Private Berlin

I have read Private London, the first in this series, and it was set in the huge backdrop of Olympic games. It was a good one. While picking up this one, I had to remind myself that though it is part of the same series, the protagonist would be different. Yeah well, Peter Knight and Mattie Engel are very different characters. Mattie is a single mom and with a background work experience with German law enforcement. She is really strong and determined and I loved reading about a woman protagonist like her.
The plot would have been in the lines of formulaic thrillers but for the background of Chris. I liked the way the details of his past life were involved in the story. Those were really horrible times. Also, like in Private London, there were chapters that were narrated by the killer in first person. But unlike in case of the Private London, it didn’t really spook me out about the killer. There are a lot of red herrings thrown into the story though most were pretty see through.
In true James Patterson style it was a page turner that I enjoyed reading.