Private Games

Local Description

2012. A trade paperback copy in near fine condition.

Description

A brand new Patterson series based around an L.A. Private investigator.   The Olympic Games have arrived in London, and the world is waiting in eager anticipation of the biggest event in global sport. The preparations have gone flawlessly and the stage is set for one of the greatest Olympic Games of the modern era. However, one man is plotting to destroy the Games. Having waited years for this chance, he is ready to exact his vengeance.When Sir Denton Marshall, key member of the London 2012 organising committee, is found decapitated in his own back garden, Peter Knight, head of the London branch of Private investigation agency, is called to the scene. Private have been hired to work alongside the security operations at the Games, so Sir Denton was a client. He was also Knight's mother's fiancé.Having only recently lost close friends and colleagues at Private London in a fatal plane crash, this new personal grief threatens to push Knight over the edge. But when it becomes clear that this attack was not an isolated incident, Knight knows that he cannot afford to crack under the pressure – the fate of the Olympics rests on his shoulders.

Promotion info

The Olympic Games are under attack. Only Private, the world's most exclusive detective agency, can save them.

Author description

James Patterson is one of the best-known and bestselling writers of all time. He is the author of the two bestselling detective series of the past decade, the Alex Cross novels and the Women's Murder Club series, and he has written many other number one bestsellers. He has won an Edgar award, the mystery world's highest honour, and his novels Kiss the Girls and Along Came A Spider were made into feature films starring Morgan Freeman. He lives in Florida.