Private Berlin

By: James Patterson, Mark Sullivan

Narrated by: January LaVoy, Ari Fliakos

Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

Private Berlin has the extraordinary pace and international sophistication that has powered The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Patterson's number one best seller The Postcard Killers.

In Europe's most dangerous city.

Chris Schneider is a superstar agent at Private Berlin, Germany headquarters for the world's most powerful investigation firm. He keeps his methods secret as he tackles Private's most high-profile cases—and when Chris suddenly disappears, he becomes Private Berlin's most dangerous investigation yet.

An investigator is searching.

Mattie Engel is another top agent at Private Berlin, gorgeous and ruthlessly determined—and she's also Chris's ex. Mattie throws herself headfirst into finding Chris, following leads to the three people Chris was investigating when he vanished: A billionaire suspected of cheating on his wife, a soccer star accused of throwing games, and a nightclub owner with ties to the Russian mob. Any one of them would surely want Chris gone—and one of them is evil enough to want him dead.

And she's after more than the truth.

Mattie's chase takes her into Berlin's most guarded, hidden, and treacherous places, revealing secrets from Chris's past that she'd never dreamed of in the time they were lovers. On the brink of a terrifying discovery, Mattie holds on to her belief in Chris—in the face of a horror that could force all of Europe to the edge of destruction and chaos.

James Patterson has taken the European thriller to a masterful new level with Private Berlin, an adrenaline-charged, spectacularly violent, and sexy novel with unforgettable characters of dark and complex depths. Private Berlin proves why Patterson is truly the world's number one best-selling author.

©2013 James Patterson (P)2013 Hachette Audio

Just meh

Just feel so many of these haven’t had the spark of the “Private Games” book surrounding the Olympics. I keep hoping they will but keep getting disappointed. Not terrible but not up to Patterson standards.

Entertaining

In a lot of ways it felt like a rehash of Private London. Not terribly original, but still entertaining.

The best Private yet!

Out of all the books in this series up until this point this has been the best yet. Extremely captivating preformace!

Very good read

the book was very good. I have always enjoyed reading james patterson books. very good

Love the narrating and story was fun

Have you listened to any of January LaVoy and Ari Fliakos ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No I never heard Lavoy or Fliakos before, but I really like the style they brought to this audio

Wildest ride in many years

Hands down the best story I have read or heard in years. The suspense, joy and tears were flowing in this book. Can't speak highly enough about it 👍

In Line and Intense

This title in the "Private" series is one of the best so far, very intense, and certainly in line with the excellence of the others I have listened to in the series. I can't understand some of the negative reviews, other that being naive to some realities that truly lurk in dark places of civilization.

I enjoyed it very much

What did you love best about Private Berlin?

It had interesting information about the ramifications of the Berlin Wall coming down

What was one of the most memorable moments of Private Berlin?

Discovering about the orphanage and it's significants to the story

What about January LaVoy and Ari Fliakos ’s performance did you like?

Both good performers. I am very familiar with January

Great

Would you consider the audio edition of Private Berlin to be better than the print version?

Didn't read the book

What other book might you compare Private Berlin to and why?

All of James Patterson, huge fan

What does January LaVoy and Ari Fliakos bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I love listening to books, the readers really bring the books to life.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No extreme reaction

Any additional comments?

Like all the Private books before, I loved this one too and I am looking forward to the next one.

Exciting if you like scary voices.

I loved the story but I had to skip over the scary man voice. It was too creepy for me. Scared me.