Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
James Patterson
Charting Feb 7, 1993 → Sep 20, 2026 · 1137 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 9.84%
- week of Mar 4, 2007
- Career Power
- 6,719
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 41
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 352
- March 2006 – March 2007
- Peak Five Years
- 1,432
- March 2005 – February 2010
- Top-five weeks
- 374
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 1,137
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 16.47%
- week of Mar 10, 2013
- Comebacks
- 2
- January 1995, July 2024
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Jul 4, 1993 | Jan 29, 1995 | 82 | 81 | 4.94% | 2.28% |
| After decline | May 14, 2023 | Jul 7, 2024 | 60 | 5 | 9.84% | 3.52% |
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions (config version 4, Sep 22, 2026). How it works →
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction
179 books · 6,719 share-weeks of Career Power
Power contributed is what each book earned this author: their weekly Power Share, split across their books (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Book Power is the book's own figure, the same for every author on it. Bar length compares books within this list.
| Title | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross | #1 | 15 | 157.0 | ||
| Mary, Mary | #1 | 15 | 144.1 | ||
| Cat & Mouse | #2 | 14 | 130.7 | ||
| Double Cross | #1 | 12 | 123.5 | ||
| Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas | #1 | 12 | 121.4 | ||
| Four Blind Mice | #1 | 13 | 118.4 | ||
| Roses Are Red | #2 | 13 | 118.1 | ||
| I, Alex Cross | #1 | 13 | 117.2 | ||
| When the Wind Blows | #2 | 14 | 109.9 | ||
| 1st to Die | #1 | 13 | 107.6 | ||
| Cross Country | #1 | 11 | 105.4 | ||
| Violets Are Blue | #2 | 13 | 105.0 | ||
| The Big Bad Wolf | #2 | 10 | 96.8 | ||
| Cross the Line | #1 | 10 | 96.7 | ||
| Cradle and All | #2 | 10 | 96.5 | ||
| KISS the Girls | #3 | 12 | 93.7 | ||
| Hope to Die | #1 | 11 | 92.6 | ||
| Cross Fire | #1 | 10 | 92.4 | ||
| The President Is Missingwith Bill Clinton | #1 | 18 | 92.0 | ||
| The Lake House | #1 | 10 | 89.2 | ||
| Sam's Letters to Jennifer | #1 | 12 | 84.7 | ||
| Pop Goes the Weasel | #3 | 12 | 84.3 | ||
| The People vs. Alex Cross | #1 | 10 | 83.2 | ||
| London Bridges | #1 | 11 | 82.5 | ||
| Run, Rose, Runwith Dolly Parton | #1 | 17 | 76.1 | ||
| Kill Alex Cross | #1 | 9 | 75.5 | ||
| Cross Justice | #1 | 7 | 73.5 | ||
| Along Came a Spider | #4 | 10 | 73.4 | ||
| Beach Roadwith Peter de Jonge | #1 | 14 | 69.8 | ||
| Alex Cross, Run | #1 | 8 | 66.8 | ||
| Jack and Jill | #2 | 8 | 66.7 | ||
| Merry Christmas, Alex Cross | #2 | 8 | 64.5 | ||
| Target: Alex Cross | #2 | 7 | 63.7 | ||
| The Beach Housewith Peter de Jonge | #1 | 14 | 63.7 | ||
