Private Beijing: (Private 17)

Private Beijing: (Private 17)

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Summary

Private Beijing is ripped apart after an attack leaves three agents dead and the head of the team missing。

With the Beijing branch in turmoil， Private's owner and global head， Jack Morgan， immediately gets on a plane from LA。

Soon after Jack lands in China， another Private office is attacked。 It's clear that the entire organisation is under threat。

As Jack launches a global investigation from unfamiliar territory， he will need the loyalty of his team now more than ever。
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PRAISE FOR THE PRIVATE THRILLERS

'Great action sequences 。。。 breathtaking twists and turns' ANTHONY HOROWITZ

'An unmissable， breakneck ride' JAMES SWALLOW

'Exhilarating， high-stakes action' LESLEY KARA

'An exhilarating and totally satisfying read' NB MAGAZINE

'A breakneck fast， brutally good page-turner' DAILY MAIL
'Hits the ground running and the pace never misses a beat' DAILY EXPRESS

'Yet another fine outing from the master of thrillers' CITY A。M。

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Reviews

Rebecca ，

Another cracker of a Private novel that’s is a detailed action packed thriller from the first page。 Story is interesting with its Chinese and Russian influences。 Lots of details to follow， but well paced and a good read。 To be honest even though this is book 17， you could probably read as a stand alone as the Beijing office is a new edition to the book franchise。 Only negative would be the Jack and Justine ongoing story， I honestly don’t think Justine brings anything to the Private novels now， I Another cracker of a Private novel that’s is a detailed action packed thriller from the first page。 Story is interesting with its Chinese and Russian influences。 Lots of details to follow， but well paced and a good read。 To be honest even though this is book 17， you could probably read as a stand alone as the Beijing office is a new edition to the book franchise。 Only negative would be the Jack and Justine ongoing story， I honestly don’t think Justine brings anything to the Private novels now， I think her story has outrun its course and the chemistry/ relationship with Jack is now forced。 。。。more

Ancillar ，

A huge thanks to the publisher for my complimentary copy and all opinions expressed are entirely my own。The book revolves around an attack that occurs that leaves three dead people and one missing。 I felt lost occasionally as this book is part of a series that i did not read initially。 Private Beijing is fast -paced， full of action and engrossing。 If you need a good thriller then this is the book for you。 I recommend it！

janine ，

Yes， Yes， Yes。。。。 a book to blow your socks off！Now I have read every single Private book in the series since the first ever installment in 2010 （Private）。 This is one hell of an addictive series and I'm so glad that JP is able to get them on the shelves as quick as he does。Whilst I have devoured every single one with way too much enthusiasm and then end up devastated its come to and end， Private Beijing is most definitely my favourite of them all。To say i was gripped was an understatement， slee Yes， Yes， Yes。。。。 a book to blow your socks off！Now I have read every single Private book in the series since the first ever installment in 2010 （Private）。 This is one hell of an addictive series and I'm so glad that JP is able to get them on the shelves as quick as he does。Whilst I have devoured every single one with way too much enthusiasm and then end up devastated its come to and end， Private Beijing is most definitely my favourite of them all。To say i was gripped was an understatement， sleep deprived or not this had to be finished in one sitting and once again I left myself feeling stupid for not taking it more slowly！This installment starts with an attack on three Private Operatives from the Beijing office。 2 are fatalities and one operative is missing。 Jack is called in to help get Shang li back so flies to Beijing on the next flight。 Meanwhile the New York office falls under attack by a masked gunman。 2 attacks in 24hrs can't be a coincidence， can they？Alternating between Jack in Beijing （and then Moscow） and New York， these dual locations and weaved seamlessly together， as expected from JP as is the fast pace that all JP have come to love。 In this book we also see Jack over in Moscow doing some 'clean up' work from Private Moscow。I adore JPs collaborations with Adam Hamdy， each one has just been outstanding and this even more so。As always absolutely an sublime plot， totally unputdownable， thrilling， adrenaline pumping and non stop。。。 I can't recommend enough。Huge thanks to netgalley and Random House UK Cornerstone for the ARC。 。。。more

