Private Delhi: (Private 13)

'Private Delhi', the latest collaborative effort between Ashwin Sanghi and Janes Patterson follows the path of their earlier joint effort 'Private India'. Jack Morgan, the founder of the investigative agency Private persuades Santosh Wagh to rejoin his global investigation agency and set up a branch in Delhi. the first case they get here is a string of brutal murders and illegal organ harvesting. This could implicate the highest members of the government, where the Lieutenant General and Chief Minister of Delhi are not on the best of terms. The plot, set mostly in Delhi, captures the smells and sights of Delhi, the cacophony of traffic noises and juggernaut vehicles, and nearly all characters are Indian. A good entertainment read with a thrill a page, printed in large font on non reflective paper, it is a joy to read. BUT, if I was asked how this book could have been better, I would say: - Since this is for readers worldwide, a list of characters with brief descriptions would be welcome. - US spellings have been used, but some sentences have British construction. - "Remit" is used in a very British context. "Scope of work" would have been better. - The Lieutenant General is a Sikh and wears a turban, but there is no "Singh" in his name, and his trimmed moustache is mentioned. - I see "LCD screen", but these are now obsolete and LED screens are the default option since over 6 years worldwide. - There are quite a few errors: The Chopra's daughter instead of The Chopras' daughter; doctor consultation instead of doctor's consultation; staunch instead of stanch; You're reaching… instead of You're overreaching…; well enough acquainted instead of quite familiar; An extremely happy Surgiquip chairman… instead of Extremely happy, the Surgiquip chairman… (because there can only be one chairman for a company); and the list continues. - During cremation, Hindus are placed with head towards north and feet towards south; but this book mentions the opposite.

Three hundred and eighty three pages, excluding the excerpts from the next novel, covered in six hours. That proves two things: 1. This is one of the most well-paced, lucidly written crime thrillers that I have read recently. 2. It moves more like a Bollywood movie than a dense crime novel, with strictly unidimensional characters, typical antagonists and protagonists, and a twist which was predictable from the very beginning. But, it was a superb read. Recommended.

Private Delhi.....part 2 of private India..by Ashwin Sanghi with James Patterson James Patterson has become synonymous with a factory of sorts producing and writing books with crime and collaborating with authors all around the world.....Best known for his Alex cross series which was very well received (though in comparison to Jef Deavers Lincoln Rhyme series this is just damp Squibb......).....the novel continues where the first left though it is a clear departure from classic Ashwin.....his earlier outing Private India was well researched and quite interesting to read....This time around though it feels like a half baked attempt at giving a thrill with an overdose of gore.... Doctors are anyways soft targets and here too they have been projected in a very poor light.....Trying to do an Aurthur Hailey with the endoscopic surgery and ending up like bhagat C!!..... The most interesting and spicy part of the story is the apt depiction of the state of Delhi!... With the cm and the Lg at loggerheads with each other!.... There's also a silent ode to a news anchor who screams and wears glasses! (Guess who!!).... Just for that you can read this one and hope that further outings may be more Ashwin and less James......

James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi team up again to dish another installment in the Private Series. When two lascivious lovebirds, looking for a hidden patch on an abandoned garden to get into the act, accidentally fall into a basement structure, they open a hazardous Pandora’s Box. Huge barrels, lining the structure, were dissolving human remains in a nauseating solution and the count was, at first, eleven. The girl shrieks hysterically and runs down the road, drawing the attention of the neighbours and in turn, police, powerful businessmen and stuffed politicos in office. But there is one thread that connects these people and the incident: a sly, anonymous killer in balaclava, obsessed with vital organs. Both the authors are known for spinning taut crime thrillers and this installment doesn’t disappoint much. Keeping the contemporary and pertinent theme of organ harvesting and medical tourism at centre, the story is weaved in short, succinct chapters, giving the reader the necessary kick to read this in one go. Sanghi brings a distinct flavour of Delhi, infusing his chapters with the aromas of Paranthewali Gali and Red Fort, the whispers on metro trains and trailing cars on a foggy Ring Road. What was a little unpalatable though, was the desire to decode everything to the last bit, for the reader. Doing it in the penultimate or the final chapter is a mere must but to deploy this technique throughout the book was a little annoying, especially during the parts concerning investigation. But the writing remains, overall, lean and insulated from complexities. A good companion for the weekend, by all means.

Love the way how the author envelopes the story. The story will keep you engaged till the end. Those who are searching for books with simple English (not much difficult words which needs to be googled) go for this book.

Nice gripping thriller. Good concept and Sanghi like is previous works used simple English( on of the best quality of Sanghi i would say) rather than using fancy ones which most of the others prefer. Nice one time read go for it You can get to know the culprit middle way into the story itself if you are too much involved.

Love the private books again can't put it down

Count to ten = Private Delhi. sono contento; ho due prodotti uguali con due titoli diverse. NORMALE??????

love it .

Lots of twists and turns; didn’t disappoint.. exactly what I have come to expect from James Patterson and the Private series

Unusual case with it's twist and turns. I was kept on the edge of my read through the entire book. Well done!