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Oct 26, 2024 4:37 PM

Author:James Patterson

Private Books 1 - 3

A brand new bundle of hard-hitting thrillers from Sunday Times bestselling author James Patterson.

Private

Former US Marine 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 use the world's most advanced forensic tools to make and break their cases.

In L.A., Jack is already deep into the investigation of a multimillion-dollar gambling scandal and the unsolved slayings of eighteen 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. And Jack doesn't have to play by the rules.

Private London

SOMETIMES WHEN THE NIGHTMARE ENDS - THE TERROR IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING...

For Hannah Shapiro, a beautiful young American student, this particular nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when Jack Morgan, owner of Private - the world's most exclusive detective agency - saved her from a horrific death. She has fled her country, but can't flee her past. The terror has followed her to London, and now it is down to former Royal Military Police Sergeant Dan Carter, head of Private London, to save her all over again.

Carter draws on the global resources of Private in a desperate race against the odds. But the clock is ticking... Private may be the largest and most advanced detection agency in the world, but the only thing they don't have is the one thing they need - time.

Private Games

July 2012: The Games have arrived in London and the stage is set for one of the greatest ever showcases of sporting excellence.

When Sir Denton Marshall, a key member of the London Olympic organising committee, is found brutally murdered, Peter Knight, head of Private London, is called to the scene. Private are working with the organising committee on security for the Games, so Denton Marshall was a valuable client. But there is a more personal link: Denton was also the fiancé of Knight's mother.

Knight is devastated by Denton's murder, but it soon becomes clear that this is no isolated incident. The killer is targeting the Games itself, and the lives of everyone involved are under threat.

Reviews

'RIVALS THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN (and beats it for style)' (The Guardian)
The 'shocking' 'haunting' and 'riveting' thriller about the secrets even those closest to us keep, this book will keep you turning the pages late into the night. For fans of Clare Mackintosh, C L Taylor and Erin Kelly.

—— Penguin Books

'Compelling and intriguing, right from the very first page'

—— Sharon Bolton

An accomplished and page-turning thriller...it's impossible to guess where it's going next

—— Nicholas Searle

A stunning book. I was drawn in by Nuala Ellwood's hypnotic, haunting and elegant prose. Compelling, unsettling and powerful this is a book that will stay with me for a long time'

—— C. L. Taylor

A gripping rollercoaster ride of a thriller. Keeps you in there right to the last page

—— Christobel Kent, author of The Loving Husband

Ellwood's protagonist Kate is a female hero in the best sense, flawed but brave. Very quickly you are sucked into her fragile, damaged world, until you no longer know what is real or imaginary

—— Helen Callaghan, author of DEAR AMY

A twisty psychological thriller. I raced through it in one sitting!

—— Lucy Atkins, author of The Other Child

A dark, intense, multi-layered thriller that twists and turns until the last page

—— Tammy Cohen

Memorable, jaw-dropping ... harrowing fiction that skilfully draws parallels between the effects of civil war and domestic violence

—— Sunday Times

Well-written ... an elegant, punchy thriller with a dark heart

—— Observer Thriller of the Month

'Compelling and convincing'

—— Guardian

'For lovers of The Girl on the Train ...a tense story with multiple twists and turns'

—— Prima

Compelling ... Brimful of tension, twists and darkness, this one grabbed me on the first page and didn't let go

—— Woman and Home

Full of really clever twists, this stylish thriller really grabs you

—— Sunday Mirror

Gripping and beautifully written, My Sister's Bones is a tense, atmospheric, deliciously dark story

—— Amanda Jennings

With an elegant and deft touch Nuala Ellwood has created a tale that is gripping, engrossing and surprising at every turn. I loved it

—— Rowan Coleman

Couldn't put the lights out until I'd finished it! Gripping, emotional and very well-written

—— Emma Curtis, author of One Little Mistake

'This clever, multi- layered novel is simply stunning'

—— Dinah Jefferies

Loved I Let You Go and Behind Closed Doors? My Sister's Bones is guaranteed to be this year's most twisty and twisted read - you'll never see what's coming!