Mr Rick Forncett ，

Private Beijing is the latest rip-roaring thriller in the 'Private' series from James Patterson and this time co-author Adam Hamdy。In this episode the Private company offices are all under attack at the same time from one of hero and company owner Jack Morgan's previous enemies。There is certainly never a dull moment in this book with explosions， gun fights and deaths liberally sprinkled over the pages and with action in New York， Beijing and Moscow。I found some of the writing a bit 'clunky' but Private Beijing is the latest rip-roaring thriller in the 'Private' series from James Patterson and this time co-author Adam Hamdy。In this episode the Private company offices are all under attack at the same time from one of hero and company owner Jack Morgan's previous enemies。There is certainly never a dull moment in this book with explosions， gun fights and deaths liberally sprinkled over the pages and with action in New York， Beijing and Moscow。I found some of the writing a bit 'clunky' but the story certainly moves on at a fast pace and is sometimes hard to keep up with。 I'd describe Private Beijing as a very entertaining page-turner which I'm sure will please the legions of James Patterson readers out there。 This is the first of the Private series that I have read and Jack Morgan reminds me very much of Lee Child's Jack Reacher character but with less sex。 。。。more

The Cookster ，

Rating: 2。2/5Although "Private Beijing" is the 17th book in this series it is very easy to pick this up even if you have not read any of the other sixteen prior to this。 As you would expect from two experienced writers， the style of this certainly fluent and it may suit readers who like their reading material to move along at a good pace throughout，Even though there is a fairly basic plot underpinning the narrative， the storyline is predominantly action and event driven。 It is difficult not to g Rating: 2。2/5Although "Private Beijing" is the 17th book in this series it is very easy to pick this up even if you have not read any of the other sixteen prior to this。 As you would expect from two experienced writers， the style of this certainly fluent and it may suit readers who like their reading material to move along at a good pace throughout，Even though there is a fairly basic plot underpinning the narrative， the storyline is predominantly action and event driven。 It is difficult not to get the impression that the plot is little more than a necessary means of allowing the authors to link together a series of graphically described action scenes。 The characterisation is largely superficial and even the leading protagonist， Jack Morgan， has little in the way of depth。This is an okay way to pass the time without having to exercise the grey matter too much， but overall it is too formulaic and clichéd to be particularly satisfying。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for supplying an ARC in return for an honest review。 。。。more

Lynda ，

Book 17 in the Private security company series and the story this time involves some follow up from book 15， Private Moscow， although it reads well as a stand-alone This is another fast paced and exhilarating adventure for Jack Morgan and his team。 With much mayhem as the action moves between Beijing， Moscow and the US the pace never lets up and it is almost impossible to put the book down。Briefly， the team in Beijing are following up a lead but find the tables turned in the most shocking of way Book 17 in the Private security company series and the story this time involves some follow up from book 15， Private Moscow， although it reads well as a stand-alone This is another fast paced and exhilarating adventure for Jack Morgan and his team。 With much mayhem as the action moves between Beijing， Moscow and the US the pace never lets up and it is almost impossible to put the book down。Briefly， the team in Beijing are following up a lead but find the tables turned in the most shocking of ways and the team leader goes missing。 Morgan is asked to help find him so heads off to China。 This is explosive action as more members of his team are killed and his entire Moscow crew also disappear。 Very quickly he finds himself up against old foes who are determined to bring the entire Private team down。I really like the main protagonist， Jack， he’s strong， focussed and deadly but he also has a softer side and he’s loyal in the extreme。 A fabulous fast paced， high octane thriller and I enjoyed every page。 。。。more

Wendy ，

Thank you NetGalley for the arc of James Pattersons Private Beijing in return for my honest review。 I love the Private series， Jack Morgan is one of my favourite James Patterson characters。 Private Beijing does not disappoint once started I could not put it down， it's full of action from the start and does not let up till the end a fast paced page turner， can not wait for the next instalment。 Thank you NetGalley for the arc of James Pattersons Private Beijing in return for my honest review。 I love the Private series， Jack Morgan is one of my favourite James Patterson characters。 Private Beijing does not disappoint once started I could not put it down， it's full of action from the start and does not let up till the end a fast paced page turner， can not wait for the next instalment。 。。。more