| Deadly Cross | #2 | 8 | 62.7 | ||
| Criss Cross | #3 | 8 | 62.6 | ||
| 4th of Julywith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 11 | 59.6 | ||
| Triple Cross | #4 | 9 | 57.5 | ||
| The 5th Horsemanwith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 11 | 56.7 | ||
| The Quickiewith Michael Ledwidge | #1 | 12 | 56.1 | ||
| Cross My Heart | #1 | 9 | 55.6 | ||
| Judge & Jurywith Andrew Gross | #1 | 10 | 52.2 | ||
| Honeymoonwith Howard Roughan | #1 | 9 | 51.7 | ||
| Lifeguardwith Andrew Gross | #1 | 10 | 50.6 | ||
| The President's Daughterwith Bill Clinton | #1 | 13 | 47.4 | ||
| Step on a Crackwith Michael Ledwidge | #1 | 11 | 47.1 | ||
| The House of Cross | #3 | 6 | 45.9 | ||
| 7th Heavenwith Maxine Paetro | #2 | 10 | 44.3 | ||
| Return of the Spider | #4 | 7 | 42.9 | ||
| Private: #1 Suspectwith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 8 | 41.1 | ||
| Run for Your Lifewith Michael Ledwidge | #2 | 9 | 41.0 | ||
| Eruptionwith Michael Crichton | #1 | 10 | 40.3 | ||
| Sailwith Howard Roughan | #1 | 9 | 39.8 | ||
| Tick Tockwith Michael Ledwidge | #1 | 8 | 39.2 | ||
| 2nd Chancewith Andrew Gross | #1 | 8 | 38.6 | ||
| The Black Bookwith David Ellis | #1 | 7 | 37.4 | ||
| The 6th Targetwith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 11 | 37.2 | ||
| 10th Anniversarywith Maxine Paetro | #2 | 8 | 36.4 | ||
| Worst Casewith Michael Ledwidge | #1 | 8 | 36.1 | ||
| 3rd Degreewith Andrew Gross | #1 | 8 | 36.0 | ||
| Swimsuitwith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 8 | 35.9 | ||
| Now You See Herwith Michael Ledwidge | #1 | 9 | 35.8 | ||
| 11th Hourwith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 8 | 34.9 | ||
| Judge Stonewith Viola Davis | #1 | 8 | 34.3 | ||
| You’Ve Been Warnedwith Howard Roughan | #1 | 8 | 34.1 | ||
| 22 Secondswith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 7 | 34.1 | ||
| 15th Affairwith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 7 | 33.6 | ||
| The 8th Confessionwith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 8 | 33.5 | ||
| Never Neverwith Candice Fox | #1 | 7 | 32.8 | ||
| The 18th Abductionwith Maxine Paetro | #2 | 7 | 32.8 | ||
| The 17th Suspectwith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 7 | 31.8 | ||
| Sundays at Tiffany’Swith Gabrielle Charbonnet | #1 | 8 | 31.8 | ||
| Privatewith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 8 | 31.3 | ||
| 16th Seductionwith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 7 | 30.9 | ||
| Alex Cross Must Die | #7 | 6 | 30.6 | ||
| Unlucky 13with Maxine Paetro | #1 | 7 | 30.2 | ||
| The Jesterwith Andrew Gross | #1 | 7 | 30.2 | ||
| Guilty Wiveswith David Ellis | #2 | 6 | 30.0 | ||
| Fear No Evil | #4 | 5 | 29.8 | ||
| Invisiblewith David Ellis | #1 | 7 | 29.7 | ||
| Private Gameswith Mark Sullivan | #1 | 7 | 29.3 | ||