—— Ava Marsh, author of UNTOUCHABLE

This book is amazing - harrowing and compelling...a clever plot that twists right to the very end

—— Luana Lewis

A beautifully written, spine-tingling thriller that had me on the edge of my seat. My Sister's Bones is a compelling tale about the evil unleashed by war and the evil that can lurk in the very heart of our homes. Heart-wrenching and compelling

—— Sanjida Kay, author of Bone by Bone

If you loved The Girl on the Train, then this debut psychological thriller is for you ... dark, thrilling and full of unexpected twists and turns

—— Take A Break

Very different from every other psychological thriller I have read ... the perfect book for a book club

—— Irena_BookDust

Full of tension, questions, secrets and lies... a spectacular finish with fireworks and an unbelievable turn

—— @Agi_mybookshelf

A gripping and meaty book ... a must read for anyone who loves a domestic psychological thriller.

—— @LynseyMummaDuck

A terrific book - compelling and exquisitely told by an author with exceptional talent

—— Bestselling author, Susan Lewis

A great read with an astonishing twist

—— People's Friend

Goes straight on the shelf marked 'unputdownable'... scenes of great beauty and moments of great drama ... a splendid debut.

—— Robert Miller , Redburn Review

A great thing to read

—— Inside Soap

A fast-paced mystery thriller ... Thanks to Cotterell's convincing characters, you'll find yourself questioning right and wrong, and how far a woman should go to protect her family.

—— Cosmopolitan

All I can say is WOW! If you are a fan of the psychological thriller genre, then this needs to go on your 'must get' list... Excellent.

—— @bookkaz

The story is clever, well-paced and well-constructed

—— Irish Independent

The Book of Mirrorsis a very clever and well written novel

—— Reading in Wellies

It keeps you guessing right to the last page and, even afterwards, leaves you wondering how much of what we accept as reality exists only in our own minds

—— Bridport News

I found The Book of Mirrors extremely difficult to put down

—— For Winter Nights blog

An entertaining, clever story, told in an engaging manner that fit the story. I’ll be keen to read more work by EO Chirovici in the future

—— From First Page to Last blo

This is an interesting, well-written book with plenty of layers and depth ... E.O. Chirovici writes really well, and creates a novel which you’ll want to keep reading. It’s different and deliciously deep, drawing you in as you try to unravel the details

—— Snazzy Books

Set for global success

—— Daily Express

This intelligent multi-layered psychological thriller examines human memory, recollection, self-delusion and how memories can be manipulated. If you want to immerse yourself in a compelling ‘whodunit’, this book will not disappoint!

—— Candis

An absorbing thriller

—— Fantastic Fiction blog

I couldn't put it down

—— Brew and Books Review blog

This is cerebral crime in the manner of Umberto Echo and Paul Auster ... Readers will be spurred on to keep turning the pages by feeling that the ending will reveal not just what the truth is, but what is Truth

—— Daily Telegraph

A gripping yarn

—— Sunday Times (Ireland)

There’s so much to like about The Book of Mirrors. The story is clever, well-paced and well-constructed

—— Belfast Telegraph

Even the twists have twists

—— i paper

Chirovici has written a very clever book. The plot twists and turns, backtracks and goes round in circles, so you can never be quite sure where it’s going to go next.

—— Watford Observer

The Book of Mirrors will keep you up until you’ve finished it

—— Metro

Twisty novel full of unexpected developments and untrustworthy characters

—— Sunday Times Culture

Chilling

—— Steph’s Book Blog

a must read

—— Femina

An intriguing whydunit underpinned by a treatise on memory, as a number of witnesses create a cat’s cradle of conflicting testimony designed to keep the reader guessing to the very end

—— Irish Times

The Book of Mirrorsengages on a number of levels. Chirovici delights in leading the reader down various blind alleys and keeps us turning the pages

—— Times Literary Supplement
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