Private
- Published
- 1 January 2010
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN-13
- 9780750540056
- Type
- novel
About this book
Private (2010) opens the series in Los Angeles, introducing Jack Morgan and the elite investigation agency he runs on ex-military operatives, forensic specialists, and a global network of franchised offices -- James Patterson and Maxine Paetro's 320-page start to the Jack Morgan mainline.
Key facts about Private
Private is a novel by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Readers have had it since 1 January 2010. It runs to 320 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of Private. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780750540056 to find the main one.
Private is book 1 of 21 in the Private series. The series has 21 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Private Tokyo is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 21 May 2026.
Additionally, James Patterson writes Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and Honeymoon, plus 12 more series. Those series sit on our thriller, science fiction thriller and legal thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Delusional is the latest published James Patterson book on file, from 17 August 2026.
About James Patterson
James Patterson is an American author widely regarded as one of the bestselling and most prolific novelists in publishing history, with hundreds of books credited to his name across thrillers, young-adult fiction and non-fiction. See every James Patterson book in order.
Its place in Private
Private is book 1 in the Private series. It is followed by Private London. See the full Private reading order.
Jack Morgan runs Private, an elite investigation agency built on ex-military operatives, forensic specialists and a global network of franchised offices that will take on cases the police can't or won't touch. The series opens in Los Angeles with Morgan himself as the recurring lead across a core throughline ( Private , Private: #1 Suspect , Private L.A. , Private Vegas , Private Paris , The Games , then the Adam Hamdy-co-written run from Private Moscow onward), while a parallel run of city-branded spin-offs…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780750540056