Private (novel)

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Private
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Author James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJack Morgan Series
Genre Thriller novel
Publisher Little, Brown and Co.
Publication date
June 28, 2010 [1]
Media typePrint (hardcover) [2]
Pages416 pp (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN 0-316-09615-6 (for first hardcover edition)
Preceded byThis is the first book in this series 
Followed by Private: #1 Suspect (2011) 

Private is the first book of the Jack Morgan series. This novel was written by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. The Private London series was spun off from the Jack Morgan series.

Reviews

This book has been reviewed by readers on at least three websites. On the Amazon.com website 219 reviewers gave Private an average of three of five possible stars. On the goodreads website the book had 650 reviews as of February 2012. Reviewers gave Private 3.73 stars of a possible five stars. The Reader Store website had nine reviews as of February 2012. The book only rated two of five stars on this site. [3]

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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 and as audiobook and CD editions.
  3. Amazon.com website, https://www.amazon.com/Private-James-Patterson/dp/0316096156 ; goodreads website, http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7134202-private ; Reader Store website, http://ebookstore.sony.com/james-patterson/private/ .