Pauline ，

Jack Morgans latest investigation puts all Privates staff in more danger than usual， due to the perpetrators target。 An attack is made on Private Beijings team， when on a stake out， fatalities and a missing member， location unknown， leaves Jack flying to Beijing to look further into their ongoing investigation。 For Jack and his team， the race is on before more lives are lost。。。Another great read from James Patterson。 Whilst it's part of the Private series， it could easily be read as a standalone Jack Morgans latest investigation puts all Privates staff in more danger than usual， due to the perpetrators target。 An attack is made on Private Beijings team， when on a stake out， fatalities and a missing member， location unknown， leaves Jack flying to Beijing to look further into their ongoing investigation。 For Jack and his team， the race is on before more lives are lost。。。Another great read from James Patterson。 Whilst it's part of the Private series， it could easily be read as a standalone book。 。。。more

Elaine Tomasso ，

I would like to thank Netgalley and Random House UK， Cornerstone for an advance copy of Private Beijing， the seventeenth thriller to feature PI agency Private and its owner Jack Morgan。An attack on Private Beijing employees doing surveillance leaves three dead and one missing。 Jack has hardly touched down in Beijing when learns that one of his New York employees has been killed and another is in a coma。 Why is Private under attack？ It’s a question he’s determined to answer。I thoroughly enjoyed P I would like to thank Netgalley and Random House UK， Cornerstone for an advance copy of Private Beijing， the seventeenth thriller to feature PI agency Private and its owner Jack Morgan。An attack on Private Beijing employees doing surveillance leaves three dead and one missing。 Jack has hardly touched down in Beijing when learns that one of his New York employees has been killed and another is in a coma。 Why is Private under attack？ It’s a question he’s determined to answer。I thoroughly enjoyed Private Beijing， which is another high octane read， full of action and twists。 It never stops。 It is told from Jack’s first person point of view with other agency members contributing in the third person。 This means that the authors can cover a range of simultaneous events， while keeping it personal to Jack。 It works well in keeping the reader turning the pages with a fast pace and multiple developments。Nobody picks up a James Patterson thriller for realism， it’s more of a “well， it could happen， maybe” type read with more guns， bodies and action scenes。 It certainly promotes an American centric world view。 Anyway， who needs realism when you can get entertainment and this novel is highly entertaining as Jack blasts his way round Beijing， moves on to meet old friends and foes elsewhere while his girlfriend， Justine Smith， runs the bad guys to earth in New York。 There is a lot going on in this novel， but the prose is clear and never difficult to understand。 Keeping up with events requires stamina。 Private Beijing is a fun read that I have no hesitation in recommending。 。。。more

Tracy ，

A fast-paced， action packed page turner， full of twists and turns！ Although this is book number 17 in the Private series， it can be read as a standalone novel， in my opinion。 Fans of James Patterson and the series will not be disappointed and for readers who have not been introduced to the characters before， the authors give enough background and description to ensure the reader understands their personalities and motives in context with the。storyline。With thanks to NetGalley and the publishers A fast-paced， action packed page turner， full of twists and turns！ Although this is book number 17 in the Private series， it can be read as a standalone novel， in my opinion。 Fans of James Patterson and the series will not be disappointed and for readers who have not been introduced to the characters before， the authors give enough background and description to ensure the reader understands their personalities and motives in context with the。storyline。With thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for sending me cc a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Mrs Karen Bull ，

Another brilliant book by the king of books James Patterson Loved every moment Takes us in to the world of Private Beijing which is torn apart can Jack Morgan get to bottom of what happened before its to late Started fall in love with Jack as always with James Patterson characters as so well written you believe there are in room with you as you read

