Private: Berlin is the next in the Private series from James Patterson. There are (as usual per Patterson) multiple plots, but the main story is about one of the Private detectives going missing, and the rest of the team trying to solve his case. The main investigator, Mattie Engel, is Chris's ex which adds some more emotion to the search. During the search they start to find other acquiantances of Chris's go missing or get murdered, and it all seems to lead back to the orphanage where they were adopted.
This was one of my favorite Patterson books of the ones I've read lately. I felt like it was a mix of Private and a little bit of Alex Cross. There were turns until the end, and it became difficult to guess what would happen next. Which keeps you turning the pages and invested in the story. Too often, Patterson's more recent books have become a little "typical" where it is easy to guess what will happen. So I appreciated the plot turns. The sub plot of Chris being Mattie's ex also added to the story, because during the investigation you learned about Chris's disappearance as well as the ending of their engagement. The character of the main police investigator also added some mystery, since his father seemed to have something to do with the disappearance (even though we didn't discover how until the end).
Great Patterson book, fun snow day read. It was a quick read and I finished it in one sitting. If you are a fan of Patterson or mystery, I highly reccommend it.
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