Private India: City on Fire (Private, #8) by James Patterson

Private India: City on Fire by James Patterson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

In Mumbai, seemingly unconnected people are dying, strangled in a chilling ritual and with strange objects carefully arranged with the corpses.

For Santosh Wagh, head of Private India, the Mumbai branch of the world's finest investigation agency, it's a race against time to stop the killer striking again.

In a city of over thirteen million, he'd have his work cut out at the best of times, but this case has him battling Mumbai's biggest gang lord and a godman who isn't all he seems.

And then he discovers there may be an even greater danger facing Private India. Hidden in the shadows is someone who could destroy the whole organisation - along with thousands of innocent Mumbai citizens...

My Review:

Sadly, at first, I was really bored. However, I stuck with it, and things picked up quite a bit. The end had a whirlwind conclusion. I have noticed I tend to struggle when many of the names and/or locations are so similar sounding (i.e. A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) - don't get me wrong, I love the stories, I just get confused sometimes).

What I really like about some of the books in the Private series is the diversity. Many are set in a different country, and James Patterson seems to bring the location into the fold. I learn about those cultures from a different perspective. *Here's hoping the research is done to make these details as accurate as possible*

I'd recommend this book if you already enjoy James Patterson's books or if you just want a quick and fast paced read.

Favorite Quote:

“One only realizes the value of air when one is deprived of it and one only begins to value life in the face of death.”

Read from August 27 to September 15, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Mystery, Thriller, Fiction, Mystery/Crime, Suspense
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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