Private: Number 1 Suspect

The correct title of this article is Private: #1 Suspect. The substitution of the # is due to technical restrictions.

Private: #1 Suspect

First edition (US)
Author	James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
Language	English
Series	Jack Morgan Series
Genre	Thriller novel
Publisher	Little, Brown and Co.
Publication date	January 2, 2012 [1]
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover) [2] [3]
Pages	486 pp (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN	978-0-316-09740-6 (for first hardcover edition)
Preceded by	Private
Followed by	Private L.A.

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]}

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]

In a negative review, the Publishers Weekly website 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." ^[7]

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. "Private: #1 Suspect," Dec. 19, 2011, in the Publishers Weekly website, at http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-09740-6 .