Books like City of the Dead by James Patterson

Fourteen-year-old Max and her friends, who have wings and can fly, embark on a thrilling adventure to save Angel from the 'School' where she was experimented on by a crew of wack jobs.

When escaped convict Robert Puller becomes the nation’s most wanted, his brother Detective John Puller must team up with a rival agent to uncover the truth behind a treason conviction that may hold the key to saving both men.

After their escape from the New York Institute, six bird‑human hybrids race to decode clues that may reveal the fate of their parents.

Max and her winged companions battle the sinister Re‑evolution plan, a genetic experiment threatening humanity, while navigating betrayal, exile, and the quest to save the world in this high‑stakes adventure.

Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a forensic pathologist, teams up with Detective Pete Marino to solve a crime that threatens her career in Virginia’s crime‑studded streets.

Teen hero Max and her genetically engineered flock battle a looming ecological crisis, racing through skies and depths to protect the world from unseen threats and destroyers of marine life.

A young woman, heartbroken by her best friend’s departure, wrestles with sinister scientists who claim she must save the world, and finds hope in a new companion she believes could be her perfect mate.

The final high‑stakes adventure for Max, Fang, and Dylan, filled with suspense, magic, and genetic science twists.

289 pages ; 21 cm

"Maximum Ride Forever" follows a group of genetically engineered teens with wings as they navigate danger, friendship, and adventure.

When the Flock, genetically modified children with the ability to fly, arrive in Antarctica to stop global warming, they are hunted by their creator, the Uber-Director, who plans to auction them off.

After five devastating hurricanes, a virulent pathogen unleashes a zombie apocalypse in Texas, reanimating the dead with ravenous hunger for humans.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

A British schoolboy, Ash Mistry—reincarnated as the great Indian hero Ashoka and chosen by the goddess of death—faces the evil Lord Savage to rescue his unrequited crush, Gemma.

A haunting adventure hand-picked by Ed Greenwood... Something is causing trouble in the City of the Dead, and Sophraea Carver, born and bred next to the historic graveyard, is determined to solve the mystery before it places all of Waterdeep in peril. Set in the classic City of Splendors and presented by Forgotten Realms® campaign setting creator and celebrated author Ed Greenwood, you don't want to miss out on this exciting glimpse into what the latest edition of the Realms has to offer.From the Paperback edition.