Private Berlin
(Private 5)
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4.3 • 162 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The past is a foreign country . . .
Mattie Engel is one of the rising stars at Private Berlin, and believes she's seen the worst of people as a police officer. That is until Chris, her colleague – and fiancé – is found dead, brutally murdered in an old slaughterhouse outside the city.
The slaughterhouse is filled with bodies. But just as Private begin their investigations, the building explodes, wiping out all evidence of the crimes.
Mattie soon realises that a masked killer is picking off Chris's childhood friends, one-by-one. But who is trying to bury the past?
And will Mattie become the killer's next victim?
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Readers love Private Berlin . . .
'Captures the essence of the city'
'A highly enjoyable action-packed read with clever, revealing conclusions'
'Gripping from start to finish'
'Fantastic'
'Another hit from James Patterson;
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PRAISE FOR THE PRIVATE THRILLERS
'Great action sequences ... breathtaking twists and turns' ANTHONY HOROWITZ
'An unmissable, breakneck ride' JAMES SWALLOW
'Exhilarating, high-stakes action' LESLEY KARA
'An exhilarating and totally satisfying read' NB MAGAZINE
'A breakneck fast, brutally good page-turner' DAILY MAIL
'Hits the ground running and the pace never misses a beat' DAILY EXPRESS
'Yet another fine outing from the master of thrillers' CITY A.M.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The brave efforts of the heroes alternate with the sadistic musings of the bad guy in Patterson's formulaic fifth thriller centered on the global investigations firm known as Private (after 2012's Private London), this one written with Sullivan (Rogue). Private operative Chris Schneider comes to Berlin on personal leave to confront a demon from his past, only to become its latest victim. When Schneider fails to show up for work and no one can reach him, his ex-fianc e, Mattie Engel, who's still a Private colleague, agrees that his tracking device should be activated. This leads to a grisly discovery in an abandoned slaughterhouse in a wooded area outside Berlin. The mask-wearing psycho behind Schneider's death, who calls himself the Invisible Man and revels in the pain others, shares a familiar origin story in which a warped relationship with his mother is the cause of his savagery. Readers should be prepared for some things that don't make a lot of sense (e.g., at one point Engel admires a colleague for connecting a suspect with another person who has the suspect's first name as his middle name and his middle name as his first) and the usual stock characters.
Customer Reviews
Private Berlin
Excellent Read, thoroughly recommend this book..
Untouchable
I'm privileged to have joined the adventure of JP's writing in yet another masterpeace of an exceptional story line. The intensity I feel when reading his novels - the book come alive & they become such a part of my life. The pain & anguish displayed - the anxiety - the gripping terror of catching the villain in all JP's books is beyond words. The Private Collection has been breathtaking & I look forward to the next one in the series. Private Australia perhaps had an edge for me, being an Aussie.
My family hate when a new book hits the web, as they in turn, loose me for the short time it takes me to devour your books. About the begin your two latest releases, hardest decision is which storyline to choose first, my all time favorite female cop, Lindsay Boxer to perhaps Alex Cross. Regardless of which, I know drama, intrigue & a couple of near sleepless nights await me. Thank goodness for long air flights - my constant companion JP is to my rescue. Private Berlin...captivating to the very end.
Great
Loved this book. Couldn't put it down!