“EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE SUMMER GAMES, YOU WILL WANT TO READ THE BOOK, NOT ONLY FOR ITS THRILL-A-PAGE PLOTTING BUT ALSO FOR THE OPENING DAY SPECTACLE THAT’S ON DISPLAY… PRIVATE GAMES SHOWS BOTH PATTERSON AND SULLIVAN TO BE AT THE TOP OF THEIRS.”
“ANOTHER FAST-PACED, ACTION-PACKED THRILLER THAT WILL HAVE YOU NOT WANTING TO PUT IT DOWN UNTIL THE VERY LAST PAGE.”
“[AN] EXCELLENT READ… THE WRITING IS BETTER, THE CHARACTERS MORE DEVELOPED, AND THE STORY MORE SUSPENSEFUL THAN MOST OF THE RECENT JAMES PATTERSON NOVELS… LOOK FOR PRIVATE BERLIN.”
“PATTERSON, HE OF SIX DOZEN NOVELS AND COUNTING, HAS AN UNCANNY KNACK FOR THE TIMELY THRILLER, AND THIS ONE IS NO EXCEPTION… A PLEASANT ROMP.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“THIS ONE IS SET UP WITH SHORT CHAPTERS THAT YOU CAN’T HELP FLY THROUGH… I REALLY HAVE COME TO ENJOY THE PRIVATE SERIES AND HOPE THIS SERIES CONTINUES FOR A LONG TIME.”
“BETWEEN THE COVERS OF THE FIRST TWO BOOKS (PRIVATE AND #1 SUSPECT) IS SOME OF JAMES PATTERSON’S BEST WORK TO DATE… A PLOT THAT CONTAINS SUBSTANCE WITHOUT SACRIFICING READABILITY AND IS INHABITED BY CHARACTERS WHO ARE SYMPATHETIC AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL. PATTERSON AND PAETRO’S CONCEPT AND EXECUTION IS FLAWLESS… And if someone doesn’t latch on to these novels for a television drama, they should find employment in another industry. Jump on now.”
“[THEY] MAKE ONE HECK OF A GREAT WRITING TEAM AND PROVE IT ONCE AGAIN WITH [THIS] CLASSY THRILLER, THE LATEST IN A PRIVATE INVESTIGATION SERIES THAT’S SURE TO BLOW THE LID OFF A POPULAR GENRE… If you want to be entertained to the max, you can’t go wrong when you pick up a thriller by Patterson and Paetro.”
“AN AMAZING STORY FROM A FABULOUS STORYTELLER.”
“I READ ON THE TREADMILL, AND TOWARDS THE END I ALMOST FELL FROM ALL THE CLIFFHANGERS AND REVELATIONS… CHOCK FULL OF INTRIGUE, MYSTERY, AND EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT TWISTS AND TURNS! I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE SEQUEL!”
“PRIVATE: #1 SUSPECT STARTED OUT WITH A BANG… LITERALLY. I WAS CAUGHT UP IN THE ACTION FROM PAGE ONE.”
“A QUICK READ WITH SHORT CHAPTERS AND LOADS OF ACTION… DESTINED TO BECOME ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SERIES IN THE JAMES PATTERSON ARSENAL… If you are a Patterson fan, you will not be disappointed… Jack Morgan is a great protagonist… Bring on even more PRIVATE.”
“A FUN AND ENJOYABLE READ… PATTERSON LETS THE READER FEEL LIKE THEY ARE RIGHT THERE IN THE ACTION… It’s such a treat knowing there is so much more to explore about [these] characters… He certainly set things up for some explosive action in future novels.”
“PRIVATE MIXES ACTION, MYSTERY, AND PERSONAL DRAMA TO CREATE A HIGHLY READABLE AND ENTERTAINING EXPERIENCE. If this first volume is any indication, Patterson and Paetro may well be on their way to rivaling—and possibly surpassing—the popularity of their Women’s Murder Club series.”
“SLICK AND SUSPENSEFUL IN THE USUAL WELL-RECEIVED PATTERSON STYLE (SUCCINCT AND SIMPLE CHAPTERS, LARGER-THAN-LIFE CHARACTERS, AND A PLETHORA OF SURPRISES).”
“A GREAT READ… FAST-PACED… If you like James Patterson you will be more than happy to add this one to your ‘To Be Read’ pile.”
“PRIVATE WILL HAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT… WITH TWISTS AND TURNS THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO KEEP TURNING THE PAGES.”
“EXCITING… A GREAT WAY TO SPEND THE AFTERNOON… COMPLEX AND INTERESTING CHARACTERS.”
“PRIVATE WILL GRAB YOU FROM PAGE ONE AND FORCE YOU TO SIT THERE UNTIL YOU TURN THE VERY LAST PAGE… A GREAT START TO A NEW SERIES FROM THE MASTER OF FAST-PACED THRILL RIDES.”
“THE PACING IS FRENETIC… I REALLY LIKED JACK MORGAN… THE SECOND TIER CHARACTERS WERE GREAT… an impressive array of detectives and specialists.”
“Patterson always delivers a good read, but in this case it was so much more… You are entertained with multiple stories. Somehow Patterson blends them all seamlessly together, never letting the novel skip or jump, always keeping the reader flawlessly on track and riveted. I LOVED THIS BOOK. A FANTASTIC READ!”