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The private investigation firm Private, newly incorporated in Sydney, Australia, begins its first day of operation. A dramatic arrival—a young man covered in blood—forces the team to confront a sudden spike in clients seeking help with homicide and missing-person cases. As they scramble to investigate, the firm finds itself entangled in a web of secrets and a potential serial murder investigation that threatens to expose the hidden dangers lurking within the city’s shadows.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: James Patterson
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