buy
08 Dublin Noir 2005 Buy
09 Manhattan Noir 2006 Buy
10 Miami Noir 2006 Buy
11 D.C. Noir 2006 Buy
12 Baltimore Noir 2006 Buy
13 Twin Cities Noir 2006 Buy
14 London Noir 2006 Buy
15 New Orleans Noir 2007 Buy
16 Los Angeles Noir 2007 Buy
17 Wall Street Noir 2007 Buy
18 Havana Noir 2007 Buy
19 Detroit Noir 2007 Buy
20 Queens Noir 2008 Buy
21 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008 Buy
22 Toronto Noir 2008 Buy
23 Las Vegas Noir 2008 Buy
24 Trinidad Noir 2008 Buy
25 D.C. Noir 2 2008 Buy
26 Manhattan Noir 2 2008 Buy
27 Paris Noir 2008 Buy
28 Istanbul Noir 2008 Buy
29 Boston Noir 2009 Buy
30 Rome Noir 2009 Buy
31 San Francisco Noir 2 2009 Buy
32 Portland Noir 2009 Buy
33 Delhi Noir 2009 Buy
34 Phoenix Noir 2009 Buy
35 Los Angeles Noir 2 2010 Buy
36 Mexico City Noir 2010 Buy
37 Richmond Noir 2010 Buy
38 Orange County Noir 2010 Buy
39 Indian Country Noir 2010 Buy
40 Moscow Noir 2010 Buy
41 Lone Star Noir 2010 Buy
42 Philadelphia Noir 2010 Buy
43 Haiti Noir 2010 Buy
44 Copenhagen Noir 2010 Buy
45 Pittsburgh Noir 2011 Buy
46 San Diego Noir 2011 Buy
47 Barcelona Noir 2011 Buy
48 Cape Cod Noir 2011 Buy
49 New Jersey Noir 2011 Buy
50 Staten Island Noir 2012 Buy
51 Mumbai Noir 2012 Buy
52 Long Island Noir 2012 Buy
53 Venice Noir 2012 Buy
54 Kingston Noir 2012 Buy
55 St. Petersburg Noir 2012 Buy
56 Kansas City Noir 2012 Buy
57 Boston Noir 2 2012 Buy
58 USA Noir 2013 Buy
59 Manila Noir 2013 Buy
60 Buffalo Noir 2013 Buy
61 Dallas Noir 2013 Buy
62 Haiti Noir 2 2013 Buy
63 Singapore Noir 2014 Buy
64 Prison Noir 2014 Buy
65 Tel Aviv Noir 2014 Buy
66 Tehran Noir 2014 Buy
67 Belfast Noir 2014 Buy
68 Helsinki Noir 2014 Buy
69 Rio Noir 2014 Buy
70 Providence Noir 2015 Buy
71 Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015 Buy
72 Memphis Noir 2015 Buy
73 Zagreb Noir 2015 Buy
74 Marseille Noir 2015 Buy
75 Beirut Noir 2015 Buy
76 New Orleans Noir: The Classics 2016 Buy
77 Stockholm Noir 2016 Buy
78 Brussels Noir 2016 Buy
79 Mississippi Noir 2016 Buy
80 St. Louis Noir 2016 Buy
81 Prague Noir 2016 Buy
82 San Juan Noir 2016 Buy
83 Oakland Noir 2017 Buy
84 Trinidad Noir: The Classics 2017 Buy
85 Atlanta Noir 2017 Buy
86 New Haven Noir 2017 Buy
87 Montana Noir 2017 Buy
88 Buenos Aires Noir 2017 Buy
89 Montreal Noir 2017 Buy
90 Berlin Noir 2018 Buy
91 S’o Paulo Noir 2018 Buy
92 Santa Cruz Noir 2018 Buy
93 Lagos Noir 2018 Buy
94 Marrakech Noir 2018 Buy
95 Baghdad Noir 2018 Buy
96 Vancouver Noir 2018 Buy
97 Sydney Noir 2018 Buy
98 Hong Kong Noir 2018 Buy
99 Amsterdam Noir 2019 Buy
100 Milwaukee Noir 2019 Buy
101 Houston Noir 2019 Buy
102 Nairobi Noir 2020 Buy
103 Columbus Noir 2020 Buy
104 Santa Fe Noir 2020 Buy
105 Alabama Noir 2020 Buy
106 Berkeley Noir 2020 Buy
107 Addis Ababa Noir 2020 Buy
108 Tampa Bay Noir 2020 Buy
109 Miami Noir: The Classics 2020 Buy
110 Accra Noir 2020 Buy
