With James Patterson’s stalwart series’ of books (Alex
Cross, Lindsey Boxer, Daniel X and so on) well established now, the author has
gone on to create a new series in the form of Private. Private Games is the
latest in this series and I have just finished listening to the audiobook
version of it, read by Paul Panting.
Private is a prestigious worldwide security agency that has
some extremely high profile and important clients. This time it is charged with
providing security for the Olympic Games 2012 in London. All is going well
until a pesky and slightly deranged criminal mastermind sets his sights on
destroying London and the Olympic Games themselves. As one of Private’s
bigwigs, Peter Knight is right in the thick of it and must find the person who
is killing in the name of the purity of the traditional games before he reaches
his ultimate goal of stopping the modern games forever.
The story follows Patterson’s typical fast paced style with
over a hundred short chapters which make the story move along quickly and keep
you turning pages until the very end. I thoroughly enjoyed it. To be honest I
have tired a bit of late of Patterson’s books, particularly those in the Alex
Cross series. I feel that they have become a little samey and predictable,
whereas this was a welcome change from the norm from me. It was nice to learn
about a new character in a new place.
