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Private |  | Authors: James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  139 reviews
Sales Rank: 34
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1
Pages: 400
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
ASIN: B0035II98O
Publication Date: June 16, 2010
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Product Description
The police can't help you
Former Marine helicopter pilot Jack Morgan runs Private, a renowned investigation company with branches around the globe. It is where you go when you need maximum force and maximum discretion. The secrets of the most influential men and women on the planet come to Jack daily--and his staff of investigators uses the world's most advanced forensic tools to make and break their cases.
The press will destroy you
Jack is already deep into the investigation of a multi-million dollar NFL gambling scandal and the unsolved slayings of 18 schoolgirls when he learns of a horrific murder close to home: his best friend's wife, Jack's former lover, has been killed. It nearly pushes him over the edge. Instead, Jack pushes back and devotes all of Private's resources to tracking down her killer.
Only one place to turn: Private
But Jack doesn't have to play by the rules. As he closes in on the killer and chooses between revenge and justice, Morgan has to navigate a workplace love affair that threatens to blow the roof off his plans. With a plot that moves at death-defying speeds, Private is James Patterson sleekest, most exciting thriller ever.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 139
 Private July 1, 2010
Beverly L. Archer (Colorado Springs, CO)
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
When reading reviews, particularly on Amazon, I've noticed a lot of complaints about how the Patterson books are written. As a reader, what I care about is the end result. I want a good story. Sometimes, Patterson's formula works and sometimes it doesn't. I enjoy The Women's Murder Club series and the Alex Cross series (though I must admit, I'm behind on both series.) So far I've enjoyed the books written with (or some might say by) Maxine Paetro.
I found Private to be a good story. At first I was a little distracted by the different mysteries going on at the same time. However, once it occurred to me that a detective agency the size of Private would be involved with multiple cases, I found that I rather liked the bouncing between the cases. Private is a quick read. I found it to be a good example of what I think goes on in a large detective agency. I could be wrong, but who cares. I enjoyed the book and there are really only two reasons for reading a book - entertainment and/or information. Will this book win any awards? Probably not. Do I feel as though I wasted my time reading it? No. If you want a quick read, this is the book for you. If you care more about how the book is written than the end result, then find another book and another author.
James Patterson Private September 3, 2010
Barb Shott
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great author, great book. Have been reading Patterson for years. I was a library assistant for 15 years and know a good author when I read one!
I can't wait to start the next chapter June 11, 2010
Barbara Ensign (Amesbury, MA)
32 out of 48 found this review helpful
I just read the 24 chapters of this book, and I can not believe I need to wait 17 more days to continue to read this story. It grabs you quickly, and has you hooked every page! We had a death, a murder, a missing person and a potential NFL OH NO!'It's AWESOME!
I WISH THIS WAS THE FIRST IN A SERIES!! July 3, 2010
ITZME (Dallas, TX)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really liked this book. I wish it was the first in a series. There is so much action and interplay between the characters. Private is the name of a Private Investigations firm with its main headquarters in Los Angeles CA. There are three main cases involved in this story: murder of a wife of a friend of the Private's owner, a football scoring scandal, and the murders of several teenage girls. GREAT BOOK.
Private by James Patterson August 2, 2010
Debra A. Miller (South Carolina, USA)
What can I say...ANYTHING written by James Patterson is GREAT!!! This book is GREAT and the service I received was above and beyond. The book came is EXCELLENT condition and came earlier than I expected. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a mystery and/or James Patterson.
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