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When Darkness Falls (Audio CD)

de James Grippando (Author), Jonathan, Lauren Davis (Narrator)
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In the latest installment of this author's Jack Swyteck series, Jonathan Davis gives an uplifting performance to an implausible plot. A homeless man, who has access to several hundred thousand dollars, kidnaps Swyteck's best friend, Theo, who is tough and streetwise and is, thus, an unlikely victim. Factor in a female police officer who is the mayor's daughter who, in turn, is in love with a blind hostage negotiator--and you have a smorgasbord of improbability. Davis to his credit, gives this melodrama a spirited reading in clear, authoritative tones. He's at his best when describing the kidnapping, the most exciting scene in the story. A.L.H. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine


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Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck isn't looking for a new client, at least not one who is homeless and in jail for threatening to jump off a bridge. But from the moment Jack is called to defend the man, who calls himself Falcon, something is amiss. For one thing, Falcon comes up with the $10,000 bail—in cash. Then the body of a brutally murdered woman is found in the trunk of the abandoned car in which he is living.

Panicked and on the run, Falcon takes Jack's best friend, Theo, as hostage. They end up barricaded in a motel room, and Theo isn't the only one at Falcon's mercy. Jack has to work with the cops and their crackerjack hostage negotiator to free Theo and the other hostages before Falcon decides he has nothing to lose by killing them all.

But what Jack doesn't know is that Falcon has a much bigger agenda—and that people behind the scenes will stop at nothing to keep their dangerous secrets. Thus unfolds a lightning-paced, impossible-to-put-down story, as only James Grippando can tell it.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Irresistible Forces Prepare to Collide as the Tension Builds, Avril 30 2007
Thrillers present different benefits to readers than mysteries do. In a thriller, you need to identify with many of the characters. You need to feel like you are in the situation . . . and frequently feel helpless. When a thriller works well, your stomach starts to turn queasy and you find your heart beating faster. The best thrillers increase the intensity at a rate that leaves you racing to get to the end.

A mystery, by comparison, is more of an intellectual test. Can you figure out who did what, to whom, and why? To make mysteries more interesting the author will often add an element of a thriller by putting an appealing character in jeopardy near the end.

In a thriller, figuring out what's going on makes the tension higher and the story more effective. In a mystery, figuring out what's going on often pops the balloon of your interest.

When Darkness Falls is a thriller. Some will figure out the plot's elements much sooner than others. But it doesn't matter. In either case, the thriller works.

Defense attorney Jack Swyteck usually finds himself being bailed out by his friend and former client, Theo. In When Darkness Falls, it's up to Jack to do the saving of Theo and that's a bigger challenge.

Jack normally takes on three pro bono (nonpaying) clients a year. Homeless suicide-threatening Falcon seems like a good candidate for this good deed. Jack is surprised when Falcon turns out to have the money for bail and to pay Jack, all in cash . . . Jack just has to go get it. But this arrangement soon goes awry when Falcon decides that Jack is a thief. Falcon's paranoia extends to wanting to talk to the mayor's daughter, a policewoman, something the mayor doesn't want to have happen. An unexpected accident leads to a hostage situation developing. How will Jack deal with it?

The plot is further complicated by blind hostage negotiator Sergeant Vincent Paulo having lost Falcon's trust in the bridge jumping threat. To make matters tenser, the sergeant is the former boy friend of the mayor's daughter, Alicia Mendoza. For unknown reasons, the mayor wants Paulo in charge of the new negotiation. Meanwhile, the SWAT team is honing their charge.

Can a bloody charge be avoided? What will happen to the hostages? It's touch and go. I suspect the ending will surprise you.

I encourage you to read this early in the day. Otherwise, you'll undoubtedly lose sleep.

Great work, Mr. Grippando!
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