Private London: (Private 2) [Hardcover] Patterson, James

A football hero gunned down in Piccadilly. A Saudi prince's daughter murdered in her hotel suite. A bombing at the 2012 Olympics. Jack Morgan's London branch of Private — the world's most elite investigation firm — is drowning in high-stakes cases as the city gears up for the Games. But when a killer starts targeting Private's own operatives, the hunt becomes personal. Patterson co-writes this one with Mark Pearson, a former Met detective, and it shows — the procedural detail feels sharp, the London setting pulses with energy, and the pace never lets up. Multiple plotlines converge in trademark Patterson style: short chapters, hard cuts, maximum velocity. If you like your thrillers stripped-down and propulsive, with just enough character work to make you care when someone gets shot, this hits the mark. Perfect for fans of Lee Child or anyone who mainlines airport thrillers.