Private (Private, #1)

by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

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The police can't help youFormer Marine helicopter pilot 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 youJack 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. 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.
  • ISBN10 0316096156
  • ISBN13 9780316096157
  • Publish Date 20 July 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Little, Brown & Company
  • Imprint Little, Brown and Company
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 400
  • Language English