Private Books in Order

How many Private books are there?

Private has 37 books, released between 2006 and 2026.

Private Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 37 Private 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.

Private Books in Chronological Order

In story order, Last Christmas comes first and Vengeance comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 16 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.

Do you have to read Private books in order?

You should read the Private books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Private book also stands alone.

What order should you read Private books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Private (2006), the earliest published title. After it come Private (2010), Invitation Only (2006), Private London (2011) and Untouchable (2006); the numbered table above continues from there. In the chronological order, Last Christmas comes first.

What is the newest Private book?

Private Tokyo (2026) is the newest Private book released so far.

Is there a new Private book coming?

No next Private book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Private at a glance

Still running

Private is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.

Release pace

Private books have appeared more than one a year on average.

Length

4,563 pages across the 16 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 250 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Private books, 19 of 37, were published in the 2010s.

Corroboration

18 of the 37 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 21 in at least three.

Attribution

Of the 37 titles, 21 are credited to James Patterson and 16 to Kieran Scott.

What the Private books are about

33 of the 37 Private books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 13 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Children's fiction 13 of 33 books
• Boarding schools 12 of 33 books
• Thrillers 8 of 33 books
• Cliques (Sociology) 7 of 33 books
• Friendship 7 of 33 books
• Schools 7 of 33 books
• Murder 6 of 33 books
• Dating (social customs) 4 of 33 books
• American literature 3 of 33 books
• Crime 3 of 33 books
• Crimes against 3 of 33 books

Characters in the Private books

Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.

• Private/Jack Morgan books in order 23 books
• Private/Privilege books in order 22 books

Other series by James Patterson

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

• Women's Murder Club books in order 26 books
• NYPD Red books in order 8 books
• Jane Smith books in order 3 books
• Treasure Hunters books in order 15 books
• Middle School books in order 21 books
• Ali Cross books in order 3 books
• I Funny books in order 7 books
• James Patterson Children's books in order 12 books
• Max Einstein books in order 4 books