Fiction Pick of the Week: Private Games

Private Games by James Patterson (with Mark Sullivan)

A fast-paced spin-off of the Private series, Private Games takes readers to England, just prior to the 30^th Olympiad.  With the opening ceremony just hours away, Private Investigator Nigel Steele is called to a murder scene.  The head of the Games’ organizing committee, also the fiancé of Steele’s mother, has been executed.  When Cronus claims responsibility for the murder, London is in a state of panic. 

Cronus’ executions are gruesome and public, and in his mind, the means to the end of restoring the Games to their ancient glory.  When Karen Pope, a newspaper reporter, begins to receive notes from Cronus detailing future murders, she partners with Steele to identify Cronus and, more importantly, to stop him.  With the medal and body count increasing, this action-packed novel may leave some readers wondering, “Could this really happen?”