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Private
The Private series by James Patterson has 21 known books (21 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Private (2010). Private Tokyo is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date.
- Books
- 21 known books (21 novels)
- Published
- 21
- First published
- 2010
- Status
- ongoing
- Shelved under
- Thriller
Start here: Private (2010)
— then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Private
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. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private - Book 2:
Private London
Private London (2011), the second entry, is one of the city-branded spin-offs that sends the Private franchise abroad with a local co-author, following that office's own investigators rather than Jack Morgan directly. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private London - Book 3:
Private Games
Private Games (2012), 368 pages, continues the numbered Jack Morgan mainline, James Patterson and Mark T. Sullivan treating an Olympic security contract as just another case for the agency to solve discreetly. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Games - Book 4:
Private: #1 Suspect
Private: #1 Suspect (2012), the fourth book, keeps Jack Morgan's own story at the center of the mainline, Patterson's short, propulsive chapters driving a high-stakes case Private is uniquely positioned to solve. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private: #1 Suspect - Book 5:
Private Berlin
Private Berlin (2013) is another of the city spin-offs, relocating the Private formula -- and its own regional lead investigators -- to Germany with a local co-author, largely self-contained from the Jack Morgan mainline. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Berlin - Book 6:
Private L.A.
Private L.A. (2014), 487 pages, continues the numbered Jack Morgan mainline, James Patterson and Mark T. Sullivan bringing the agency's Los Angeles roots back into focus. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private L.A. - Book 7:
Private Down Under
Private Down Under (2014), written with Michael White, sends the franchise to Australia as one of the city-branded spin-offs following that office's own investigators rather than Jack Morgan. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Down Under - Book 8:
Private India
Private India (2014) relocates the franchise's formula to Delhi with a local co-author, one of the parallel city spin-offs that treat celebrity clients and international manhunts as just another case. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private India - Book 9:
Private Vegas
Private Vegas (2015) continues the Jack Morgan mainline, arriving after Private India and ahead of Private Sydney as Patterson's propulsive, short-chapter formula holds steady across the franchise's core throughline. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Vegas - Book 10:
Private Sydney
Private Sydney (2015), 464 pages, is another city-branded spin-off, sending Private to Australia with its own regional investigators standing in for Jack Morgan. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Sydney - Book 11:
Private Paris
Private Paris (2016), 448 pages, continues the Jack Morgan mainline that runs from Private through The Games, part of the core throughline distinct from the parallel city spin-offs. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Paris - Book 12:
The Games
The Games (2016) follows Private Paris in the Jack Morgan mainline, arriving ahead of Private Delhi as the agency's core throughline continues alongside its city-branded spin-offs. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Games - Book 13:
Private Delhi
Private Delhi (2017) is one of the city-branded spin-offs that sends the Private franchise abroad, following that office's local investigators with a co-author rather than Jack Morgan directly. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Delhi - Book 14:
Princess
Princess (2018) follows Private Delhi and precedes Private Moscow, part of the interleaved city-spin-off track that relocates the entire Private cast and formula to a new setting. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Princess - Book 15:
Private Moscow
Private Moscow (2020), 608 pages, opens the Adam Hamdy-co-written run of the Jack Morgan mainline, continuing the core throughline that began with Patterson and Maxine Paetro a decade earlier. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Moscow - Book 16:
Private Rogue
Private Rogue (2021), 432 pages, continues the Adam Hamdy-co-written Jack Morgan mainline, part of the ongoing series since 2020's shift in creative direction. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Rogue - Book 17:
Private Beijing
Private Beijing (2022), 480 pages, continues the Jack Morgan mainline written with Adam Hamdy, part of the franchise's more than twenty entries since 2010 relocating its cast to a new city every book or two. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Beijing - Book 18:
Private Rome
James Patterson and Adam Hamdy placed Private Rome as the eighteenth Private novel in 2023, between Private Beijing and Private Monaco, continuing the ongoing Jack Morgan mainline. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Rome - Book 19:
Private Monaco
Private Monaco (2024) follows Private Rome and precedes Private Dublin in the Jack Morgan mainline, James Patterson and Adam Hamdy continuing the franchise's international manhunt formula. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Monaco - Book 20:
Private Dublin
Private Dublin (2025) follows Private Monaco and precedes Private Tokyo, continuing the Adam Hamdy-co-written run of the Jack Morgan mainline into its fifteenth year. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Dublin - Book 21:
Private Tokyo
Private Tokyo (2026) is the twenty-first and most recent Private novel, written by James Patterson and Adam Hamdy, continuing the Jack Morgan mainline's short, propulsive formula after Private Dublin. Alternative text for cover: Cover of Private Tokyo
Key facts about the Private series
The Private series has 21 books on our list. Since all 21 are out now, you can read the whole list today.
Start with Private, since it opens the publication order in 2010. Private London is book 2, from 2011. Private Games is book 3, from 2012.
Private: #1 Suspect is book 4, from 2012. Private Berlin is book 5, from 2013. Private L.A. is book 6, from 2014.
Private Down Under is book 7, from 2014, while Private India is book 8, from 2014. Private Vegas is book 9, from 2015.
Private Sydney is book 10, from 2015, while Private Paris is book 11, from 2016. The Games is book 12, from 2016. Since the list above shows all 21, you can find the rest there.
Each title links to its own page, while the list keeps them in date order. Each book page shows its dates and editions.
Private Tokyo is the latest book with a full release date, out on 21 May 2026. The catalogue marks it as ongoing, yet no next book has a date so far.
The books came out between 2010 and 2026, while their length runs from 276 to 608 pages. That is a run of 16 years.
James Patterson has 196 books on our list. Additionally, they write Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and Honeymoon, plus 12 more series. We shelve the books under thriller.
About the Private series
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 sends the Private franchise to London, Berlin, Sydney, India, Delhi and beyond, each written with a local co-author and following that office's own investigators rather than Morgan directly.
The formula stays consistent wherever the story is set: Patterson's short, propulsive chapters, a high-profile or high-stakes case Private is uniquely positioned to solve discreetly, and a company culture that treats celebrity clients, Olympic security contracts and international manhunts as just another Tuesday. Maxine Paetro was Patterson's most frequent early collaborator on the Jack Morgan books; since 2020, Adam Hamdy has written most of the ongoing series, including its recent run of city-titled Jack Morgan entries.
With more than twenty entries since 2010, Private is one of Patterson's most internationally-minded franchises, using its worldwide-agency premise as an excuse to relocate the entire cast and formula to a new city every book or two.
Frequently asked questions
How many Private books are there?
21 novels as of Private Tokyo (2026), starting with Private (2010). A number of city-titled spin-offs (London, Berlin, Sydney, India, Delhi, Princess) sit alongside the core Jack Morgan mainline within the same numbered sequence.
What order should I read the Private books in?
Publication order, which is also the series' official numbering. Start with Private (2010) for Jack Morgan's introduction to the agency.
Are all the Private books about Jack Morgan?
No -- the city spin-offs (Private London, Private Berlin, Private Down Under, Private India, Private Sydney, Private Delhi, Princess) follow that city's own Private investigators, with Morgan appearing only peripherally if at all.
Who writes the Private books now?
Adam Hamdy has co-written the series with Patterson since Private Moscow (2020), including the recent city-titled entries through Private Tokyo (2026).
Is there a new Private book coming?
No further title had been announced beyond Private Tokyo (May 2026) as of this writing.
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