Private: #1 Suspect (28 page)

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Authors: James Patterson; Maxine Paetro

Tags: #Fiction, #Thrillers, #Suspense, #General

About the Authors

JAMES PATTERSON has had more
New York Times
bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to
Guinness World Records
. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977, James Patterson’s books have sold more than 240 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including
Kiss the Girls
and
Along Came a Spider
. Mr. Patterson also writes the bestselling Women’s Murder Club novels, set in San Francisco, and the top-selling New York detective series of all time, featuring Detective Michael Bennett.

James Patterson also writes books for young readers, including the Maximum Ride, Daniel X, Witch & Wizard, and Middle School series. In total, these books have spent more than 220 weeks on national bestseller lists.

His lifelong passion for books and reading led James Patterson to launch the website ReadKiddoRead.com to give adults an easy way to locate the very best books for kids. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.

MAXINE PAETRO is the author of three novels and two works of nonfiction, and the coauthor of nine books with James Patterson. She lives in New York with her husband.

The Private Novels

Private: #1 Suspect
(with Maxine Paetro)
Private
(with Maxine Paetro)

A complete list of books by James Patterson is at the end of this book. For previews and information about the author, visit
JamesPatterson.com
or find him on Facebook or at your app store.

Featuring Alex Cross

Kill Alex Cross
 •
Cross Fire

I, Alex Cross

Alex Cross’s
Trial (with Richard DiLallo) •
Cross Country

Double Cross

Cross

Mary, Mary

London Bridges

The Big Bad Wolf

Four Blind Mice

Violets Are Blue

Roses Are Red

Pop Goes the Weasel

Cat & Mouse

Jack & Jill

Kiss the Girls

Along Came a Spider

The Women’s Murder Club

10th Anniversary
(with Maxine Paetro) •
The 9th Judgment
(with Maxine Paetro) •
The 8th Confession
(with Maxine Paetro) •
7th Heaven
(with Maxine Paetro) •
The 6th Target
(with Maxine Paetro) •
The 5th Horseman
(with Maxine Paetro) •
4th of July
(with Maxine Paetro) •
3rd Degree
(with Andrew Gross) •
2nd Chance
(with Andrew Gross) •
1st to Die

Featuring Michael Bennett

Tick Tock
(with Michael Ledwidge) •
Worst Case
(with Michael Ledwidge) •
Run for Your Life
(with Michael Ledwidge) •
Step on a Crack
(with Michael Ledwidge) 

The Private Novels

Private: #1 Suspect
(with Maxine Paetro) •
Private
(with Maxine Paetro)

Other Books

The Christmas Wedding
(with Richard DiLallo) •
Kill Me If You Can
(with Marshall Karp) •
Now You See Her
(with Michael Ledwidge) •
Toys
(with Neil McMahon) •
Don’t Blink
(with Howard Roughan) •
The Postcard Killers
(with Liza Marklund) • 
The Murder of King Tut
(with Martin
Dugard) •
Swimsuit
(with Maxine Paetro) •
Against
Medical Advice
(with Hal Friedman) •
Sail
(with Howard Roughan) •
Sundays at Tiffany’s
(with Gabrielle Charbonnet) •
You’ve Been Warned
(with Howard Roughan) •
The Quickie
(with Michael Ledwidge) •
Judge & Jury
(with
Andrew Gross) •
Beach Road
(with Peter de Jonge) •
Lifeguard
(with Andrew Gross) •
Honeymoon
(with Howard Roughan) •
Sam’s Letters to Jennifer

The Lake House

The Jester
(with Andrew Gross) •
The Beach House
(with Peter de Jonge) •
Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas

Cradle and All

When the Wind Blows

Miracle on the 17th Green
(with Peter de Jonge) •
Hide & Seek

The Midnight Club

Black Friday
(originally published as
Black Market
) •
See How They Run
(originally published as
The Jericho
Commandment
) •
Season of the Machete

The Thomas
Berryman Number

For Readers of All Ages

Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 5
(with NaRae Lee) •
Witch & Wizard: The Fire
(with Jill Dembowski) •
Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Vol. 1
(with Svetlana Chmakova) •
Daniel X: Game Over
(with Ned Rust) •
Daniel X: The Manga, Vol. 2
(with SeungHui Kye) •
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
(with Chris Tebbetts, illustrated by Laura Park) •
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 4
(with NaRae Lee) •
ANGEL: A Maximum Ride Novel

Witch & Wizard: The Gift
(with Ned Rust) •
Daniel X: The Manga, Vol. 1
(with SeungHui Kye) •
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 3
(with NaRae Lee) •
Daniel X: Demons and Druids
(with Adam Sadler) •
Med Head
[
Against Medical Advice
teen edition] (with Hal Friedman) •
FANG: A Maximum Ride Novel

Witch & Wizard
(with Gabrielle Charbonnet) •
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 2
(with NaRae Lee) •
Daniel X: Watch the Skies
(with Ned Rust) •
MAX: A Maximum Ride Novel

Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 1
(with NaRae Lee) •
Daniel X: Alien Hunter
(graphic novel; with Leopoldo Gout) •
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
(with Michael Ledwidge) •
Maximum Ride: The Final Warning

Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

Maximum Ride: School’s Out—Forever

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment

santaKid

For previews and information about the author, visit
JamesPatterson.com
or find him on Facebook or at your app store.

Contents

Dedication

Prologue: Shots in the Dark

One
Two
Three

Part One: I Didn’t Do It

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35

Part Two: Love You, Love You Not

Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63

Part Three: Cut to the Chase

Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97

Part Four: Dead End

Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Acknowledgments
A Preview of
Private Games
About the Authors
Books by James Patterson
Books by James Patterson
Copyright

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