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Private /
International # 7
James Patterson, Michael
White
Read by Tim Wright
Hachette Audio
8/26/2014/ ISBN
9781619698499
Mystery / Suspense / Detective Agency
Deaf Character: Ho Chang/ 19 year-old Asian murder victim
Reviewed
by Brenda Weeaks
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Justine Smith of Private LA detective
agency arrives to celebrate the opening of Jack Morgan’s
Sydney branch of Private. Craig Gisto and Mary Clarke lead
Austrian branch. During the celebration, a victim crashes
the party and becomes Private’s first murder case. The
victim is nineteen-year-old Ho Chang, Deaf at birth; he chose
to live an independent life. His father, Ho Meng, is a wealthy
importer / exporter and former commissioner in the Hong Kong
Police Force. Mary is ex-military police and knows Ho Meng
from Hong Kong. Ho Meng doesn’t like the local police
so he hires Private to find his son’s killer. Inspector
Mark Talbot, of Sydney local area command, is handling the
Ho Change case. Craig and Mark are cousins with a bitter past.
Mark resents Private taking part in his case. Private is also
hired by a paranoid rock star who is sure his manager thinks
he’s worth more dead than alive. The third storyline
is the death of a rich friend of the Deputy Commissioner of
NSW Police. Her murder is just the beginning. Each murder
is violent and graphic. Justine shares her knowledge on how
to address this violent, complicated case.
The audio version is narrated by Australian Broadway, Film,
and Television actor Tim Wright. Listeners will appreciate
Wright’s narration as he brings to life the newest characters
of Private, including leader Craig Gisto. Craig appears vain
and self-important but the listeners/readers are privy to
his past and why he identifies with the victims’ families.
For me, Wright’s narration and Australian accent adds
that final touch of Cool to Private’s latest cast of
characters. Loads of graphic content so remember those earbuds.
Reviews
of other titles in this series
Jack
Morgan
Private,
#1 [Audio]
- [Book]
(US)
#1 Suspect, #2 [Audio]
(US)
Private LA, #6 [Audio]
(US)
Private Vegas #9 [Audio]
(US)
International
Private Games,
#3 [Audio]
(England)
Private London #4[Audio]
(England)
Private Berlin, #5 [Audio]
(Germany)
Private Down Under, #7 [Audio]
(Australia)
Private India: City of Fire #8 [Audio]
(India)
Private Royal #11 [Audio]
(England)
Private Missing
#12 [Audio]
(Australia)
Private
Paris #12.5 [Audio]
(Paris/US)
Count to Ten #13 [Audio]
(India)
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