Mandy White （mandylovestoread） ，

A new James Patterson book… let me at it！ Another non stop action Private novel。 This series would make e great TV show or movie。 Jack Morgan travels to China， where the Private offices and staff are being targeted。 Never one to shy away from danger， Jack and the remaining members of the team try to find out who is after them and why。 At the same time， the same thing is happening in the New York office。 As always， Jack has to battle the bad guys， bombs， drone， car chases as much much more。 It is A new James Patterson book… let me at it！ Another non stop action Private novel。 This series would make e great TV show or movie。 Jack Morgan travels to China， where the Private offices and staff are being targeted。 Never one to shy away from danger， Jack and the remaining members of the team try to find out who is after them and why。 At the same time， the same thing is happening in the New York office。 As always， Jack has to battle the bad guys， bombs， drone， car chases as much much more。 It is always exciting reading and ai powered through this installment in a day。 Thanks to Random House UK， Cornerstone and NetGalley for my advanced copy to read。 Publishes 29th December 。。。more

LianaReads blog ，

This series is so addictive that I can’t seem to stop reading it。 This time we are headed to Beijing。 I can’t say that I’ve read many if any books set in China and it was interesting to read about a culture that I didn’t know too much。It is a fast-paced read with many turns and twists。 Jack Morgan is teaming up with Zhang Daiyu on the rollercoaster ride to battle the crime society that is killing his team。I loved how we get a big glimpse into his other facade， the more personal part of his life。 This series is so addictive that I can’t seem to stop reading it。 This time we are headed to Beijing。 I can’t say that I’ve read many if any books set in China and it was interesting to read about a culture that I didn’t know too much。It is a fast-paced read with many turns and twists。 Jack Morgan is teaming up with Zhang Daiyu on the rollercoaster ride to battle the crime society that is killing his team。I loved how we get a big glimpse into his other facade， the more personal part of his life。The investigation is downright scary with the adrenaline rush escalating with each new chapter， and the epic conclusion is so worth the wait。 I felt it was not all over and maybe we will get to meet some characters in future books。Addictive， fast paced and thrilling story。 🆓📖Very grateful to the publisher for my review copy through NetGalley 。。。more

Ana ，

James Patterson？ Need to say anymore？？？？This author is a legend and a benchmark for all other authors of this genre。 In this book， written in collaboration with Adam Hamdy， James Patterson once again delivers a fast paced thriller story taking place globally。The book sucks you in a way it becomes addictive which seems to be a common denominator across James Patterson's books。 To say that I recommend this book is the understatement of the year！ James Patterson？ Need to say anymore？？？？This author is a legend and a benchmark for all other authors of this genre。 In this book， written in collaboration with Adam Hamdy， James Patterson once again delivers a fast paced thriller story taking place globally。The book sucks you in a way it becomes addictive which seems to be a common denominator across James Patterson's books。 To say that I recommend this book is the understatement of the year！ 。。。more

Elainedav ，

The latest instalment in the Private series sees boss Jack Morgan rushing to Beijing as some of his staff there have been attacked and killed。 Then there is an attack on the New York office and the rest of the LA based team go there to investigate。 What follows is a complex invesigation spanning both of those sites and also Russia。 There are strong links to the previous book in the series in this one， so best to read in order。Tense， suspenseful， edge of your seat stuff。 Not always realistic （I h The latest instalment in the Private series sees boss Jack Morgan rushing to Beijing as some of his staff there have been attacked and killed。 Then there is an attack on the New York office and the rest of the LA based team go there to investigate。 What follows is a complex invesigation spanning both of those sites and also Russia。 There are strong links to the previous book in the series in this one， so best to read in order。Tense， suspenseful， edge of your seat stuff。 Not always realistic （I hope） but a really good read as ever。 Looking forward to the next episode。Highly recommended to anyone who likes a fast paced thriller， but start at the beginning of the series。 Thank you to NetGalley for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Ceecee ，

