Books with title Private

In a chance encounter at sea, Hector and his comrades slip from the clutches of a renowned swashbuckling mercenary captain. Hector and his wife Maria try desperately find one another. Hector's adventures and Maria's tenacity lead them toward Port Royal in Jamaica—known as the wickedest city on earth. Hector, accused of piracy, enters a world he had sworn to leave behind.

Drafted in 1954, Lee Amond spends two years as a private in the Army. He thought he would go to Korea but instead is sent to France. His true escapades are the stuff of comic novels. Interwoven throughout the assorted tales is a coming of age saga for the 23-year-old virgin."Private Tales" offers a glimpse into the cultural times of the 1950s through the experiences of Lee and his military buddies. While based in Indianapolis, San Francisco, and Orléans, France, Lee pursues his goal of joining the smiling multitudes of non-virgins. His pursuit is mounted with the same zeal and level of success that has plagued him throughout his life. When all seems lost, fate intervenes and guides him to Paris---a city of lights and romance.

Paris is burning--and only Private's Jack Morgan can put out the fire.When Jack Morgan stops by Private's Paris office, he envisions a quick hello during an otherwise relaxing trip filled with fine food and sightseeing. But Jack is quickly pressed into duty after a call from his client Sherman Wilkerson, asking Jack to track down his young granddaughter who is on the run from a brutal drug dealer.Before Jack can locate her, several members of France's cultural elite are found dead--murdered in stunning, symbolic fashion. The only link between the crimes is a mysterious graffiti tag. As religious and ethnic tensions simmer in the City of Light, only Jack and his Private team can connect the dots before the smoldering powder keg explodes.

Meet Ivy Virtue. She’s been trained by her interracial parents to be a master sleuth. Her father is an ex-cop, and her mother is the first Puerto Rican woman to be a successful private detective in 1930’s Brooklyn. But as Ivy’s first professional case looms, the family is hit with devastating news: Ivy’s mom has terminal cancer. Ivy will have to internalize that pain every minute as she finds herself embroiled in a series of bizarre and lethal cases that push her well beyond her limits. Thieves, gangsters, gunrunners, vampires…all she can do is show the world what she’s made of.

Randall Jenkins always wanted to be a private detective. Too bad he only became really good at it after he died.When Randall Jenkins is kicked out of high school for being a zombie, he needs a way to make a living. Enter Private EyeZ: The Zombie Detective Agency. As one of his first cases, Randall is surprised when his old pal and teammate Brock Thornton shows up, offering him three crisp hundred-dollar bills to follow Brock’s girlfriend, Brandy Hutchins.So why does Randall feel like he’s the one being followed?

"In this record of my experiences as a private in the great war I have tried to put the emphasis on the things that seemed to me important. It is true I set out to write a book of smiles, but the seriousness of it all came back to me and crept into my pages. Yet I hope, along with the grimness and the humor, I have been able to say some words of cheer and comfort to those in the United States who are sending their husbands, their sons and brothers into this mighty conflict. The book, unsatisfactory as it is to me now that it is finished, at least holds my honest and long considered opinions. It was not written until I could view my experiences objectively, until I was sure in my own mind that the judgments I had formed were sane and sound. I give it to the public now, hoping that something new will be found in it, despite the many personal narratives that have gone before, and confident that out of that public the many friends I have made while lecturing over the country will look on it with a lenient and a kindly eye." This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.