James Patterson with Andrew Bourelle: Texas Murders (USA 2026)

From the Publisher:
In this thrilling novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author, the great Texas Rangers go on a no-holds-barred pursuit of the most dangerous killer ever to terrorize Texas.

Texas Ranger Rory Yates protects his home state wearing a five-pointed silver badge and carrying a Sig Sauer.
When a native woman disappears on the summer solstice, clues point to a cold case.
Yates, a quick-draw champion, partners with expert archer Ava Cruz of the Tigua Tribal police.
The investigation leads to the edges of Texas's most unforgiving landscape, where the officers take deadly aim with every shot in their arsenals.

"Patterson gets his readers in his grip from page one and doesn't let go until the last page is turned." -- Booklist

James Patterson with Andrew Bourelle: Texas Murders. A Texas Ranger Thriller. Little, Brown, & Co., ISBN: 9780316606721 (May, 2026), 416 p., $14.00.

James Patterson with Andrew Bourelle: Texas Murders (UK 2025)

From the Publisher:
A COLD CASE IS ABOUT TO TURN HOTTER THAN THE SUN.
Texas Ranger Rory Yates has proven his strength on the field time and again. Now he faces the toughest case of his career.
He's on the trail of two missing women. Both are Native American. Does anything else link them?
As he digs deeper, he discovers that a Native American woman has gone missing every summer solstice for the past few years. The captor leaves no trace, except for a very strange calling card.

The Texas Ranger must do everything he can to track down these missing women.
He can only hope that he finds them alive...

'Nobody does it better' -- JEFFERY DEAVER

James Patterson with Andrew Bourelle: Texas Murders. A Race Against Time. A Ruthless Killer. Penguin, ISBN: 9781529159745 (January, 2025), 406 p., £8.99, eBook £5.99.

James Patterson with Andrew Bourelle: Texas Murders (USA 2025)

From the Publisher:
A cold case turns deadly hot when Texas Ranger Rory Yates goes on a no-holds-barred pursuit of a serial killer targeting young women.
Texas Ranger Rory Yates wears a five-pointed silver badge and travels his home state investigating unsolved crimes alongside local law enforcement. He's also a quick-draw champion, and at a weekend target-shooting competition, he's impressed with archery champion Ava Cruz.

Cruz, an officer with the Tigua Tribal police, is wary of Texas Rangers, but she and Yates forge an uneasy partnership when he joins her in investigating the disappearances of native women who have gone missing on the summer solstice over the past several years.

When a killer lures them to the edges of Texas's most unforgiving landscape, Cruz and Yates discover that they have more in common than they realize.

James Patterson with Andrew Bourelle: Texas Murders. Everything Is Bigger in Texas - Especially the Murder Cases. Little, Brown, & Co., ISBN: 9781538711019 (January, 2025), 406 p., Hardcover $32.00, Trade $19.99, eBook $14.99.