| Alex Cross’S Trialwith Richard DiLallo | #1 | 6 | 28.7 | ||
| Hide & Seek | #6 | 7 | 27.8 | ||
| Texas Rangerwith Andrew Bourelle | #1 | 6 | 27.8 | ||
| Murder Gameswith Howard Roughan | #2 | 6 | 26.8 | ||
| Mistresswith David Ellis | #2 | 6 | 26.4 | ||
| 12th of Neverwith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 6 | 26.3 | ||
| Nypd Red 2with Marshall Karp | #1 | 6 | 26.2 | ||
| The Postcard Killerswith Liza Marklund | #1 | 6 | 26.2 | ||
| The 9th Judgmentwith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 7 | 26.0 | ||
| 14th Deadly Sinwith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 7 | 25.7 | ||
| The Innwith Candice Fox | #2 | 5 | 25.1 | ||
| Kill Me If You Canwith Marshall Karp | #1 | 5 | 25.0 | ||
| Private L. A.with Mark Sullivan | #1 | 5 | 25.0 | ||
| Unsolvedwith David Ellis | #2 | 6 | 24.9 | ||
| The Murder Housewith David Ellis | #1 | 6 | 24.6 | ||
| Nypd Red 4with Marshall Karp | #1 | 5 | 24.5 | ||
| The Chefwith Max DiLallo | #2 | 7 | 24.3 | ||
| Juror #3with Nancy Allen | #1 | 5 | 24.0 | ||
| The House of Wolveswith Mike Lupica | #2 | 6 | 23.4 | ||
| Toyswith Neil McMahon | #1 | 6 | 23.2 | ||
| Private Berlinwith Mark Sullivan | #1 | 6 | 22.3 | ||
| Burnwith Michael Ledwidge | #1 | 5 | 22.2 | ||
| Private Pariswith Mark Sullivan | #1 | 5 | 21.5 | ||
| The Christmas Weddingwith Richard DiLallo | #2 | 7 | 21.4 | ||
| Lostwith James O. Born | #2 | 5 | 20.8 | ||
| The First Gentlemanwith Bill Clinton | #2 | 5 | 20.8 | ||
| First Lovewith Emily Raymond | #3 | 5 | 20.7 | ||
| 1st Casewith Chris Tebbetts | #3 | 5 | 20.6 | ||
| The Gameswith Mark Sullivan | #2 | 5 | 20.3 | ||
| Bullseyewith Michael Ledwidge | #1 | 5 | 20.2 | ||
| I, Michael Bennettwith Michael Ledwidge | #2 | 6 | 20.2 | ||
| The Summer Housewith Brendan DuBois | #4 | 6 | 20.1 | ||
| The Russianwith James O. Born | #1 | 5 | 20.1 | ||
| Second Honeymoonwith Howard Roughan | #2 | 6 | 19.9 | ||
| The Cornwalls Are Gonewith Brendan DuBois | #2 | 4 | 19.6 | ||
| Liar Liarwith Candice Fox | #2 | 5 | 19.6 | ||
| The Horsewomanwith Mike Lupica | #4 | 5 | 19.5 | ||
| The Storewith Richard DiLallo | #2 | 4 | 19.5 | ||
| Cross & Sampsonwith Brian Sitts | #3 | 5 | 19.3 | ||
| 21st Birthdaywith Maxine Paetro | #2 | 5 | 19.1 | ||
| The #1 Lawyerwith Nancy Allen | #3 | 5 | 18.4 | ||
| Fifty Fiftywith Candice Fox | #2 | 4 | 18.4 | ||
| 26 Beauties | #5 | 3 | 18.2 | ||
| Blindsidewith James O. Born | #1 | 6 | 17.9 | ||
| Private Vegaswith Maxine Paetro | #3 | 6 | 17.5 | ||
| Nypd Redwith Marshall Karp | #2 | 5 | 17.5 | ||
| The 23rd Midnightwith Maxine Paetro | #3 | 5 | 17.3 | ||
| Woman of Godwith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 4 | 17.1 | ||
| Zoowith Michael Ledwidge | #2 | 6 | 17.0 | ||
| Alertwith Michael Ledwidge | #3 | 4 | 16.9 | ||
