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Private Games (Private 2) [Kindle Edition]

James Patterson (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (113 customer reviews)
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"Private will grab you from page one and force you to sit there until you turn the very last page. A great start to new a series from the master of fast-paced thrill rides."--lorisreadingcorner.com

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"Private will grab you from page one and force you to sit there until you turn the very last page. A great start to new a series from the master of fast-paced thrill rides."--lorisreadingcorner.com
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 499 KB
  • Print Length: 514 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0099568748
  • Publisher: Cornerstone Digital (19 Jan 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 009956873X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099568735
  • ASIN: B0069AM968
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  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (113 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,085 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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53 of 56 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Race to Save The Olympic Games 19 Jan 2012
By ACB (swansea) TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The 2012 London Olympic Games are due to start. Everything has been meticulously planned and ready to go. The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) is a client of Private International's London branch headed by Jack Morgan with Peter Knight chief investigator. They organise security ,investigation issues backed up by expert scientists and forensic facilities. All seems in order until the gruesome decapitation of Sir Denton Marshall in his back garden, a key figure in the LOCOG. He just happens to be the fiance of Knight's mother. Knight has already lost his old boss Dan Carter and colleagues in a suspicious plane crash. Marshall's death seems linked to the Olympics. Enter a character calling themself Cronus, a titan,on a mission to destroy the Olympics and their modern ideals believing them full of arrogance, cheats and corruption. Cronus is fixated with a destiny that is "fated,chosen,gifted by the Gods. I am clearly a being superior in every way" and with a small following ('The Furies'), is hell-bent,by whatever means to carry out the threat.

The race is on to find the perpetrator of the heinous acts that follow before the Games are forever tainted and destroyed. James Patterson (JP) unveils the protagonists of the action, and action there is aplenty. Fast paced throughout, the chase is on to reveal Cronus's identity and put a stop to further destructive, murderous activity before it is too late. Patterson details Cronus's past that has created this single-minded fanatic and the cold-blooded way he recruited 'The Furies' who are devotees of the obviously intelligent Cronus. They are just as ruthless if not so devious or methodical in following Cronus's plans.... Read more ›
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Terryc 29 Aug 2012
By Terrence Carter
Format:Paperback
This is one of James Patterson's poorest ever. Full of inaccuracies, and an opportunistic attempt to create a very poor plot, very hurriedly written and poorly researched, on the back of the Olympics. His collaborator's chapters, and you can mostly tell whose they are, are really poorly crafted.
It was a struggle to finish this book. Still, most of his are excellent reads, so I suppose you can forgive the odd rogue effort.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Another ten hours of my life I will never get back!! 25 Sep 2012
By Nottah1
Format:Paperback
Poorly written with a plot that was quite predictable coupled with very weak characters ,and the ending had me laughing out loud it was so ludicrous. It was almost as if messers Patterson and Sullivan had a brainstorming session to see who could come up with the most implausible way to kill a villain, my wife gave up reading it after about 70 pages if only I'd had the good sense to follow her lead.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Why did I bother? 2 Jan 2013
By Mr. Malcolm Souter
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I nearly always try to finish a book that I have started to read but I do wonder why I bothered to struggle through Private Games. It was poorly written and so implausible as to be laughable. The basic idea of the plot could have been used to produce a thrilling book but the characters were not developed and the plot had so many convenient and completely unrealistic turns that the reader is left with the view that the author did not plan the book but made it up as he went along.
My recommendation - don't waste your time.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Private Games 1 Dec 2012
By Mrs. Eileen Irwin
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was so disappointed in this book after having read Private and Private London. I found it boring tedious and a predictable tale sorry James you are making a big mistake pairing up with Mark Sullivan. Maxine Paetro is simply the best and Mark Pearson created a fantastic character in Dan Carter how dare Mark Sullivan kill him off. Get back on track otherwise I will be speaking to Jack Morgan!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Private games 4 Oct 2012
By helzbelzz
Format:Paperback
This is one of the worst book I have ever read. The plot is unrealistic and very contrived and factually incorrect in many places. England dosen't participate in football in the Olympics. It's team GB. And they would never win!! I would give this book no stars if I could . Don't waste your money
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17 of 22 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars PRIVATE GAMES 21 Jan 2012
By Amanda TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Peter Knight is Chief investigator of the firm Private London, who are providing security for the 2012 Olympics. Knight is called to the scene of the ruthless murder of Sir Denton Marshall, a man who was serving on the Olympics security committee, and on a more personal level was engaged to Knight's mother. It soon appears evident that the Olympic Games itself is under severe threat from the killer, a man intent on revenge.
I find that it is hit or miss with James Patterson, really enjoyed the last book I read by this author(Kill Me If You Can) but this one not so much. Admittedly a good storyline, but felt it was a little disjointed and somewhat of an anticlimax.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars private games 14 Feb 2012
By loobyloo
Format:Hardcover
as always james patterson does not dissapoint gripping story from start to finish will make you look at the forthcoming olympics in a different light
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked!
Love this series, enjoyed this immensely, won't give the 'game' away but i've gone on to read all the others published so far. Read more
Published 5 days ago by greenybum
4.0 out of 5 stars Really Good
Real page turner However as the London olypics were such a success this story had to loose one star for me.
Published 15 days ago by Cliff Lilley
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping from beginning to end.
Once again another super read by James Patterson. A gripping series of books, that are hard to put down, looking forward to the next one.
Published 27 days ago by lynne fox
1.0 out of 5 stars Awful
Predictable and cliched. Scotland Yard can't do the job right so a private investigator firm with its HQ in America have to rescue the London Olympic Games. Give it a rest please! Read more
Published 27 days ago by Was Somebody Once
5.0 out of 5 stars superb
Brilliant, surpasses the original book Private. Patterson has yet again produced a fantastic page turner. The series of Private books are a worthy addition to anyone's library.
Published 1 month ago by CL
5.0 out of 5 stars must read
No matter what patterson writes the stories keep you guessing. Excellent story combining intrique and personal lives involves to the end. Keep them coming
Published 1 month ago by Susan vaughan
4.0 out of 5 stars Private games
Excellent storyline. The fact that the London Olympics were so recent made it more realistic although thankfully this was a work of fiction. Another Patterson great!
Published 1 month ago by lindamccoll@aol.com
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent read
another excellent story in the private series, full of twists and turns to the end. a must read for all James Patterson fans
Published 1 month ago by Haggis71
5.0 out of 5 stars Briliant
Could not put private games book down until l reached the end, a very good story with a wee bit of romance and a lot of subterfuge.
Published 1 month ago by May scallan
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
i could not put the book down i have read all the private books and they are brilliant go read
Published 2 months ago by paul
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