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The pedal is to the medal in this chilling Olympic thriller - and the finish line is fast approaching... 
 
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.

Private Games

(Private 3)

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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…

Private Vegas

(Private 9)

Adam Hamdy

The clock is ticking. 
 
To save her life you must take another. 
 
When Jack Morgan is invited to the luxurious Monaco coast to set up a new Private office, it seems like the perfect opportunity to relax in an iconic destination. 
 
But the vacation is quickly cut short when Jack's partner Justine is abducted. 
 
The kidnappers send Jack clear instructions - and a gun. If he wants to see the woman he loves again, he must take a life in exchange for hers. 
 
Jack soon becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy that will come to a head at the Monaco Grand Prix. 
 
Hours from disaster, Jack must find Justine and her kidnappers - and put a stop to whatever they have planned next. 
 
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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.

Private Monaco

(Private 19)

We will take on any case, solve any crime, uncover any secret. 
We are Private. And we're the best. 
___________________________ 
Paris: city of art. City of culture. City of death. 
 
When Jack Morgan stops by Private's Paris office, he envisions a quick hello during an otherwise relaxing trip filled with fine food and sightseeing. But Jack is quickly pressed into duty after a call from one of his most important clients asking Private to track down his young granddaughter who is on the run from a brutal drug dealer. 
 
As Jack scours the city, several members of Paris's cultural elite are found dead - murdered in shocking, symbolic fashion - and the French police need Private's help.

Private Paris

(Private 11)

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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 London

(Private 2)

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A history lesson they'll never forget… and neither will you. 
 
Mattie Engel is one of the rising stars at Private Berlin, and believes she's seen the worst of people in her previous life with the Berlin police force. That is until Chris, her colleague - and until recently, her fiancé - is found dead, brutally murdered in an old slaughterhouse outside the city. 
 
The slaughterhouse is filled with bodies. But just as Private begin their investigations, the building explodes, wiping out all evidence of the crimes, and nearly killing Mattie and her team. 
 
Mattie soon realises that a masked killer is picking off Chris's childhood friends, one by one, and destroying the trail. But who wants the past buried so badly? What is the truth about that slaughterhouse? And will Mattie become the killer's next victim?

Private Berlin

(Private 5)

Michael White

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Private is going down under. And it might be going down for good... 
 
P.I. Craig Gisto, head of the latest branch of Private, is enjoying the glamorous launch party with his new team when their celebrations are interrupted by the bloodied arrival of a boy with his eyes gouged out. 
 
The boy is the kidnapped son of one of Australia’s richest men – but investigating his death isn’t their only pressing case. The rock star Micky Stevens is convinced someone’s trying to kill him, and believes Private are the only ones who can help. 
 
As if that wasn’t enough, someone is murdering the wealthy wives of the Eastern Suburbs, in the most brutal way imaginable. And if they don’t catch the killer soon, the next victim could be someone close to Private…

Private Down Under

(Private 6)

An invitation from an old friend draws Jack Morgan into a deadly conspiracy . . . 
 
On a cold January morning, Jack Morgan stands inside the New York Stock Exchange with his former US Marine comrade whose company is being launched onto the market, eagerly awaiting the opening bell. 
 
But before the bell rings, a bullet rips through the air and finds its mark. 
 
In the aftermath of the murder, the victim's wife hires Jack to find the killer. As the head of Private, Jack has at his disposal the world's largest investigation agency. What he discovers shakes him to his core. 
 
Jack identifies another murder in Moscow that appears to be linked. So he heads to Russia, and begins to uncover a conspiracy that could have global consequences. 
 
With powerful forces plotting against him, will Jack Morgan make it out alive?

Private Moscow

(Private 15)

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.

Private Beijing

A brutal attack. An agent missing. (Private 17)

We will take on any case, solve any crime, uncover any secret. 
We are Private. And we're the best. 
_____________________________ 
Even for Private Investigations, the world's top detective agency, it's tough to find a man who doesn't exist... 
 
Craig Gisto has promised Eliza Moss that his elite team at Private Sydney will investigate the disappearance of her father. After all, as CEO of a high-profile research company, Eric Moss shouldn't be difficult to find. 
 
Except it's not just the man who's gone missing. Despite the most advanced technology at their disposal, they find every trace of him has vanished too. 
 
And they aren't the only ones on the hunt. Powerful figures want Moss to stay 'lost', while others just as ruthlessly want him found. 
 
Meanwhile, a routine background check becomes a frantic race to find a stolen baby and catch a brutal killer - a killer Private may well have sent straight to the victim's door . . .

