Private Games
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Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect over 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries.
The opening ceremony is still hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Nigel Steele, is called to the scene of a ruthless murder. A high-ranking member of the games' organizing committee and his mistress have been killed. It's clear that it wasn't a crime of passion, but one of precise calculation and execution.
Newspaper reporter Karen Pope receives a letter from a person who calls himself Cronus, claiming responsibility for the murders. He also proclaims that he will restore the Olympics to their ancient glory and will destroy all who have corrupted the games with lies, cheating, and greed. Karen immediately hires Private to examine the letter, and she and Nigel uncover a criminal genius who won't stop until he's ended the games for good.
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Private is a 21-book series with 19 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, and Mark Pearson.
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I listened to this book during two consecutive road trips. It was read by an English chap which, at times, was hard to understand and listen to, but also made sense since the story takes place in London during the 2012 Olympic Games.
It was a little eery to listen to the book and then go in and watch some of the games - and keeping the two separate in my mind. But I think having it take place during the current games made it more interesting to me. It was a decent story but more in the style of a comic book and not the suspense novel I was expecting from a highly acclaimed novelist.
One of the things I don't like about the Private books so far is Jack Morgan. Thankfully, he's not the central character at all in Private Games. Peter Knight is much more fun to be around.
The book is a page turner all right. The action is basically non stop! However, Cronus's motives behind this elaborate and out of this world scheme was completely laughable. When he revealed his reasons I literally did that, laugh. It was awful.
But this book got me excited about the last two I have to read. If Jack Morgan isn't going to rain on my parade I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy these as well!
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