Private Vegas

Private Vegas is the ninth novel in James Patterson's globe-spanning Private thriller series, written with longtime collaborator Maxine Paetro. It follows Jack Morgan, founder of the high-end investigation agency Private, as multiple crises, professional, personal, and familial, collide across Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

True to the series formula, the book braids several cases together at a rapid clip: a pair of criminals shielded by diplomatic immunity, a client confessing to his wife's murder, a friend facing prison, and, at the dark center, a Las Vegas operation that grooms young women into contract killers. The short chapters and constant momentum are engineered for readers who want a fast, twisty page-turner.

For fans of commercial crime and mystery fiction, Private Vegas offers the trademark Patterson pace along with the running personal stakes that thread through the wider Private series.