Bookshots Books in Order
There are 83 Bookshots books, published between 2014 and 2023. The first book is Action (2014) and the newest is 23 1/2 Lies (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 83
- Published
- 2014–2023
- Confirmed
- 83 of 83 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,211 in 38 of 83 books
Bookshots is a catalogue entry for 83 books published between 2014 and 2023 and grouped under James Patterson series names such as Bookshots: Alex Cross, BookShots: Detective Harriet Blue, Bookshots: Detective Luc Moncrief and BookShots: Flames. Patterson is credited on 71 of the books; other credits include Elizabeth Hayley on 3 and Jessica Linden and Erin Knightley on 2 each. Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, the Women's Murder Club and Private/Jack Morgan appear among the linked characters. Subjects include thrillers, murder, investigation, police and contemporary romance. Titles include Cross Kill, 113 Minutes and Airport Code Red (all 2016), and 23 1/2 Lies (2023) is the last.
How many Bookshots books are there?
Bookshots has 83 books, released between 2014 and 2023.
Bookshots Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 83 Bookshots books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12014–3/4
- 220161444/4
- 320161154/4
- 420161454/4
- 52016–4/4
- 620161284/4
- 7Let's Play Make-Believe / The Palm Beach MurdersBookshots: Standalone Novels #12016 · 144 pages · confirmed 4/420161444/4
- 82016–4/4
- 92016–4/4
- 1020161104/4
- 112016–3/4
- 1220161134/4
- 1320161604/4
- 142016–3/4
- 1520161294/4
- 1620161764/4
- 1720161244/4
- 182016–4/4
- 1920161444/4
- 202016–3/4
- 2120161444/4
- 222016–3/4
- 2320161394/4
- 242016–3/4
- 2520161403/4
- 2620161144/4
- 272016–3/4
- 2820161604/4
- 2920161194/4
- 302016–3/4
- 312016–4/4
- 3220161394/4
- 332016–3/4
- 3420161443/4
- 352016–3/4
- 3620161164/4
- 3720161394/4
- 392017–3/4
- 402017–3/4
- 4120171254/4
- 4220171304/4
- 4320171284/4
- 442017–4/4
- 4520171314/4
- 4620171434/4
- 4720171344/4
- 482017–3/4
- 492017–3/4
- 502017–3/4
- 522017–4/4
- 532017–4/4
- 542017–3/4
- 5520171444/4
- 5620171443/4
- 572017–3/4
- 582017–3/4
- 592017–4/4
- 602017–3/4
- 612017–4/4
- 6220171444/4
- 632017–4/4
- 642017–4/4
- 652017–4/4
- 662017–4/4
- 6720171444/4
- 6820171324/4
- 6920174964/4
- 702017–4/4
- 712017–4/4
- 7220171924/4
- 732017–4/4
- 7420171324/4
- 75The Moores Are Missing & The HousewifeBookshots: Standalone Novels #342017 · 474 pages · confirmed 4/420174744/4
- 762017–4/4
- 772017–3/4
- 782018–3/4
- 792018–3/4
- 802018–3/4
- 812019–4/4
- 8220204324/4
- 832023–3/4
Do you have to read Bookshots books in order?
You should read the Bookshots books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Bookshots book also stands alone.
Where to start with Bookshots
Start with Action (2014), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Bookshots book?
23 1/2 Lies (2023) is the newest Bookshots book released so far.
Is there a new Bookshots book coming?
No next Bookshots book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Bookshots at a glance
- Paused
- No new Bookshots title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Bookshots books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,211 pages across the 38 of 83 books with a recorded length, a median of 140 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Bookshots books, 81 of 83, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 55 of the 83 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 83 titles, 71 are credited to James Patterson, 3 to Elizabeth Hayley, 2 to Jessica Linden and 2 to Erin Knightley. A further 9 writers are credited.
What the Bookshots books are about
46 of the 83 Bookshots books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 14 of 46. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 14 of 46 books
- American literature 11 of 46 books
- Murder 10 of 46 books
- Investigation 8 of 46 books
- Crime 6 of 46 books
- Suspense 6 of 46 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 46 books
- Police 5 of 46 books
- Contemporary romance 5 of 46 books
- Man-woman relationships 3 of 46 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 3 of 46 books