| Gonewith Michael Ledwidge | #3 | 5 | 16.7 | ||
| Truth or Diewith Howard Roughan | #3 | 5 | 16.7 | ||
| Cross Downwith Brendan DuBois | #2 | 5 | 16.5 | ||
| Hauntedwith James O. Born | #4 | 6 | 16.4 | ||
| The Red Bookwith David Ellis | #3 | 4 | 15.7 | ||
| Shatteredwith James O. Born | #3 | 5 | 15.6 | ||
| Blowbackwith Brendan DuBois | #4 | 5 | 15.4 | ||
| Ambushwith James O. Born | #4 | 4 | 15.4 | ||
| Don't Blinkwith Howard Roughan | #2 | 5 | 15.1 | ||
| The 19th Christmaswith Maxine Paetro | #1 | 5 | 14.7 | ||
| The 20th Victimwith Maxine Paetro | #4 | 4 | 14.7 | ||
| Nypd Red 3with Marshall Karp | #3 | 5 | 14.3 | ||
| The Noisewith J.D. Barker | #4 | 4 | 14.0 | ||
| Red Alertwith Marshall Karp | #2 | 3 | 13.2 | ||
| The Jailhouse Lawyerwith Nancy Allen | #2 | 4 | 13.1 | ||
| Escapewith David Ellis | #4 | 4 | 13.0 | ||
| Holmes, Marple & Poewith Brian Sitts | #6 | 5 | 12.7 | ||
| The 24th Hourwith Maxine Paetro | #4 | 5 | 12.4 | ||
| The Coast-To-Coast Murderswith J.D. Barker | #3 | 4 | 12.3 | ||
| The Hamptons Lawyerwith Mike Lupica | #2 | 4 | 12.2 | ||
| 25 Alivewith Maxine Paetro | #2 | 4 | 12.2 | ||
| Countdownwith Brendan DuBois | #3 | 4 | 11.4 | ||
| Hard to Killwith Mike Lupica | #3 | 3 | 11.1 | ||
| Killer Instinctwith Howard Roughan | #4 | 3 | 10.7 | ||
| The Country Road Murderswith Mike Lupica | #5 | 3 | 10.7 | ||
| Paranoiawith James O. Born | #4 | 3 | 10.4 | ||
| The Writerwith J.D. Barker | #2 | 3 | 10.2 | ||
| Obsessedwith James O. Born | #4 | 4 | 9.8 | ||
| Rocket's Red Glarewith Matt Eversmann | #7 | 4 | 9.8 | ||
| 12 Months to Livewith Mike Lupica | #5 | 3 | 9.7 | ||
| Lion & Lambwith Duane Swierczynski | #4 | 3 | 9.3 | ||
| Delusionalwith James O. Born | #4 | 2 | 8.9 | ||
| Lies He Told Mewith David Ellis | #6 | 3 | 8.5 | ||
| Three Women Disappearwith Shan Serafin | #4 | 2 | 8.4 | ||
| Texas Outlawwith Andrew Bourelle | #5 | 3 | 7.5 | ||
| Crosshairswith James O. Born | #7 | 3 | 7.0 | ||
| Miracle at Augustawith Peter de Jonge | #7 | 3 | 6.5 | ||
| The Mother-Daughter Book Clubwith Susan Patterson | #9 | 3 | 5.7 | ||
| Humans, Bow Downwith Emily Raymond, Jill Dembowski | #7 | 4 | 5.7 | ||
| The Most Dangerous Gameswith MrBeast Patterson | #3 | 1 | 5.7 | ||
| Billion-Dollar Ransomwith Duane Swierczynski | #6 | 2 | 5.5 | ||
| Holmes Is Missingwith Brian Sitts | #7 | 2 | 4.8 | ||
| Miracle at St. Andrewswith Peter de Jonge | #11 | 4 | 4.4 | ||
| Things I Wish I Told My Motherwith Susan Patterson, Susan DiLallo | #9 | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| The Picasso Heistwith Howard Roughan | #9 | 1 | 2.4 | ||
| The Invisible Womanwith Susan DiLallo | #13 | 1 | 1.4 | ||
| Two from the Heartwith Frank Costantini, Emily Raymond, Brian Sitts | #8 | 2 | 1.2 | ||
| Two from the Heartwith Frank Constantini, Emily Raymond, Brian Sitts | #6 | 1 | 1.2 |