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Then again, having one's father kidnapped and held for ransom by Columbian revolutionaries will alter one's perspective, as will hearing that the FBI's declined to pursue the matter as they suspect the kidnappee, Matthew Rey, is not a commercial fisherman at all, but a drug smuggler. The state department, citing official policy against paying kidnappers, won't intercede and, oh yes, the insurance company that sold dad his $3,000,000 kidnap-and-ransom policy won't pay up because they think he's as much in cahoots as he is in Cartagena. Nick's sister, Lindsey, who's probably in South America, hasn't been heard from in a month, and his mother's pregnant.
And that's just the starting block as Nick and the beautiful insurance investigator, Alex Cabrera (also a former revolutionary), run waist-deep into pan-American treachery and deceit--and nifty plot twists and surprises--much of it supplied by Nick's own law firm, Coolidge, Harding and Cash.
Throughout A King's Ransom, author and Miami attorney James Grippando deftly balances first-person (Nick's) and third-person (Matthew's) narrative with true-to-life dialogue and characters drawn as well or better than most. It's fast, it's gripping, and it's getting to be a habit with him. Grippando bolted from the starting gate (and, presumably, the courtroom) with 1994's breath-holder The Pardon; if his sixth book in eight years is any indication, he'll neither slow down nor reenter the courtroom for some time to come. --Michael Hudson
James Grippando is a New York Times bestselling author of suspense. He was a trial lawyer for twelve years before the publication of his first novel, The Pardon, in 1994. He is now counsel at the law firm of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and an adjunct professor of law and modern literature at the University of Miami School of Law. His novels are enjoyed world-wide in twenty-eight languages, and his novel Gone Again won the 2017 Harper Lee Prize in Legal Fiction. He lives in South Florida.
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Poor (ex-library). Trade Paperback. 441 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins, USA, 2001. *** CONDITION: This book is in poor (ex-library) condition. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Tanned pages. Clear, self-adhesive laminate to covers/boards. Creasing to covers. Moderate spine lean. Ex-library with usual marks, stamps, stickers. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: While on business, Matthew Rey is kidnapped. His son goes to the FBI for help, but they have grown suspicious of Matthew. With nowhere to turn, Nick hires a trained negotiator. But Nick soon discovers that the real danger is not kidnappers, but lawyers in their suits. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Thrillers; ISBN: 0732270405. ISBN/EAN: 9780732270407. Inventory No: 12072377. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 12072377