Private #174+ An attack kills three Private Beijing operatives tasked with watching David Zhou and Shang Li， in charge in Beijing， is missing， presumed dead。 Zhang Daiyu calls her boss Jack Morgan who immediately flies to China。 Meanwhile， in New York Private is investigating Ivor Yeadon when the surveillance is interrupted by a masked gunman who kills one and leaves another badly injured。 Two attacks on Private personnel in twenty four hours and this is just the beginning of a very murky and da Private #174+ An attack kills three Private Beijing operatives tasked with watching David Zhou and Shang Li， in charge in Beijing， is missing， presumed dead。 Zhang Daiyu calls her boss Jack Morgan who immediately flies to China。 Meanwhile， in New York Private is investigating Ivor Yeadon when the surveillance is interrupted by a masked gunman who kills one and leaves another badly injured。 Two attacks on Private personnel in twenty four hours and this is just the beginning of a very murky and dangerous investigation。 The storytelling alternates between New York and Jack in Beijing and Moscow。 I really like this series although I can’t claim to have read all 17！ In this one the Beijing setting offers a unique and very tense atmosphere which leads Jack and Zhang Daiyu into contact with some very deadly， tattooed， would be assassins。 Probing even deeper into these gang shark infested waters there’s a glimpse of Guoanbu， Chinese State Security。 The pace is fast throughout， indeed there is rarely a dull moment as multiple nefarious characters and agencies lurk in the shadows and sometimes scarily in the open。 Who is the target？ Why are Private operators under such threat？ Who can be trusted？ They encounter hitmen， explosions， gangs， set ups， traps and breathtaking betrayal in a rotten， corrupt， and revengeful conspiracy that has widespread implications。 Behind the scenes tech guru Mo-Bot （Maureen Roth） and Sci （Dr Science， Seymour Kloppenberg） weave their magic and are able to tap into some very helpful contacts。 The characterisation is good， Jack is driven， brave and a very loyal and caring employer as several of his team learn。 You see his softer side too in his relationship with profiler Justine。Overall， this is an exciting， exhilarating， explosive， high octane political thriller- just the way I like them！ 。。。more

Isobel ，

James Patterson never disappoints。Private Beijing， like all of his novels， is an intense， fast-paced and exhilarating story full of breakneck action that will leave you on the edge of your seat。 It is well worth a read。Personally， I have not read the full "Private" series， having only read a couple of the earlier books in the series and yet， although this novel does reference scenes from the previous books， it is not at all necessary to read the full series。 This book reads just as well as a sta James Patterson never disappoints。Private Beijing， like all of his novels， is an intense， fast-paced and exhilarating story full of breakneck action that will leave you on the edge of your seat。 It is well worth a read。Personally， I have not read the full "Private" series， having only read a couple of the earlier books in the series and yet， although this novel does reference scenes from the previous books， it is not at all necessary to read the full series。 This book reads just as well as a stand-alone as it does as part of this series。 The characters， as usual， are likeable and all have good morals， which make you root for them till the very end。 I actually cheered out loud when they brought the criminal to justice， earning some strange looks from the other people on the bus。。。 The humour， although not a prominent aspect， is well crafted and enjoyable。 I won't go on about the contents of the book too much。 as it is far too easy to give away key plot lines， but will say that the plot was unique and interesting to read。 You won't be able to put this book down; you will get sucked into the action right from the first page。Overall， I thoroughly enjoyed this book， yet I would expect nothing less from James Patterson at this point。 I will never stop recommending his books and Private Beijing is no different。 4 out of 5 stars。 A huge thank you to NetGalley， James Patterson and Adam Hamdy， and Random House UK for this ARC。 。。。more

