A PRIVATE THRILLER

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the bestknown and biggestselling 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 Womens Murder Club Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and standalone 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.James Pattersons BookShots. Short fastpaced highimpact entertainment.Jack Morgan is visiting Peter Knight and the team in the London branch of his investigation agency Private.At a cocktail party the night before the Trooping the Colour parade for the Queens 90th birthday Jack receives a phone call from the Duke of Aldershot saying that his daughter Abbie has been kidnapped. He needs Private on the case one word to the police and Abbie will be killed.Jack will have to find Abbie before 11:00 a.m. the next morning or the kidnapping will turn to murder.