Private series is one of my favourite series by James Patterson. Needless to say, I’ve seen his work change quite a bit with his introduction and collaboration with a lot of other authors. Private Vegas is the ninth book in this series.
Let’s get started, I say.
Showgirls. Millionaires. Murder.
Jack Morgan, head of Private Investigations, the global PI agency of the rich and famous, is being pushed to the limit. His car has been firebombed, his ex is dating someone else, and his twin brother is still out to destroy him.
But Private doesn’t rest, and nor do its clients: not the LAPD who need Private’s help catching two scumbags with diplomatic immunity, and not the client who has just confessed to murdering his wife.
Add to that Jack’s best friend being held on a trumped-up charge that could see him locked away for a very long time, and it seems like all bets are off…
Hmm… where do I start? I’m a little conflicted about this one. Before I started reading this book I did want to see the response it had received and the reviews definitely gave me hope; I was pretty excited about this one. That excitement started to fizzle out as I ventured further and further into the book.
The book started off fine but it didn’t take long for the plot to get all muddled up. There’s quite a few storylines running at the same time; from Jack Morgan’s closest friend and colleague being on trial for a crime and him trying to get his friend out, to his on-again, off-again relationship with Justine. From trying to find two low-lifes who have diplomatic immunity and are on a killing spree to Jack’s ongoing issues with his brother Tommy.
This book was not boring by any means, rather, it was a bit of a jumbled mess of all the storylines not quite meshing together like they were intended to. I believe this book was written and delivered in a way to lure readers onto the next instalment. In my honest opinion, this book is okay, not one of James Patterson’s better works.
Like I always say, make up your own minds. You may not agree with me and I would love to hear your opinion on this one.
On that note, Happy Reading peeps! 🙂 xx
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