Nerys Roberts ，

The Private detective group is being targeted。 Three workers have been killed in Beijing while on surveillance and their boss is missing presumed dead。 Private's owner Jack Morgan flies to Beijing to investigate。 While he's there two of Private New York's staff are targeted - one killed and another seriously injured。 As Jack becomes a target in China his co-workers in New York find a connection between the two attacks and it becomes clear that someone is out for revenge。 Another enjoyable read f The Private detective group is being targeted。 Three workers have been killed in Beijing while on surveillance and their boss is missing presumed dead。 Private's owner Jack Morgan flies to Beijing to investigate。 While he's there two of Private New York's staff are targeted - one killed and another seriously injured。 As Jack becomes a target in China his co-workers in New York find a connection between the two attacks and it becomes clear that someone is out for revenge。 Another enjoyable read from the Private series by James Patterson and Adam Hamdy - a fast paced story with plenty of action and twists and turns to keep you turning the pages。 Private Beijing continues from Private Moscow but can be read as a standalone。 Thanks to Netgalley， Random House UK， James Patterson and Adam Hamdy for the ARC of this book in return for an honest review。 。。。more

Kid Ferrous ，

"Private Beijing"， the latest book in the long-running "Private" series， is one of James Patterson’s best ever instalments， but be prepared for a gory experience！ The usual characters and elements that his readers have grown to love are all present and correct; James Patterson is never likely to make any drastic changes to his winning formula， and we love him for that。 However， he has definitely upped the ante this time around with regards to the action and brutality。 With tension and jeopardy t "Private Beijing"， the latest book in the long-running "Private" series， is one of James Patterson’s best ever instalments， but be prepared for a gory experience！ The usual characters and elements that his readers have grown to love are all present and correct; James Patterson is never likely to make any drastic changes to his winning formula， and we love him for that。 However， he has definitely upped the ante this time around with regards to the action and brutality。 With tension and jeopardy throughout， “Private Beijing"” is another page-turning triumph from the unstoppable James Patterson - which city will he go to next？！ 。。。more

Janireads&alltheinbetweens ，

You know when you pick up a James Patterson book， you won't be able to put it down。Yet again he does not disappoint with the new Private Beijing！Jack Morgan with his multiple companies are under threat in Beijing。 His team there in pieces after three dead and his head if the tram there is missing。 Jack steps in and immediately goes to China。 When he gets there his US office gets attacked。Some how and someone is busy to threaten them， but who and why？ Superbly written， James Patterson keeps your You know when you pick up a James Patterson book， you won't be able to put it down。Yet again he does not disappoint with the new Private Beijing！Jack Morgan with his multiple companies are under threat in Beijing。 His team there in pieces after three dead and his head if the tram there is missing。 Jack steps in and immediately goes to China。 When he gets there his US office gets attacked。Some how and someone is busy to threaten them， but who and why？ Superbly written， James Patterson keeps your eyes locked to the book and with every detail well described， you will be feeling apart of this story。Thank you Netgally for this eARC in exchange for my honest review 。。。more

Anne ，

Thank you to NetGalley， the publisher and authors for this eARC。 This is a great addition to the Private series。 If you love books that are action packed， full of thrills and twists this book has it all and more！ I really enjoyed this read， it started off very well and immediately captured my attention from the start and just got better the more I read。 Jack Morgan’s Private companies in Beijing and the US are targeted simultaneously - but by who and why？ Morgan goes to Beijing and his staff fol Thank you to NetGalley， the publisher and authors for this eARC。 This is a great addition to the Private series。 If you love books that are action packed， full of thrills and twists this book has it all and more！ I really enjoyed this read， it started off very well and immediately captured my attention from the start and just got better the more I read。 Jack Morgan’s Private companies in Beijing and the US are targeted simultaneously - but by who and why？ Morgan goes to Beijing and his staff follow leads in the US。 I found this to be a cracker of a read， it was so well written and engaging I didn’t want it to end。 The action， suspense and tension never let up and this is one of those reads you’ll find very hard to put down。 I just love the introduction of new characters in each book， who fit in so well alongside the regular characters I already know and am very used to。 I loved the different country settings for the story here and for me this added much more depth to the story。 Overall a great fast paced read with twist after twist that made me want to know what would happen next and certainly had me enthralled。 。。。more

Helen ，

Another outing for Jack Morgan and multiple Private companies。 Old favourites and new characters abound as the tale twists in unexpected ways。 I thoroughly enjoyed the book。 Never disappoints。

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