Richard North Patterson is an American novelist of legal thrillers. Before he was an author, Patterson practiced law until he retired to become a full-time writer in 1993. By that time, he had already written several novels. He has three different series (Christopher Paget, Tony Lord and Kerry Kilcannon) but he tends to focus more on standalone novels.

Richard North Patterson started writing in 1979 with The Lasko Tangent and would publish one novel every two years until he retired from law in 1993. Below is a list of Richard North Patterson’s novels in publication order and chronological order:

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Publication Order of Christopher Paget Books

The Lasko Tangent(1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Degree of Guilt(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eyes of a Child(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Conviction(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Kerry Kilcannon Books

No Safe Place(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Protect and Defend(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Balance of Power(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Martha's Vineyard Books

Fall From Grace(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Loss of Innocence(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eden in Winter(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Chronological Order of Martha's Vineyard Books

Loss of Innocence(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fall From Grace(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eden in Winter(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Tony Lord Books

Private Screening(1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Silent Witness(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Outside Man(1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Escape the Night(1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Final Judgment / Caroline Masters(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dark Lady(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Exile(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Race(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Spire(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eclipse(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
In The Name of Honor(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Devil's Light(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trial(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Fever Swamp(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

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Note: The Final Judgement was also published as Caroline Masters.

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2 Responses to “Order of Richard North Patterson Books”

  1. Yukiko: 4 years ago

    A friend turned me onto your books and I have felt nothing but enjoyment in the reading a few of your books. Hope to be able to get a complete listing of all of your publications

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  2. Buddy Bee Anthony: 5 years ago

    Lawyers, please don’t go all Richard North Patterson on the rest of us novices.. it’s far too painful to endure…

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