Private games
(Large Print)
Author:
Contributors:
Series:
Private Detective Agency novels volume 3.
Published:
New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2012.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print ed., 1st ed.
Physical Desc:
516 pages (large print) ; 25 cm.
Status:
Edmondson Pike - Adult Large Print
Fiction Patters Large Type
Hermitage - Adult Large Print
Fiction Patters Large Type
Southeast - Adult Large Print
Fiction Patters Large Type
Description
On your mark 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 more than 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries. Get set The opening ceremony is hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Peter Knight, is called to the scene of a ruthless murder. A high-ranking member of the games' organizing committee has been killed. It's clear to Peter that this wasn't a crime of passion, but one of precise calculation and execution. Die Newspaper reporter Karen Pope receives a letter from a person who calls himself Cronus claiming responsibility for the murders. He promises to restore the Olympics to their ancient glory and to destroy all those who have corrupted the games with lies, corruption, and greed. Immediately, Karen hires Private to examine the letter, and she and Peter uncover a criminal genius who won't stop until he's completely destroyed the modern games. "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.
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Location
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Status
Edmondson Pike - Adult Large Print
Fiction Patters Large Type
On Shelf
Hermitage - Adult Large Print
Fiction Patters Large Type
In Transit
Hermitage - Adult Large Print
Fiction Patters Large Type
On Shelf
Southeast - Adult Large Print
Fiction Patters Large Type
On Shelf
Subjects
LC Subjects
Americans -- England -- London -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Letters -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Olympic Games -- (30th : -- 2012 : -- London, England) -- Fiction.
Olympics -- Fiction.
Private investigators -- Fiction.
Private security services -- Fiction.
Security consultants -- Fiction.
Suspense fiction, american.
Women journalists -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Letters -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Olympic Games -- (30th : -- 2012 : -- London, England) -- Fiction.
Olympics -- Fiction.
Private investigators -- Fiction.
Private security services -- Fiction.
Security consultants -- Fiction.
Suspense fiction, american.
Women journalists -- Fiction.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316206808 (large print ), 0316206806 (large print)
Reading Level:
UG
Level 6.6, 13 Points
Level 6.6, 13 Points
Notes
Description
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 is 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 has ended the games for good.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Patterson, J., & Sullivan, M. T. (2012). Private games. Large print ed., 1st ed. New York: Little, Brown and Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Patterson, James, 1947- and Mark T. Sullivan. 2012. Private Games. New York: Little, Brown and Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Patterson, James, 1947- and Mark T. Sullivan, Private Games. New York: Little, Brown and Co, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Patterson, James, and Mark T Sullivan. Private Games. Large print ed., 1st ed. New York: Little, Brown and Co, 2012. Print.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2010. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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