Private Games
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3.9 • 11 Ratings
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- £6.99
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
July 2012: The Games have arrived in London. Preparations have gone flawlessly and the stage is set for one of the greatest ever showcases of sporting excellence. But one man has a devastating plan. Having waited years for this chance, he is now ready for vengeance.
When Sir Denton Marshall, a key member of the London Olympic organising committee, is found decapitated in his garden, Peter Knight, head of Private London, is called to the scene. Private are working with the organising committee on the security for the Games, so Denton Marshall was a valuable client. But there is a more personal link: Marshall was also the fiancé of Knight's mother.
Having only recently lost close friends and colleagues at Private London in a fatal plane crash, this is another torturous blow for Knight and threatens to push him over the edge. But it soon becomes clear that Denton Marshall's murder is no isolated incident, and that the killer's number one target is the Games itself.
As the most talented athletes in the world gather in London, Knight knows he must find Sir Denton's killer. Thousands of lives are at stake...
Customer Reviews
*Thrilling*
**4.5-5 Stars**
This is the 3rd instalment of the Private series. The owner of the investigation company Jack Morgan a former US Marine has acquired many branches of Private over several countries.
This time we are in London. The story is fiction and set around the 2012 Olympics. I must admit I felt it was quite a bold move to write such a thrilling story based on a real event especially as it was written and published in the same year ahead of the games.
So much goes on it makes riveting reading and the plot is about someone who is against the Games going ahead and will do anything to stop it and prove to the world how magnificent they are. The culprit is not working alone. The creepiest thing is that they are often in plain sight.
There are brutal murders and the main investigator and head of Private in London is Peter Knight. He is a widower with twins and the first victim’s death is personal. As bad as the criminals are Peter is made of tough stuff and has sharp instincts, with Jack Morgan in tow they make a formidable team.
With Games under threat and people being set up left right and centre, it was thrilling and over the top especially as the culprit narrates a lot of the story in a chilling way