Private Vegas

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Authors: James Patterson

Tags: #Fiction, #General, #Mystery & Detective, #Thrillers, #Suspense, #Crime

Contents

 

About the Book

About the Authors

Also by James Patterson

Title Page

Dedication

Prologue

One

Two

Three

Four

 

Part One

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

 

Part Two

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

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Chapter 40

Chapter 41

Chapter 42

Chapter 43

Chapter 44

Chapter 45

Chapter 46

 

Part Three

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

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

 

Part Four

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

Chapter 98

Chapter 99

Chapter 100

Chapter 101

Chapter 102

Chapter 103

Chapter 104

Chapter 105

Chapter 106

Chapter 107

 

Part Five

Chapter 108

Chapter 109

Chapter 110

Chapter 111

Chapter 112

Chapter 113

Chapter 114

Chapter 115

Chapter 116

 

Epilogue

Chapter 117

Chapter 118

Chapter 119

Chapter 120

Acknowledgments

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Copyright

ABOUT THE BOOK
 

Showgirls. Millionaires. Murder.

 

Jack Morgan, head of Private Investigations, the global PI agency of the rich and famous, is being pushed to the limit. His car has been firebombed, his ex is dating someone else, and his twin brother is still out to destroy him.

 

But Private doesn’t rest, and nor do its clients: not the LAPD who need Private’s help catching two scumbags with diplomatic immunity, and not the client who has just confessed to murdering his wife.

 

Add to that Jack’s best friend being held on a trumped-up charge that could see him locked away for a very long time, and it seems like all bets are off ...

 
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
 

JAMES PATTERSON
is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past decade – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club and Detective Michael Bennett novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

 

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 specifically for young readers. James is a founding partner of Booktrust’s Children’s Reading Fund in the UK. James Patterson’s novels have sold in excess of 300 million copies worldwide, and he has been the most borrowed author in UK libraires for the past seven years in a row.

 

Find out more at
www.jamespatterson.co.uk

 

Become a fan of James Patterson on Facebook

 

MAXINE PAETRO
is the author of three novels and two works of non-fiction, and she is the co-author of more than a dozen books with James Patterson. She lives in New York with her husband.

Also by James Patterson
 
PRIVATE NOVELS
 

Private (
with Maxine Paetro
)

Private London (
with Mark Pearson
)

Private Games (
with Mark Sullivan
)

Private: No. 1 Suspect (
with Maxine Paetro
)

Private Berlin (
with Mark Sullivan
)

Private Down Under (
with Michael White
)

Private L.A. (
with Mark Sullivan
)

Private India (
with Ashwin Sanghi
)

ALEX CROSS NOVELS
 

Along Came a Spider • Kiss the Girls • Jack and Jill • Cat and Mouse • Pop Goes the Weasel • Roses are Red • Violets are Blue • Four Blind Mice • The Big Bad Wolf • London Bridges • Mary, Mary • Cross • Double Cross • Cross Country • Alex Cross’s Trial (
with Richard DiLallo
) • I, Alex Cross • Cross Fire • Kill Alex Cross • Merry Christmas, Alex Cross • Alex Cross, Run • Cross My Heart • Hope to Die

THE WOMEN’S MURDER CLUB SERIES
 

1st to Die • 2nd Chance (
with Andrew Gross
) • 3rd Degree (
with Andrew Gross
) • 4th of July (
with Maxine Paetro
) • The 5th Horseman (
with Maxine Paetro
) • The 6th Target (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 7th Heaven (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 8th Confession (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 9th Judgement (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 10th Anniversary (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 11th Hour (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 12th of Never (
with Maxine Paetro
) • Unlucky 13 (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 14th Deadly Sin (
with Maxine Paetro
,
to be published February 2015
)

DETECTIVE MICHAEL BENNETT SERIES
 

Step on a Crack (
with Michael Ledwidge
) • Run for Your Life (
with Michael Ledwidge
) • Worst Case (
with Michael Ledwidge
) • Tick Tock (
with Michael Ledwidge
) • I, Michael Bennett (
with Michael Ledwidge
) • Gone (
with Michael Ledwidge
) • Burn (
with Michael Ledwidge
)

NYPD RED SERIES
 

NYPD Red (
with Marshall Karp
) • NYPD Red 2 (
with Marshall Karp
) • NYPD Red 3 (
with Marshall Karp, to be published April 2015
)

STAND-ALONE THRILLERS
 

Sail (
with Howard Roughan
) • Swimsuit (
with Maxine Paetro
) • Don’t Blink (
with Howard Roughan
) • Postcard Killers (
with Liza Marklund
) • Toys (
with Neil McMahon
) • Now You See Her (
with Michael Ledwidge
) • Kill Me If You Can (
with Marshall Karp
) • Guilty Wives (
with David Ellis
) • Zoo (
with Michael Ledwidge
) • Second Honeymoon (
with Howard Roughan
) • Mistress (
with David Ellis
) • Invisible (
with David Ellis
)

NON-FICTION
 

Torn Apart (
with Hal and Cory Friedman
) • The Murder of King Tut (
with Martin Dugard
)

ROMANCE
 

Sundays at Tiffany’s (
with Gabrielle Charbonnet
) • The Christmas Wedding (
with Richard DiLallo
) • First Love (
with Emily Raymond
)

FAMILY OF PAGE-TURNERS
 
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOKS
 

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (
with Chris Tebbetts
) • Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! (
with Chris Tebbetts
) • Middle School: My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar (
with Lisa Papademetriou
) • Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill (
with Chris Tebbetts
) • Middle School: Ultimate Showdown (
with Julia Bergen
) • Middle School: Save Rafe! (
with Chris Tebbetts
)

I FUNNY SERIES
 

I Funny (
with Chris Grabenstein
) • I Even Funnier (
with Chris Grabenstein
) • I Totally Funniest (
with Chris Grabenstein
)

TREASURE HUNTERS SERIES
 

Treasure Hunters (
with Chris Grabenstein
) • Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile (
with Chris Grabenstein
)

HOUSE OF ROBOTS
 

House of Robots (
with Chris Grabenstein
)

DANIEL X SERIES
 

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (
with Michael Ledwidge
) • Watch the Skies (
with Ned Rust
) • Demons and Druids (
with Adam Sadler
) • Game Over (
with Ned Rust
) • Armageddon (
with Chris Grabenstein
)

HOMEROOM DIARIES
 

Homeroom Diaries (
with Lisa Papademetriou
)

MAXIMUM RIDE SERIES
 

The Angel Experiment • School’s Out Forever • Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports • The Final Warning • Max • Fang • Angel • Nevermore • Forever

CONFESSIONS SERIES
 

Confessions of a Murder Suspect (
with Maxine Paetro
) • Confessions: The Private School Murders (
with Maxine Paetro
) • Confessions: The Paris Mysteries (
with Maxine Paetro
)

WITCH & WIZARD SERIES
 

Witch & Wizard (
with Gabrielle Charbonnet
) • The Gift (
with Ned Rust
) • The Fire (
with Jill Dembowski
) • The Kiss (
with Jill Dembowski
) • The Lost (
with Emily Raymond
)

GRAPHIC NOVELS
 

Daniel X: Alien Hunter (
with Leopoldo Gout
) • Maximum Ride: Manga Vols. 1–8 (
with NaRae Lee
)

 

For Suzie and John, Brendan,
Alex, and Jack

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