Count to Ten: A Private Novel (Private India, 2)

I absolutely love the Private stories! They are intriguing, suspenseful, with a dash of humor occasionally. This one is another great read

I love James Patterson. I love almost every one of those novels I've read more than the next. He can write and is the epitome of emotional impact! This book was the hardest one of my plethora of Patterson novels to read. If one is not familiar with India in some fashion, instead of the book painting the scenery, it seems there is an assumption that the Indian culture, hierarchy and geology are known to all potential readers. It was still a great book, but didn't have me gripping my seat incessantly like others. I've read the Private series, and although I was all over the globe in each successive book in the series, I could always transport myself by description alone to wherever the novel took me. And that was the one drawback with this one - I struggled with lack of familiarity and failure to be transported.

This book was so gory - there were parts I chose to skip over. I understand how they wanted to bring the story full circle but toward the end it was just too much for me. I think it went a bit too far. I will always continue to read Patterson’s books but may steer clear of this co writer.

Product as described

I love this series. I've read every one of the Private series, and enjoyed each one. However, the audio reading of this book was so awful it was simply painful. It was difficult to pay attention to the actual story, because I was wincing all the time. The reader simply cannot do female voices, and compounded with his efforts to make the voices sound Indian, the effect was far worse than fingernails on a chalkboard. And the little girl's voice - oh my goodness, that was powerfully bad. There's little difference in his male voices, except some are louder and more strident than others.

I like all of the Private novels, but the ones set in India are not my favorites. The names are very confusing. However, this one was much better than the first. It’s a little gory, but the storyline is interesting. I didn’t figure out who the killer was until the end. A quick enjoyable read.

Excellent

This time the Private Team to used on is in Delhi, India. The topic is acquisition of organs for medical transplant to the sick and dying. There ate not enough donors to save all those in need. If there is no family member able to donate a kidney or liver or other needed parts, where can doctors and patients look. Thus, criminal action may be taken. Who has the authority to remove an organ from someone in a coma thus ending any hope of recovery? Can criminals sentenced to death have their organs harvested? Can people be killed because a richer person wants to live longer? There are patients with sufficient money to buy organs. Some are going to foreign countries such as India, to seek compatible organs and quality medical facilities. The issue is based on finding someone willing to donate. For some, this is easy. Have surgery, donate an organ that you can live without, and get paid. But is this legal? Moral? Or appropriate? The bigger issue is obtaining needed organs that the donor cannot live without. Thus, crimes are committed. Politicians approve surgeries in order to receive money for them self or there company. Contemplate these issues as you attempt to solve this mystery.

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

'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.