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Fiction. Thriller. HTML: Even for Private Investigations, the world's top detective agency, it's tough to find a man who doesn't exist . . . Craig Gisto has promised Eliza Moss that his elite team at Private Sydney will investigate the disappearance of her father. After all, as CEO of a high-profile research company, Eric Moss shouldn't be difficult to find. Except it's not just the man who's gone missing. Despite the most advanced technology at their disposal, they find every trace of him has vanished too. And they aren't the only ones on the hunt. Powerful figures want Moss to stay "lost," while others just as ruthlessly want him found. Meanwhile, a routine background check becomes a frantic race to find a stolen baby and catch a brutal killer - a killer Private may well have sent straight to the victim's door . . ..… (more)
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The first involves a surrogacy scam, a murdered
The second case involves the missing CEO of a billion dollar company. Stonewalled by the man’s business partner, Gisto begins to suspect large scale fraud is the issue. However it soon becomes clear that whatever Eric Moss has done, he has made some dangerous enemies. Despite attempts at intimidation, Gisto refuses to back off, especially when threats are made against the missing man’s daughter.
Short chapters, an economy of words, and a sense of immediacy keeps the pace moving quickly. The plot is well crafted and not entirely predictable, with some smaller subplots that fill out the pages. Studded with action, there is also a touch of romance. You don’t get much more than a general sense of the characters, but it is enough to satisfy.
The Australian setting, which moves from Sydney city to the Blue Mountains, should appeal to Patterson’s international and local fans.
Private Sydney was exactly what I expected, a quick, easy, entertaining read.
Ahh, the real world hitting crime fiction. Poignant words from Kathryn Fox. Yeah, there's no James Patterson in this co write, but that's OK. One of the latest in the
A light, quick beach read. Perfect summer reading.
At the same time, there’s a frantic race to rescue a stolen baby and catch a killer. Did Private send the killer straight to the victim’s door?
Readers may appreciate the quickly-moving plot, with an unexpected twist or two, and short chapters meant to ramp up the suspense. But this “Private” novel falls a bit short in comparison with earlier books in the series. Nevertheless, fans of the series are likely to find this tale to their liking.
Not to confuse the issue, but “Missing: A Private Novel” is the first United States release of “Private: Sydney” albeit with a different title. It’s still the same story.
Still a good read, even though not my favourite.