111 Belgrade Noir 2020 Buy
112 Palm Springs Noir 2021 Buy
113 Paris Noir: The Suburbs 2022 Buy
114 Denver Noir 2022 Buy
115 South Central Noir 2022 Buy
116 Cleveland Noir 2023 Buy
117 East Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
118 West Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
119 Honolulu Noir 2024 Buy
120 Sacramento Noir 2025 Buy
121 Hamburg Noir 2025 Buy
01 Tales From The Dark Woods 2002 Buy
02 The Dark Snow and Other Mysteries 2002 Buy
03 Tales from the Dark Snow 2011 Buy
04 Death of a Gemini 2011 Buy
05 Blue and Gray Tales of Mystery 2012 Buy
06 Lost On The Moon 2013 Buy
Alex Cross Books in Reading Order 34 books / 1992-2026
01 Along Came a Spider(By: James Patterson) 1992 Buy
02 Kiss the Girls(By: James Patterson) 1995 Buy
03 Jack & Jill(By: James Patterson) 1996 Buy
04 Cat & Mouse(By: James Patterson) 1997 Buy
05 Pop Goes the Weasel(By: James Patterson) 1999 Buy
06 Roses Are Red(By: James Patterson) 2000 Buy
07 Violets Are Blue(By: James Patterson) 2001 Buy
08 Four Blind Mice(By: James Patterson) 2002 Buy
09 The Big Bad Wolf(By: James Patterson) 2003 Buy
10 London Bridges(By: James Patterson) 2004 Buy
11 Mary, Mary(By: James Patterson) 2005 Buy
12 Cross / Alex Cross(By: James Patterson) 2006 Buy
13 Double Cross(By: James Patterson) 2007 Buy
14 Cross Country(By: James Patterson) 2008 Buy
15 I, Alex Cross(By: James Patterson) 2009 Buy
16 Cross Fire(By: James Patterson) 2010 Buy
17 Kill Alex Cross(By: James Patterson) 2011 Buy
18 Alex Cross, Run(By: James Patterson) 2013 Buy
19 Cross My Heart(By: James Patterson) 2013 Buy
20 Hope to Die(By: James Patterson) 2014 Buy
21 Cross Justice(By: James Patterson) 2015 Buy
22 Cross the Line(By: James Patterson) 2016 Buy
23 The People vs. Alex Cross(By: James Patterson) 2017 Buy
24 Target(By: James Patterson) 2018 Buy
25 Criss Cross(By: James Patterson) 2019 Buy
26 Deadly Cross(By: James Patterson) 2020 Buy
27 Fear No Evil(By: James Patterson) 2021 Buy
28 Triple Cross(By: James Patterson) 2022 Buy
29 Cross Down(With: James Patterson) 2023 Buy
30 Alex Cross Must Die / Cross Out(By: James Patterson) 2023 Buy
31 The House of Cross(By: James Patterson) 2024 Buy
32 Return of the Spider(By: James Patterson) 2025 Buy
33 Cross and Sampson(By: James Patterson,Brian Sitts) 2026 Buy
34 The Family Cross(By: James Patterson) 2026 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 11 books / 1999-2022
01 Resurrection Day 1999 Buy
02 Six Days 2001 Buy
03 Betrayed 2003 Buy
04 Final Winter 2006 Buy
05 Twilight 2007 Buy
06 Amerikan Eagle 2011 Buy
07 Night Road 2016 Buy
08 The Negotiator 2018 Buy
09 The First Lady(With: James Patterson) 2018 Buy
10 The Summer House(With: James Patterson) 2020 Buy
11 Blowback(With: James Patterson) 2022 Buy
01 The End 2017 Buy
02 After the End 2017 Buy

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