I took James Patterson's advice and read this as my first Grippando book and I wasn't disappointed. A main character, Swyteck, who is a lawyer by profession but not a legal thriller in the real sense. The plot does not revolve around a legal case and is devoid of any courtroom drama. Rather, it is a story of Swyteck's girlfriend, Mia, being kidnapped with the kidnapper making an unusual ransom demand; 'pay me what she's worth'. Swyteck who only the night before finds out that Mia is married to a potential client gets called to a conference in which he is told that Mia's husband knows all about the affair and decides that his cheating wife is worth 'nothing'. What follows is Swyteck's frantic efforts to prevent Mia from being killed. The twists and surprises will keep you guessing and the pages turning well into the night.
This is the fifth book in James Grippando's Jack Swyteck series. But the series can be read out of order; each stands alone.The pace of this novel is fast; the characters well-drawn. And the twists and turns are clever. It really sets up a great conflict between a merciless kidnapper and his adversaries.I liked it and kept me reading. The descriptions of the abuse of the women is quite violent. This is a bit more violent than some of the others novels in this series. I feel it was still definitely worth reading.Reccomended for fans of action, thrillers, mysteries and legal dramas.
I really like this one. I knew she was hiding something for the sister.
—Justina Glover
I had an insatiable need to read this book nonstop until I finished it. I could not put it down. A serial killer takes women and holds them ransom, asking their husbands to pay what they are worth. Only one woman has survived as her husband liquidated his assets and paid everything he had. The other was found dead. Now he has Mia and alternates between taunting her boyfriend and her husband. Sort of an Aesop's fables type of twists as to what can happen when committing adultery. Who will pay the necessary ransom for her safe return? Will either of the men in her life even care enough to try and rescue her now that the affair is revealed?
—Angela
Love this series with the main character, Jack Swytek. I skip over the gory parts. This is #5 in the series and I read it with just as much anticipation and enjoyment as the previous ones. In this case, a new character is introduced to the series. Andie Henning is a female FBI agent who tends to confound Swytek while he tries to catch a serial kidnapper. There are no courtroom antics here, which is refreshing. Not since the Spenser series(Robert B. Parker) have I been so enthralled with a character. More to come, thank goodness.
—Judee
