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Private Games

"Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, is providing security for the 2012 Games in London. Hours away from the opening ceremony, Private investigator Peter Knight gets called to the scene of a ruthless murder. A member of the Games organizing committee has been killed - in a crime of precise calculation and execution." -- Back cover

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  • "Факел смерти"
  • "Fakel smerti"
  • "Private games"@pl
  • "Private games"
  • "Private games"@it
  • "Igrzyska"
  • "Patterson J., Der Countdown des Todes"

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  • ""Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, is providing security for the 2012 Games in London. Hours away from the opening ceremony, Private investigator Peter Knight gets called to the scene of a ruthless murder. A member of the Games organizing committee has been killed - in a crime of precise calculation and execution." -- Back cover"@en
  • "Peter Knight and the rest of the Private investigation firm try to stop a madman bent on destroying the Olympic Games in London."@en
  • "Wanneer vlak voor de opening van de Olympische Spelen in Londen in 2012 een lid van het Olympisch Comité is vermoord, wordt er jacht gemaakt op de persoon achter deze en later andere aanslagen."
  • "Ein grausamer Mord bei den Olympischen Spielen in London - und es sollen weitere folgen ... London 2012. 'Private', die renommierteste Ermittlungsagentur der Welt, wird beauftragt, sich um die Sicherheit der Olympischen Spiele zu kümmern. Doch schon vor der Eröffnungsfeier ereignet sich ein grausamer Mord: Ein hochrangiges Mitglied des Organisationskomitees wird geköpft. Private-Ermittler Peter Knight wird zum Tatort gerufen. Kurz darauf erhält eine Reporterin einen Brief von einem Mann, der sich 'Cronus' nennt und sich für den Mord verantwortlich erklärt. Er kündigt an, die Spiele 'reinigen' zu wollen - indem er alle tötet, die den ursprünglichen Olympischen Gedanken beschmutzen ... James Patterson, geboren 1949, war Kreativdirektor bei einer grossen amerikanischen Werbeagentur. Seine Thriller um den Kriminalpsychologen Alex Cross machten ihn zu einem der erfolgreichsten Bestsellerautoren der Welt. Auch die Romane seiner packenden Thrillerserie um Detective Lindsay Boxer und den 'Women's Murder Club' erreichen regelmässig die Spitzenplätze der internationalen Bestsellerlisten. James Patterson lebt mit seiner Familie in Palm Beach und Westchester, N.Y."
  • "As Private works with the 2012 Olympic Games organizing committee in London, Sir Denton Marshall--a key member of the committee--is found decapitated in his garden. Head of Private London Peter Knight, who has both a professional and personal relationship with Marshall, is called to the scene. Coming so soon after loss of friends and colleagues in a fatal plane crash, Marshall's murder is an almost intolerable blow to Knight, and it soon becomes clear that not Marshall--but the Games themselves-- are the killer's number one target."@en
  • "The 2012 Olympics are hours away when a high-ranking member of the games' organizing committee and his mistress are killed. A man calling himself Cronius writes a letter to newspaper reporter Karen Pope, claiming responsibility for the murders and threatening that more will die unless he can restore the Olympics to their ancient glory. Now, with private investigator Nigel Steele, Pope s ets out to uncover the madman's real identity before more die.ele, is called to the scene of a."@en
  • "Private is providing security for the Olympics when a member of the organizing committee and his mistress are murdered by someone claiming to have plans to restore the Olympics to their ancient glory and destroy all who have corrupted them."@en
  • ""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 a Private investigator 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 Peter Knight 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"--"
  • "Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic games in London, but when a high-ranking member of the games' organizing committee and his mistress are killed just hours before the opening ceremony, the killer must be identified before others meet the same fate."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "July 2012;The Games have arrived in London and the stage is set for one of the greatest ever showcases of sporting excellence. When Sir Denton Marshall, a key member of the London Olympic organising committee, is found brutally murdered, Peter Knight, head of Private London, is called to the scene. Private are working with the organising committee on security for the Games, so Denton Marshall was a valuable client. Knight is devastated by Denton's murder, but it soon becomes clear that this is no isolated incident. The killer is targeting the Games itself, and the lives of everyone involved are under threat."
  • ""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"--"@en
  • ""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"--"

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  • "Suspense fiction, American"
  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Detective and mystery stories, American"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Krimis, Thriller, Spionage"
  • "Detektivní romány"
  • "American fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Detective novels"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Online-Publikation"

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  • "Chastnyĭ detektiv. Fakel smerti : [roman]"
  • "Private Londres"
  • "Lundun sha shou = Private games"
  • "Salamängud"
  • "Soukromé hry"
  • "Private Games"@en
  • "Lun dun sha shou"
  • "Private games : romanzo"@it
  • "Private games : romanzo"
  • "Okrutne igre"
  • "Detektywi z Private : igrzyska"@pl
  • "Частный детектив. Факел смерти : [роман]"
  • "伦敦杀手"
  • "Der Countdown des Todes - Private Games Thriller"
  • "Detektywi z Private. Igrzyska"
  • "Der Countdown des Todes Private Games ; Thriller"
  • "Private games : [the world's most exclusive detective agency]"
  • "Agones thanatou"
  • "Private games : a novel"@en
  • "伦敦杀手 = Private games"
  • "Private games"@en
  • "Private games"
  • "Private games"@it

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