Order of Richard North Patterson Books
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:
Publication Order of Christopher Paget Books
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The Lasko Tangent |
(1979) |
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Degree of Guilt |
(1992) |
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Eyes of a Child |
(1995) |
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Conviction |
(2005) |
Publication Order of Kerry Kilcannon Books
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No Safe Place |
(1998) |
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Protect and Defend |
(2000) |
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Balance of Power |
(2003) |
Publication Order of Martha’s Vineyard Books
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Fall From Grace |
(2012) |
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Loss of Innocence |
(2013) |
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Eden in Winter |
(2014) |
Chronological Order of Martha’s Vineyard Books
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Loss of Innocence |
(2013) |
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Fall From Grace |
(2012) |
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Eden in Winter |
(2014) |
Publication Order of Tony Lord Books
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Private Screening |
(1985) |
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Silent Witness |
(1991) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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The Outside Man |
(1981) |
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Escape the Night |
(1983) |
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The Final Judgment / Caroline Masters |
(1995) |
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Dark Lady |
(1999) |
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Exile |
(2007) |
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The Race |
(2007) |
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The Spire |
(2009) |
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Eclipse |
(2009) |
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In The Name of Honor |
(2010) |
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The Devil’s Light |
(2011) |
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Trial |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Fever Swamp |
(2017) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Legal Briefs |
(1998) |
Note: The Final Judgement was also published as Caroline Masters.