Private Rome: A Private Novel
For centuries, seekers have come to the Vatican for answers. Now Private Rome is asking the questions. 
 
Jack Morgan, ex-Marine helicopter pilot and CIA agent, is in Italy to open the latest outpost of his international private investigation firm. Their wealthy client base demands maximum force and maximum discretion. 
           But when a priest is murdered at the firm’s opening party, Morgan and Matteo Ricci—a decorated Rome police inspector, and Morgan’s newly appointed deputy come under intense scrutiny.
           As Morgan and Ricci work the case, they discover that eight priests have died, all under watch of the Swiss Guard and the Vatican Police.   
           Private relies on the world’s most advanced forensic tools to make and break cases. This one rests on breaking the secret hold of the Holy See’s all-powerful, all knowing inner circle.
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Private Rome: A Private Novel
For centuries, seekers have come to the Vatican for answers. Now Private Rome is asking the questions. 
 
Jack Morgan, ex-Marine helicopter pilot and CIA agent, is in Italy to open the latest outpost of his international private investigation firm. Their wealthy client base demands maximum force and maximum discretion. 
           But when a priest is murdered at the firm’s opening party, Morgan and Matteo Ricci—a decorated Rome police inspector, and Morgan’s newly appointed deputy come under intense scrutiny.
           As Morgan and Ricci work the case, they discover that eight priests have died, all under watch of the Swiss Guard and the Vatican Police.   
           Private relies on the world’s most advanced forensic tools to make and break cases. This one rests on breaking the secret hold of the Holy See’s all-powerful, all knowing inner circle.
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Private Rome: A Private Novel

Private Rome: A Private Novel

by James Patterson, Adam Hamdy
Private Rome: A Private Novel

Private Rome: A Private Novel

by James Patterson, Adam Hamdy

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Overview

For centuries, seekers have come to the Vatican for answers. Now Private Rome is asking the questions. 
 
Jack Morgan, ex-Marine helicopter pilot and CIA agent, is in Italy to open the latest outpost of his international private investigation firm. Their wealthy client base demands maximum force and maximum discretion. 
           But when a priest is murdered at the firm’s opening party, Morgan and Matteo Ricci—a decorated Rome police inspector, and Morgan’s newly appointed deputy come under intense scrutiny.
           As Morgan and Ricci work the case, they discover that eight priests have died, all under watch of the Swiss Guard and the Vatican Police.   
           Private relies on the world’s most advanced forensic tools to make and break cases. This one rests on breaking the secret hold of the Holy See’s all-powerful, all knowing inner circle.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781538758557
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication date: 01/13/2026
Series: A Private Novel
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

About The Author
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton. He has told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
Adam Hamdy is a bestselling author and screenwriter. In addition to his acclaimed novel, The Other Side of Night, he is the author of the Scott Pearce series of contemporary espionage thrillers, Black 13Red Wolves and White Fire, and the Pendulum series.

Hometown:

Palm Beach, Florida

Date of Birth:

March 22, 1947

Place of Birth:

Newburgh, New York

Education:

B.A., Manhattan College, 1969; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1971
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