Missing Persons (Private #16)

A Private Novel

By: James Patterson, Adam Hamdy

Narrated by: Trevor White, Kate Handford

In Afghanistan, a US pilot is shot down during a covert mission. In New York, a mother is forced to flee with her two young children. Finding the connection between the two will lead the Private team right into a deadly trap.

A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private - the world's largest investigation agency - with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and two grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace.

What at first seems to be a simple missing persons case soon escalates into something much more deadly, when Jack discovers the daughter is being pursued by highly trained operatives.

As Jack uncovers more of the woman's backstory, the trail leads towards Afghanistan - where Jack's career as a US Marine ended in catastrophe . . .

Jack will need to face the trauma of his past to save a family's future.

©2024 James Patterson and Adam Hamdy (P)2024 Grand Central Publishing

A good listen overall

I enjoyed this book. A good pace was maintained alone with appropriate action. I would happily recommend this listen.

Patterson Doesn't Disappoint

Excellent story line and realistic characters. Full of action and each chapter leaves you wanting more. Highly recommended.

Excellent

Once again Patterson delivers a thrilling and poignant entertainer! Looking forward to more from the private collection!

Suspense

Grabbed me from the very first chapter! The narrator was excellent. Very suspenseful. I’m going back to listen to the other Private series.

As always the story line was great as was the writing!

The male reader mispronounced several words, consistently. What I found most disappointing was how he portrayed Jack. He is ex-military, owns a world wide organization, and has come up against some very bad people, but the intonation and inflection of his voice made Jack sound like a geeky teenager.
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Intense Story!

It was an intense, fast paced story from start to finish! The plot development was superbly written with suspense all the way through the story. The main characters were excellent maneuvering themselves through the story with ease and believability! The narrators were also excellent!

This is GOOD!!

The suspense of this story and the peril was magnificently written!! The details and surroundings leading up to the events definitely puts you in the edge of the seat. I like that it picks right up after the Moscow event. Great read

Great story!

The story line was great! I really enjoyed it. It seemed like listening to an intense movie in some parts.

Good story, “meh” narration

The story had good twists and a family focus. The narrator was different than prior books in the Private series and I found the male voice distracting (though his foreign accents were good).

Enjoyable

I enjoyed the book. Ending was a bit predictable. Performance was good. Looking forward to next one.