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ⓘ About James O. Born
James O. Born is a renowned American author of mystery and thriller stories. He is a former law enforcement officer and uses his years of experience in the field to add realistic dialogue and details to his crime thriller stories. Born has written several intriguing book series in his career, including the Bill Tasker series, Michael Bennett series, Alex Duarte series, and Tom Moon series. To write the Michael Bennett and Tom Moon books, he collaborated with author James Patterson. Additionally, he has written a couple of single books in collaboration with Lou Dobbs and another independent standalone book. Also, Born has contributed to two of the original novel series of James Patterson. He has even penned a few of his books under the pseudonym of James O’Neal.
All Book Series by James O. Born
Step on a Crack
Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 2007 Anthology · James Patterson,Michael Ledwidge
Run for Your Life
Book 2 of 18 · published 2009 Anthology · James Patterson,Michael Ledwidge
Worst Case
Book 3 of 18 · published 2009 Anthology · James Patterson,Michael Ledwidge
Tick Tock
Book 4 of 18 · published 2010 Anthology · James Patterson,Michael Ledwidge
I, Michael Bennett
Book 5 of 18 · published 2012 Anthology · James Patterson,Michael Ledwidge
Alert
Book 8 of 18 · published 2015 Anthology · James Patterson,Michael Ledwidge
Bullseye
Book 9 of 18 · published 2016 Anthology · James Patterson,Michael Ledwidge
Crosshairs / The Long Shot Killer
Book 16 of 18 · published 2024 Co-authored · James Patterson
Delusional
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2026 Co-authored · James Patterson
Putin's Gambit
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2017 Co-authored · Lou Dobbs
Let's Play Make-Believe / The Palm Beach Murders
Single-title series · published 2016 Co-authored · James Patterson
Hidden
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2017 Co-authored · James Patterson
Malevolent
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020 Co-authored · James Patterson
Manhunt
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2017 Co-authored · James Patterson
Down and Out the Magazine, Vol 2, Issue 2
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is James O. Born?
James O. Born is a renowned American author of mystery and thriller stories. He is a former law enforcement officer and uses his years of experience in the field to add realistic dialogue and details to his crime thriller stories. Born has written several intriguing book series in his career, including the Bill Tasker series, Michael Bennett series, Alex Duarte series, and Tom Moon series.
Which James O. Born series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Bill Tasker series, the earliest of James O. Born's multi-book series: it opens with Walking Money (2004) and runs to 3 books across 2004–2006, ending with Escape Clause (2006). James O. Born's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has James O. Born written?
James O. Born has 36 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2004 and 2026. 29 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Michael Bennett series with 18 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should James O. Born's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. James O. Born's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Bill Tasker (2004–2006, 3 books), Michael Bennett (2007–2026, 18 books) and Alex Duarte (2007–2008, 2 books), plus 3 more.
How are James O. Born's books organised into series?
This guide splits James O. Born's 36 books into 6 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Michael Bennett (18 books, 2007–2026); Bill Tasker (3 books, 2004–2006); Bookshots: Mitchum (3 books, 2017–2020); Alex Duarte (2 books, 2007–2008); Michael Bennett Bookshots (2 books, 2016–2017), plus 1 further series.