There are 8 books in the NYPD Red series. The newest book is NYPD Red 8 which came out in 2025.

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NYPD Red

By James Patterson , Marshall Karp,

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The first book in the bestselling NYPD Red series, from the world's foremost thriller writer.
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Every cop wants to be part of NYPD Red.

The elite team in New York's police department, they handle the headline cases - the ones involving the city's most high-profile people. For Detective Zach…

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NYPD Red 2

By James Patterson , Marshall Karp,

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NYPD Red's finest detectives are about to investigate a brutal crime scene in Central Park . . . but even their training can't prepare them for the biggest case of their careers.

When NYPD Red arrives at a crime scene, everyone takes notice. Known as the protectors of the rich,…

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NYPD Red 3

By James Patterson , Marshall Karp,

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Businessman Hunter Alden Jr. thinks he has it all: a beautiful wife, a wonderful teenage son and billions in the bank. However his life is turned upside-down one night when he finds the severed head of his chauffeur, stuffed into a bag painted with his son's initials, in blood. But…

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NYPD Red 4

By James Patterson , Marshall Karp,

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A jewel heist. A murdered actress. A killer case for NYPD Red.

In a city where crime never sleeps, NYPD Red is the elite task force called in when a case involves the rich, famous and connected. Detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald are the best of the best -…

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Red Alert

By James Patterson , Marshall Karp,

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The NYPD's most elite task force must protect the city from a shadowy killer with a vendetta in this New York Times bestselling mystery.

The richest of New York's rich gather at The Pierre's Cotillion Room to raise money for those less fortunate. A fatal blast rocks the room, stirring…

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NYPD Red 6

By James Patterson , Marshall Karp,

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At the wedding of the century, a brazen kidnapper steals the star of the show...

Erin Easton's wedding in one of New York's biggest venues may have a TV crew documenting every extravagant detail, but when the bride disappears from the reception, it's no diva turn. Her dressing room is…

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NYPD Red 7

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Finding a single assassin in a city of nine million is daunting.

Finding five is a nightmare.

Join the NYPD Red team in their most explosive case ever. The series from James Patterson and Marshall Karp has always been a must-read. But Karp's latest, NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority,…

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NYPD Red 8

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marshall Karp comes the next installment in the endlessly thrilling NYPD Red series. 

It's 11:59.

And the city that never sleeps is afraid to get out of bed.

A bomb explodes in a crowded New York subway station at exactly 11:59 a.m. The…