02629cam a2200397 4500 286123746 TxAuBib 20170101120000.0 110919s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011035738 9780316206822 $27.99 0316206822 $27.99 DLC eng DLC BTCTA NSB GO3 YDXCP TxAuBib Patterson, James, 1947- Private games : a novel / by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2012. 426, 6 p. ; 25 cm. Private novels, 3. Subtitle from cover. Includes preview of Guilty wives. "Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect over 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries. The opening ceremony is still hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Nigel Steele, is called to the scene of a ruthless murder. A high-ranking member of the games' organizing committee and his mistress have been killed. It's clear that it wasn't a crime of passion, but one of precise calculation and execution. Newspaper reporter Karen Pope receives a letter from a person who calls himself Cronus claiming responsibility for the murders. He also proclaims that he will restore the Olympics to their ancient glory and will destroy all who have corrupted the games with lies, cheating, and greed. Karen immediately hires Private to examine the letter, and she and Nigel uncover a criminal genius who won't stop until he's ended the games for good. "America's #1 storyteller" (Forbes) delivers an exhilarating, action-packed thriller that brings the splendor and emotion of the Olympics to a wildly powerful climax"-- Provided by publisher. 20170101. Olympic Games 30th 2012 London, England Fiction. Private security services Fiction. Private investigators Fiction. Security consultants Fiction. Americans England London Fiction. Women journalists Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Olympics Fiction. Letters Fiction. Suspense fiction. Sullivan, Mark T. Private novels, 3.