Private Berlin

Absolutely the worst book I have read since joining Audible 5 years ago. I have purchased and listened to 24 of Patterson's books and enjoyed them all until this wretched attempt of literary garbage. The narrator was the worst of any I've heard of the hundreds of books I've listened to from Audible. Also the characters were ghastly and the story line was disgustingly vulgar. I enjoy colorful romance and murders with some gore, but this was over the top nauseatingly. Please tell Mr. Patterson to return to his former plot and story types and to use some of his former narrators that sounded at least somewhat masculine..

The private series has been written by too many authors to have an continuity. The limited interaction with Jack Morgan in the latest book was poor. I am starting to back away from the dual authors with James Patterson.

no

I thought the performace was ok but the story was rushed

I would of added some context. His readers are American and history behind the wall falling would of added to the story.

Disappointed with the book. the story was rushed and not well thought out.

Even as pulp fiction, this book is not worth the time. The characters, how the characters act in the story, and the action is just not internally consistent. Each problem is a small one in itself; in total the careless writing kills the story. There are lots of examples, but here are a couple. 1) Two characters rush to another city in an attempt for stop a murder (although calling ahead might have been simpler and more effective). They take a private jet for its speed and efficiency. But when they arrive they don't have a private car waiting to rush them to the site of the action, but instead take a cab! 2) One of the characters is put in situations by others to investigate the loss of her former fiancee. It didn't ring true that she, rather than someone not emotionally involved, would be sent.

This book is about torture, past and present, which seems to be a theme these days. In the Dragon tattoo books, it was a necessary part of the tapestry of the story. Here it is just gratuitous and tedious. In fact, this entire book was tedious.

(The only positive note was that January LaVoy was a terrific reader.)

I found this story line disjointed. I didn't really care about most of the characters. I wish Patterson and his Crew would stop being so graphic, sadistic and brutal. Skip this Patterson too. For all the praise he gives the Berliners in the Epilog, I felt the story lacking in German influence. It could have taken place anywhere.

Well read, great story - kept me enthralled and felt like I was there!

yes-the plot kept twisting

don't have a favorite

there were several

A better performance. The readers thought they should act things out instead of just reading the book and using a modicum of inflection and tonal change to bring the work to life. Instead, in my opinion, they went too far with accents and histrionics.

This might be a good book to read but I could not listen to it as performed/read.

This might be a good book to read but I could not listen to it as performed/read.

Going too far with accents and histrionics.

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

Twists and Turns

None, all were good.

Good accents

The last scene in the orphanage was good drama and suspense.

Pleasant international (european) flavor for Patterson books. I also liked Private London for the same reason. Looking forward to more of the same

Thought it was a little slow at the beginning put picked up. Some parts were a little cheesy. The voice for the bad guy was weird at first but I grew to love it.

As a fan of James Patterson and the ability to sit and read a book in one sitting, I have enjoyed the "Private" addition to his stable of story lines. True to form, the story matures quickly, maintains your level of interest and has just enough twists to keep you from guessing too much about the conclusion. All in all, a well received installment in the "Private" collection.