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Witha new school year ahead of her, Reed Brennan steps back onto Easton Academy's ivy-covered campus rady to put the dramatic events of last year behind he. So when the headmaster announces that Billings Hall is forbidden to hold their traditional secretive initiative, Reed is relieved. She champions the new rules and welcomes the new recruits to Billings Hall. But despite these new rules, there's one Billings resident who's adamant that the old ways should be kept alive, no matter what - or who - stands in her way...
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10 primary books12 released booksPrivate is a 12-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Kate Brian, Julian Peploe, and Jami Alden.
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Another new branch of Private and another set of characters to get to know. I liked Mattie right off. She's no nonsense & tough, but she wasn't afraid to be vulnerable or show her emotions. Everyone was truly just background characters. Jack Morgan makes an appearance, but his case was boring and completely unnecessary to the story despite the author trying to make it fit.
The one major thing I didn't like about the book is something that I noticed was kind of annoying and over-the-top in Private Games. Makes sense since it was co-authored by the same author. He writes these chapters here and there in the killer's voice. 1st person. I suppose it's supposed to be creepy, but it's just annoying. And I can't figure out how a person makes a clicking noise in their throat.
I read this one in a couple of hours so it's a definite quick read. There's another part of this book that's a replica of Private Games, but I won't give it away since it would spoil the ending somewhat! I guess on my list of James Patterson co-authors, Mark Sullivan's kind of low.