Private Sydney

(Private 10)

Ashwin Sanghi

We will take on any case, solve any crime, uncover any secret. 
We are Private. And we're the best. 
_______________________ 
Even the world's greatest detective agency sometimes finds itself in too deep... 
 
Santosh Wagh quit his job as head of Private India after harrowing events in Mumbai almost got him killed. But Jack Morgan, global head of the world's finest investigation agency, needs him back. Jack is setting up a new office in Delhi, and Santosh is the only person he can trust. 
 
Still battling his demons, Santosh accepts, and it's not long before the agency takes on a case that could make or break them. Plastic barrels containing dissolved human remains have been found in the basement of a house in an upmarket area of South Delhi. But this isn't just any house, this property belongs to the state government. 
 
With the crime scene in lockdown and information suppressed by the authorities, delving too deep could make Santosh a target to be eliminated.

Private Delhi

(Private 13)

In Afghanistan, a US Special Forces pilot is shot down during a covert mission. 
 
In New York, a mother is forced to flee with her two young children. 
 
A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private - the world's largest investigation agency - with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace. 
 
What at first seems to be a simple missing persons case soon escalates into something much more deadly, when Jack discovers the daughter is being pursued by highly trained operatives. 
 
As Jack uncovers more of the woman's backstory, the trail leads towards Afghanistan - where Jack's career as a US Marine ended in catastrophe . . . 
 
Jack will need to face the trauma of his past to save a family's future.

Private Rogue

(Private 16)

A priest is murdered and a Private agent is the number one suspect. 
 
Jack Morgan is in Rome celebrating the opening of a new local Private office, when the party takes a deadly turn. Private agent Matteo Ricci is found at the party standing over the body of a dead priest with a gun in hand, swearing he did not kill the man. 
 
As Jack tries to prove Matteo's innocence, he uncovers a much deadlier conspiracy - which leads him straight to the heart of the Vatican. 
 
With corruption closing in on all sides, Jack must decide who he can trust before the city falls. 
 
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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.

Private Rome

A murdered priest. A city full of secrets. (Private 18)

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When you own the world's greatest detective agency, you make the world's most dangerous enemies. 
 
Since former US Marine Jack Morgan started Private, it has become the world's most successful detective agency. But when his former lover is found murdered in Jack's bed, Jack is instantly the number one suspect. 
 
With his team stretched to breaking point and Jack fighting for his life, he finds himself strong-armed by the mob into recovering $30 million in stolen pharmaceuticals, and Jack realises he is facing his most powerful enemies ever.

Private: No. 1 Suspect

(Private 4)

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Jack Morgan, owner of the Private detective agency, is having a very bad week. 
 
His twin brother is up on a murder charge and determined to frame him for the crime, and one of Jack's clients has just called to report the burnt bodies of four surfers on his beach. 
 
But what seems like a random mugging gone wrong soon reveals something far worse - a killer calling themselves No Prisoners is holding the city to ransom. And there's more bad news: Hollywood's golden couple, Thom and Jennifer Harlow, have been kidnapped, along with their adopted children. 
 
It looks like the whole world is about to discover whether Private are really as good as they say they are…

Private L.A.

(Private 7)

We will take on any case, solve any crime, uncover any secret. 
We are Private. And we're the best. 
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____________________________________ 
Jack Morgan receives an offer he cannot refuse... 
 
When the head of the world's foremost investigation agency is invited to meet Princess Caroline, third in line to the British throne, he boards his Gulfstream jet and flies straight to London. 
 
The Princess needs Morgan's skills, and his discretion. Sophie Edwards, a close friend of the royal, has gone missing. She must be found before the media become aware of it. 
 
Morgan knows there is more to this case than he is being told. 
 
But what is the Princess hiding?

Private Princess

(Private 14)

____________________________ 
If you have a big bank account and an even bigger problem, you're going to want Private on the case. 
 
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

(Private 1)

____________________ 
Extraordinary crimes require extraordinary detectives. Welcome to Private. 
 
When Santosh Wagh isn't struggling out of a bottle of whisky he's head of Private India, the Mumbai branch of the world's finest PI agency. 
 
In a city of over thirteen million he has his work cut out at the best of times. But now someone is killing women - seemingly unconnected women murdered in a chilling ritual, with strange objects placed carefully at their death scenes. 
 
As Santosh and his team race to find the killer, an even greater danger faces Private India - a danger that could threaten the lives of thousands of innocent Mumbai citizens…

Private India

(Private 8)

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