Private: No. 1 Suspect
(Private 4)
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4.3 • 99 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
When you own the world's greatest detective agency, you make the world's most dangerous enemies.
Jack Morgan’s former lover is found murdered in Jack’s bed and he is instantly the number one suspect.
But Jack Morgan is also the head of Private, the private investigation firm that solves the problems of the world’s rich and infamous.
So while fighting to clear his name, he is also hired to recover millions of dollars of stolen goods and to investigate a string of murders at a luxury hotel chain.
With Jack and his team stretched to breaking point, Private faces their biggest challenge yet.
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Readers love Private No. 1 Suspect
'Excellent'
'I loved this book'
'Another great James Patterson and cannot wait for the next one'
'Couldn't put it down'
'Every time I read a Private story I'm hooked and I'm there with them'
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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
In chapter one of Patterson and Paetro's lackluster second novel featuring Jack Morgan (after 2010's Private), Morgan, the founder of an L.A. investigative firm "with clients all over the map who demanded and paid well for services not available through public means," returns home to his mansion from an overseas trip to discover the blood-soaked body of his ex-girlfriend, Colleen Molloy, in his bed. Whoever shot Molloy, who tried to kill herself six months earlier at the time of their breakup, has planted evidence incriminating Morgan. Before alerting the police, Morgan has forensic expert Dr. Sci and tech geek Mo-bot comb the scene, but his delay in reporting the crime only makes him more of a suspect to the LAPD. Unrelated subplots, including a serial killer who leaves his victims in different locations of a hotel chain, serve only to add to the book's length. An evil identical twin doesn't help with plausibility.
Customer Reviews
Recommended
Good story. Relatively short and simple but a good read. Recommend as a beach / holiday book.
Would have given it a 5-star, but...
Great writing, terrific editing (except for some distracting typos and catechresis), and interesting, riveting story...
All characters are fabulous, even the bad guys...EXCEPT for the lead character, Jack Morgan himself, whose faulty moral compass pointing south leads him and his actions by the nose. A pervert! He's the blight in this story, hateful.
I would not recommend this book to young readers as it gives a poor message and a bad example. How annoying and disturbing to have him as a lead character. What a shame.
Excellent
Although the ending was always going to be obvious, still kept me enthralled