James Patterson is one of the few authors who likes to take his earlier works and rewrite them, reissuing the books under new names. This can make it a bit hard to keep track of whether you've already read one of his books already and which one is the "original" versus the "rewrite".

For a better idea of which books come first, which are rewrites, and along with the overall chronology of his writings, here's a list of his books in reverse published order, latest first (all are Hardcover Editions, unless otherwise noted):

2008 - AGAINST ALL ODDS (Coming in Sep)
2008 - DANGEROUS DAYS OF DANIEL X - Little, Brown (Coming in Jul)
2008 - SAIL - Little, Brown (Coming in Jun)
2008 - SUNDAY'S AT TIFFANY'S - Little, Brown (Coming in Apr)
2008 - MAXIMUM RIDE:  THE FINAL WARNING - Little, Brown (Coming in Mar)
2008 - 7TH HEAVEN - Little, Brown (Coming in Feb)
2008 - CROSS COUNTRY - (Tentative Title) Little, Brown
2007 - DOUBLE CROSS - Little, Brown
2007 - YOU'VE BEEN WARNED - Little, Brown
2007 - THE QUICKIE - Little, Brown
2007 - MAXIMUM RIDE: SAVING THE WORLD AND OTHER EXTREME SPORTS - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
2007 - THE 6th TARGET - Little, Brown
2007 - STEP ON A CRACK - Little, Brown
2006 - CROSS - Little, Brown
2006 - JUDGE & JURY - Little, Brown (2007 - Warner PB)
2006 - MAXIMUM RIDE: SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2007 - Warner PB)
2006 - BEACH ROAD - Little, Brown (2007 - Warner PB)
2006 - THE 5TH HORSEMAN - Little, Brown (2007 - Grand Central Publishing
2005 - MARY, MARY - Little, Brown (2006 - Warner PB)
2005 - LIFEGUARD - Little, Brown (2006 - Warner PB)
2005 - 4TH OF JULY - Little, Brown 2005 (2006 - Warner PB)
2005 - MAXIMUM RIDE: THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2006 -Warner PB)
2005 - HONEYMOON - Little, Brown (2006 - Warner PB, 2007 - Warner Mass Mkt PB)
2004 - LONDON BRIDGES - Little, Brown (2005 - Warner PB)
2004 - SANTAKID - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
2004 - SAM'S LETTERS TO JENNIFER - Little, Brown (2005 - Warner PB, 2006 Warner Mass Mkt PB)
2004 - 3RD DEGREE - Little, Brown (2005 - Warner PB)
2004 - THE BIG BAD WOLF - Little, Brown (2004 - Warner PB)
2003 - THE LAKE HOUSE - Little, Brown (2004 - Warner PB)
2003 - THE JESTER - Little, Brown (2004 - Warner PB)
2002 - FOUR BLIND MICE - Little, Brown (2003 - Warner PB)
2002 - THE BEACH HOUSE - Little, Brown (2003 - Warner PB)
2002 - 2ND CHANCE - Little, Brown (2003 - Warner PB)
2001 - VIOLETS ARE BLUE - Little, Brown (2002 - Warner PB)
2001 - SUZANNE'S DIARY FOR NICHOLAS - Little, Brown (2002 - Warner Trade PB, 2003 Warner Mass Mkt PB)
2001 - 1ST TO DIE - Little, Brown (2002 - Warner PB)
2000 - ROSES ARE RED - Little, Brown (2001 - Warner PB)
2000 - CRADLE AND ALL (formerly VIRGIN) - Little, Brown (2001 - Warner PB)
2000 - BLACK FRIDAY (formerly BLACK MARKET) -Warner PB
1999 - POP GOES THE WEASEL - Little, Brown (2000 - Warner PB)
1998 - WHEN THE WIND BLOWS - Little, Brown (1999 - Warner Mass Mkt PB, 2000 - Warner Trade PB)
1997 - CAT & MOUSE - Little, Brown (1998 - Warner PB)
1997 - SEE HOW THEY RUN (formerly The Jericho Commandment) - Warner PB
1996 - JACK & JILL - Little, Brown (1997 - Warner PB)
1996 - MIRACLE ON THE 17TH GREEN - Little, Brown
1996 - HIDE & SEEK - Little, Brown (1996 - Warner PB)
1995 - KISS THE GIRLS - Little, Brown (1995 - Warner PB)
1992 - ALONG CAME A SPIDER - Little, Brown (1993 - Warner PB)
1988 - THE MIDNIGHT CLUB - Little, Brown (1989 - Ballantine PB, 1999 - Warner Mass Mkt PB, 2000- Warner Trade PB)
1986 - BLACK MARKET (later published as BLACK FRIDAY) - Simon & Schuster (1987 - Pocket Boooks PB, 1994 - Warner PB)
1980 - VIRGIN (Out of Print - later published as CRADLE & ALL) - McGraw-Hill (1981 - Bantam PB)
1979 - THE JERICHO COMMANDMENT (Out of Print - later published as SEE HOW THEY RUN) - Crown (1980 - Ballantine PB)
1977 - SEASON OF THE MACHETE (Out of Print - Ballantine PB (1995 - Warner PB)
1976 - THE THOMAS BERRYMAN NUMBER - Little, Brown (1977 - Ballantine PB, 1996 - Warner PB)

THE ALEX CROSS SERIES (First to Latest):

ALONG CAME A SPIDER
KISS THE GIRLS
JACK & JILL
CAT & MOUSE
POP GOES THE WEASEL
ROSES ARE RED
VIOLETS ARE BLUE
FOUR BLIND MICE
THE BIG BAD WOLF
LONDON BRIDGES
MARY, MARY
CROSS
DOUBLE CROSS
CROSS COUNTRY

THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB SERIES: (First to Latest):

1ST TO DIE
2ND CHANCE
3RD DEGREE
4TH OF JULY
THE 5TH HORSEMAN
THE 6TH TARGET
7TH HEAVEN

(Based on Information on the Official James Patterson Website)