Private

by James Patterson, James Patterson OL22258A [Work in progress. Please do not merge James Patterson.]

Hardcover, 385 pages

English language

Published June 28, 2010 by Little, Brown and Co..

ISBN:: 978-0-316-09615-7
OCLC Number:: 464590309

(7 reviews)

The police can't help you Former CIA agent 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. …

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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Caffeinated Book Dragon reviewed Private by James Patterson (Private, #1)

Not leaving a star-rating, stopped at pg 105, so it wouldn't be fair to.

No rating

I'm a touch disappointed because I've liked a lot of James Patterson's stuff before, but I knew I couldn't go any further because it was just not an interesting setup for a private investigation series for me. I know he doesn't do "realism", but the utter perfection in the setup, that this private investigation firm has better equipment and resources than even the cops in CSI and Law & Order just felt like it was pulling my leg too far.

I was also annoyed with how many cases and threads for plot were flying around in the start, and I just couldn't care much about what was going on--I was spending too much time trying to keep track of all these characters!

Anyhoo--not my cup of tea, but could be yours.