Private: Number 1 Suspect

Private: #1 Suspect is the second book of the Jack Morgan series. This novel was written by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. More books in this series are to follow.[4][5]

Private: #1 Suspect
First edition (US)
AuthorJames Patterson & Maxine Paetro
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJack Morgan Series
GenreThriller novel
PublisherLittle, Brown and Co.
Publication date
January 2, 2012[1]
Media typePrint (hardcover)[2][3]
Pages486 pp (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN978-0-316-09740-6 (for first hardcover edition)
Preceded byPrivate 
Followed byPrivate L.A. 

Plot

This book has several plots. The most important one involves Jack Morgan, the owner of Private, a private investigation company started by his father. Morgan comes back from a trip to find a former girlfriend murdered in his bed. Morgan is the number one suspect of this murder and has to clear himself of it or go to a lengthy trial. Morgan also owes a favor to a mobster, a favor he does not want to honor but is in no position to refuse. A third plot is the disappearance of a film star who is already in much legal trouble. Finally, Private seeks to solve a series of hotel murders that are the work of a serial killer.

Reviews

This book received at least three professional reviews, one of them favorable and two of them unfavorable. Joe Hartlaub of Bookreporter said in a very positive review, "Patterson and Paetro’s concept and execution for PRIVATE: #1 SUSPECT is flawless."[6]

A very negative review appeared in University of California Highlander, a college newspaper. The reviewer said, "If you’re really interested in the frustrating adventures of Jack Morgan and company, look for “#1 Suspect” in its future destination: at the bottom of a dollar store bookshelf, next to the book lights."[7] The Publishers Weekly website, in another negative review, said, "Unrelated subplots, including a serial killer who leaves his victims in different locations of a hotel chain, serve only to add to the book’s length. An evil identical twin doesn’t help with plausibility."[8]

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References
  1. This is the release date for the hardcover edition. Other editions were released on other dates.
  2. Also released as Amazon Kindle edition, as paperback, as a Barnes & Noble Nook book and as audiobook and CD editions.
  3. Barnes & Noble website, at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/private-james-patterson/1100173121?ean=9780446571777 .
  4. Amazon.com website, at https://www.amazon.com/Private-1-Suspect-James-Patterson/dp/0446571784 .
  5. Goodreads website, at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10808006-private .
  6. Joe Hartlaub, "Private: #1 Suspect," January 6, 2012, in the Bookreporter website, at http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/private-1-suspect .
  7. Rebecca Paredes, “'Private: #1 Suspect' by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro Review," January 29, 2013, in the University of California Highlander online, at http://www.highlandernews.org/6814/private-1-suspect-by-james-patterson-maxine-paetro-review/ .
  8. "Private: #1 Suspect," Dec. 19, 2011, in the Publishers Weekly website, at http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-09740-6 .
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