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  • Published: 29 January 2023
  • ISBN: 9781529136067
  • Imprint: Century
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $62.00

Private Beijing

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




The new thriller in James Patterson's bestselling Private series, featuring private investigator Jack Morgan

A brutal attack. An agent on the run.

Private Beijing is left devastated after an attack sees its lead agent, Lee Sheung, captured.

With Private now under scrutiny by the Beijing police, Sheung's second-in-command calls on Jack Morgan, global head of the world's finest PI agency, to investigate.

As more Private detectives find themselves in the firing line, Justine Smith conducts her own investigation in New York and quickly becomes entangled in a web of deceit.

It's clear the conspiracy is closer to home than first thought.

And as Jack works in unfamiliar territory, a ghost from the past is on his tail...

  • Published: 29 January 2023
  • ISBN: 9781529136067
  • Imprint: Century
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $62.00

About the author

James Patterson

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 375 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers.

James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers, including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, House of Robots, Confessions, and Maximum Ride series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

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