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A breathtaking thriller set in the London office of the world's most exclusive private investigation agency
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Dan Carter is the head of the London office of Private, the world's largest and most technologically advanced detective agency. Jack Morgan, Private's owner and CEO, put his faith in Carter, and has entrusted him with some of Private's most important cases.
None more important than Hannah Shapiro. The daughter of one of Private's wealthiest and most valuable clients, Hannah and her mother were kidnapped when she was thirteen years old. Hannah survived; her mother didn't. Hannah is now in London studying at one of the most prestigious universities in England, and it is Carter's job to protect her. But disaster strikes as Hannah is kidnapped for the second time in her young life.
Carter has all of Private's extensive global resources at his disposal to use in the investigation of this kidnapping. But as time progresses and no word is received from the kidnappers, fears for Hannah's safety mount. Recently there has been a string of unsolved murders involving young women. Carter is praying that Hannah is not another link in this particular chain.
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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A typical James Patterson thriller, fast-paced, action-filled adventure filled with handsome heroes and gorgeous women. Don't get me wrong, that's not a complaint, in fact I read the book in one sitting and thoroughly enjoyed every paragraph, but don't expect a literary masterpiece because you're not going to get one.
If you want to take your brain off the hook for a few hours and visit a world full of beautiful, rich people and nasty villians then this is the book for you.
The story is not overly complicated, but JP's style of writing (short chapters, some no more than 1 page) makes it easy reading and the plot is good enough for the ending not to be too obvious.
I suppose if I had one minor criticism it would be that though the book is set in London, the English characters still speak like Americans i.e. elevator and not lift, but at least JP has done his homework unlike one American author who, much to my annoyance, referred to a £100 note!
Apart from that negligible complaint, JP, as always, is a safe bet and I eagerly wait for his next book to be published.
If you want to take your brain off the hook for a few hours and visit a world full of beautiful, rich people and nasty villians then this is the book for you.
The story is not overly complicated, but JP's style of writing (short chapters, some no more than 1 page) makes it easy reading and the plot is good enough for the ending not to be too obvious.
I suppose if I had one minor criticism it would be that though the book is set in London, the English characters still speak like Americans i.e. elevator and not lift, but at least JP has done his homework unlike one American author who, much to my annoyance, referred to a £100 note!
Apart from that negligible complaint, JP, as always, is a safe bet and I eagerly wait for his next book to be published.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Private series is relatively new. It follows the same formula as all James Patterson books, short chapters, easy prose and fast moving action. With each series you are dependent upon the co-author and Mark Pearson seems one of the better ones.
The basic storyline is nothing new: rich girl gets killed, several years later daughter is in danger, (or is she?) exclusive detective agency led by rugged, attractive former war hero is engaged to sort it out? But the plot moves swiftly and there are enough plot twists - personal connections, unsure allegiances, regular murders or war stories - to keep the mind engaged.
The main characters are not especially deeply sketched and all are unfeasibly attractive and indestructable but it doesn't really matter. When you read a James Patterson novel you are not going to confuse it with reality
So for a pleasant book you can read in a couple of sessions on the train, or an afternoon on the beach, this is a good choice.
The basic storyline is nothing new: rich girl gets killed, several years later daughter is in danger, (or is she?) exclusive detective agency led by rugged, attractive former war hero is engaged to sort it out? But the plot moves swiftly and there are enough plot twists - personal connections, unsure allegiances, regular murders or war stories - to keep the mind engaged.
The main characters are not especially deeply sketched and all are unfeasibly attractive and indestructable but it doesn't really matter. When you read a James Patterson novel you are not going to confuse it with reality
So for a pleasant book you can read in a couple of sessions on the train, or an afternoon on the beach, this is a good choice.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I could tell from the beggining that this was going to be a good read, and it was. Brilliant story line.Action all the way through,. Although always a bit dubious when James Patterson has a co-writer i was pleasantly suprised by their technique. Look forward to more similar reads.
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Private London
Being a huge fan of James Patterson he can do no wrong in my eyes..and again he has excelled himself once more,, and yet a change from his usual investigator - Dan Carter -perhaps... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Avid reader
Private London
Being the second book in the series I was not sure it would be as good as Private Games but it actually was better - a great read
Published 21 days ago by shopperholic
A brilliant pairing
I've read all of Pearson's books but never JP's so was intruiged to see how this panned out. I wasn't disappointed. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Donny Paul
Pint of bitter guvner
Pearson brings a breath of fresh sea air to the series. More definition of characters would be good, are they likely to be sharing a ham sandwich with you or lobster? Read more
Published 22 days ago by Superdad
Private London
Great read, could not put it down, plenty of twist and turns, would recomend to anyone who likes this sort of book.
Published 23 days ago by Sarah
Private London
A fast paced thriller, that was difficult to put down. Many twists ,and turns.Excellent value at this price from Amazon. Read more
Published 25 days ago by sueanrich
Pacy
I have read a lot of James Patterson novels and always enjoy the 'pacy-can't put down' content of his stories.
Published 26 days ago by Fred 1234
Enjoyed this thoroughly... Typical JP book
This is the first book in the Private series that I have read, and I really enjoyed it. Fast paced, good plot, great characters and JP weaves it all together as usual in his unique... Read more
Published 1 month ago by slurplepurple
Private Eye of London
Read this book in one sitting. Really pacy loved the London setting, and as other have said loved the self deprecating tongue in cheek humur of Dan Carter. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Banjo Steve
worst yet
This is by far the worst "JP" novel to date! Badly written and edited. So many Americanisms in an London-set storyline its not true. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tom Willis
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