Michael Bennett Books in Order
Michael Bennett appears in 20 books, published between 2007 and 2026: 18 in the Michael Bennett series and 2 related titles. The first book is Step on a Crack (2007) and the newest main-line book is Delusional (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 2007–2026
- Confirmed
- 20 of 20 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,089 in 7 of 20 books
Michael Bennett is a New York police detective in the James Patterson series that carries his name. Step on a Crack (2007) opens 20 catalogued books reaching Delusional in 2026, with Michael Ledwidge credited on one of them. Organised crime, assassins and murder investigations supply the plots, and a set of Bookshots novellas sits beside the main run.
How many Michael Bennett books are there?
Michael Bennett appears in 20 books, released between 2007 and 2026. 18 of them belong to the Michael Bennett series, and 2 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Michael Bennett Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Michael Bennett books in the order they were released, 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.
- 12007–4/4
- 220093384/4
- 320093684/4
- 420103874/4
- 520123834/4
- 62013–4/4
- 72014–4/4
- 82015–4/4
- 920161154/4
- 102016–4/4
- 1120171304/4
- 122017–4/4
- 132018–4/4
- 142020–4/4
- 1520213684/4
- 162022–4/4
- 172023–3/4
- 182024–4/4
- 192025–4/4
- 202026–4/4
Michael Bennett Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the Michael Bennett series run from Step on a Crack (2007) to Delusional (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Michael Bennett in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Michael Bennett books in order?
You should read the Michael Bennett series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 2 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Michael Bennett book also stands alone.
What order should you read Michael Bennett books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Step on a Crack (2007), the earliest published book in the Michael Bennett series. After it come Run for Your Life (2009), Worst Case (2009), Tick Tock (2010) and I, Michael Bennett (2012); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Michael Bennett book?
Delusional (2026) is the newest book in the Michael Bennett series.
Is there a new Michael Bennett book coming?
No next Michael Bennett book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Michael Bennett Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 20 books in publication order is on the Michael Bennett reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Michael Bennett at a glance
- Still running
- Michael Bennett is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Michael Bennett books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,089 pages across the 7 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michael Bennett books, 10 of 20, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 19 of the 20 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 20 titles, 19 are credited to James Patterson and 1 to Michael Ledwidge.
What the Michael Bennett books are about
15 of the 20 Michael Bennett 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 8 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 8 of 15 books
- Police 7 of 15 books
- Bennett, michael (fictitious character) 6 of 15 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 6 of 15 books
- New York (N.Y.) 5 of 15 books
- Suspense 5 of 15 books
- Assassins 3 of 15 books
- Collectionid:jpmb 3 of 15 books
- American literature 2 of 15 books
- Investigation 2 of 15 books
- Murder 2 of 15 books