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Beyond Suspicion [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

James Grippando (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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When Jack Swytech's former girlfriend asks him to defend her in a case brought by investors who advance payment on insurance policies when their beneficiaries have been diagnosed with a terminal condition, it looks like an easy win; Jessie Merrill wasn't dying after all, but since Viatical Settlements accepted her doctor's somewhat equivocal diagnosis, they don't stand a chance of getting their money back. Still celebrating his victory, Jack learns that Jessie has lied to him; like the shady, possibly Mob-connected company that advanced Jessie the money, he's been scammed. Then Jessie is murdered in a bizarre scenario that not only sets Jack up as the prime suspect but also threatens his marriage to the woman who is still traumatized by a vicious attack perpetrated by another of his erstwhile clients. Enlisting the aid of his best friend, an ex-con who will do anything to protect the man who saved him from death row, Jack attempts to clear his name by finding the real murderer, who turns out to have a secret worth killing for. The serpentine plot manages to hold the reader's attention despite characters who seem drawn from central casting and a meandering pace that doesn't exactly compel one to keep turning pages to unravel the mystery. --Jane Adams --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Grippando might not be the most lapidary of legal thriller writers, but he certainly has the imagination and research skills to plot up a storm. Readers of his seventh book (after A King's Ransom) will find themselves riveted as Miami criminal lawyer Jack Swyteck the hero of Grippando's first thriller, The Pardon returns to discover himself and his family under attack from several corners. Jessie Merrill, a particularly hot old flame of Jack's who's now dying of ALS, has hired him in an unusual civil case involving a "viatical settlement," in which she sells an insurance policy in return for an immediate cash payment. But the doctors were wrong: Jessie isn't dying, and the shadowy consortium of Russian mobsters who bought her policy are now suing to get their money back. Jack and Jessie win the case; Jack realizes that he and the Russians have been scammed; and when a principal character turns up dead in the Swyteck bathtub, Jack's unstable wife soon joined by a vengeful prosecutor thinks Jack did the dirty deed. There's also a tough and dangerous young Cuban woman with reasons of her own for wanting the Russians brought down, a likable roughneck whom Jack once rescued from death row, and enough mean-spirited federal agents and prosecutors to settle a career's worth of scores for a lawyer-turned-writer like Grippando, who was a partner in Janet Reno's firm before he took up the quill.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive characterizations well plotted, Feb 29 2004
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Larry Gandle (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond Suspicion (Mass Market Paperback)
Miami lawyer Jack Swytek has just won a large verdict for an ex girlfriend, Jessie Merrill. Jesse was diagnosed with a deadly disease with only a two year survival. A company agreed to pay her one and a half million dollars in a settlement to sell them her three million dollar life insurance policy. When it is discovered that she was mistakenly diagnosed and is actually quite healthy, the company wants their money back. She refuses and Jack wins the lawsuit. However, things go quickly downhill when Jessie tells Jack someone is trying to kill her. Jack is soon made very aware of the danger he is in and must get to the bottom of the deaths if he is to survive.
James Grippando is a well known writer of suspenseful thrillers. This is the first book I have read by him. Impressive is his command of characterization and plot progression. It is a well paced and fun read. However, the conclusion, though surprising, is a bit of a letdown with a very long exposition necessitated by the fact that it comes out of left field. I reserve judgment on this author overall until reading another book by him. He is definitely worth keeping an eye on.
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5.0 out of 5 stars BEST GRIPPANDO NOVEL EVER!!!!, Jan 20 2004
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Robert Patterson "Rob" (Naples, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond Suspicion (Mass Market Paperback)
This is one hell of a great book. If your are going to read a Grippando thriller this is the one to read. All of his books are great especially the "jack Swyteck" books but this is one of those books you just can't stop reading. I would fine excuses not to go out so I could read this book. When I went out all I could think about was what was going to happen next. Great thinker and keeps you on the edge the whole time. Also for guys w/ women troubles, Grippando's books almost always involve some sort of lady troubles. However Jack always seems to smooth them over ;d
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read, full of twists and turns all the way through, Sep 27 2003
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This review is from: Beyond Suspicion (Hardcover)
I stumbled across this author by accident and have enjoyed all the books I have read by him so far. I believe "Beyond Suspicion" is probably my favorite. I have only read 4 of his 8 books but they are all good and very well-written. I do think James Grippando outdid himself with this book. I think the whole concept behind the book of buying a life insurance policy, and then a company comes along and will give you half the value in cash because they plan to collect on the entire policy when you die is very unique. You will have to read for yourself how everything unfolds. This book has the markings to be made into a movie but I guess we will have to wait and see if that happens. I think this is a very good book and if you like a book with suspense and twists all the way through, you will not be disappointed.
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