Private Berlin by James Patterson Review

Reviewed by David Savage

Private is an international detective agency operated and owned by Jack Morgan in L.A. This new novel from James Patterson and Mark Sullivan is from the Berlin branch in Germany.

Chris Schneider has been waiting for someone for nearly 30 years since he was a child. Growing up in an orphanage he has a deep, dark secret that is now rising again and as a detective with Private Berlin he starts to investigate a very painful past. His investigations take him back to an abandoned slaughterhouse where he comes face to face with his past and The Invisible Man also known as The Mask.

Mathilde “Mattie” Engel is the ex-fiancé of fellow detective Chris Schneider. Once Chris is reported missing Mattie and Private Berlin launch their investigation to find him. Once the investigation gets underway and Chris’s body is found with lots more in the slaughterhouse the killer feels they are getting too close so blows it up along with all the evidence.

While Mattie is determined with the help of Jack Morgan and Private Berlin to find out about Chris’s past and catch his killer somebody is very busy erasing the past and killing Chris’s childhood friends.

Overall, a fast-paced, breath-taking read from the master of thriller writers. Your attention is grabbed from page 1 and doesn’t stop until the final page making it very hard to put down. A very impressive read with lots of tense situations, sub plots and twists and turns. If you haven’t read any James Patterson thrillers before or you are already a fan you will not be disappointed.

Rating: 5/5

Available to buy from Amazon here.