Private Games is set in London, England at the Private Investigations London office. A man known as Cronus, and his three furies, are savagely corrupting the Olympic games. They attack at unknown times and are not susceptible to pressure. They have attacked the biggest names in the Olympics and seemed destined to continue to do so. This leads to an all out manhunt to find the furies, James Daring, and Selena Farrell. Peter Knight, head investigator for Private, has vowed to find Cronus if it takes his entire life. Cronus is now backed up against a wall, and is left searching for answers on how they could be onto him. Knight and private have found three pieces of hard evidence that are coming together to connect the dots on who and where Cronus …show more content…
The computer allows them to find out unknown information about Ms. Farrell, and get whereabouts of her location. Inside the computer the professor made a big mistake by not deleting all of the information on her computer. Karen Pope finds a breakthrough when she learns that Selena Farrell is a lesbian, “Oh, so you were a lipstick lesbian, Professor” (Patterson 247). The computer also had her past information and what she was involved in. Hooligan, when looking at her computer, found that she was a Peace Keeper for NATO in the Balkans. He also found that James Daring was also in the Balkans working for NATO during the 90s. This was a pinnacle discovery for Private, as this gives them a connection as to why both of them would know each other and why they both would have disappeared on the same day. Her computer relates to the plotline of the novel because the information they are finding is leading to the possible discovery of finding Cronus. Ms. Farrell’s computer and its hidden objects will continue to have important significance in finding who is corrupting the …show more content…
The cellphone is giving valuable information to Cronus and the Furies. Marta bugged Knight’s phone and also put a tracking device on it so she and the furies can figure out what is happening in the search for Cronus. This relates to the story because now Marta can know what is happening with the investigations in finding her and her sisters and also the investigation with Cronus and Ms. Farrell; furthermore this helps Marta know the location of Knight and what he is doing research and work on for the investigation. The phone is also important in the novel when Knight does not use it. At the discretion of security and Hooligan, Knight has been starting to share information with people in the case through face-to-face conversation. Private and Scotland Yard are fearful for the fact that there might be a security breach of there networks, “I do not want the bloody phones to be used anymore!” (Patterson 257). This indirectly helps Knight, as he is unaware that Marta is bugging him and it ends up working in his favor to not use his cell phone as much. This could not come at a more inopportune for Cronus and the Furies. Marta is now asked to follow him and figure his every move while also being a Nanny for his kids. Now with the cellphones being silenced Private and Knight are bringing the noise to find Cronus and the