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James Grippando is the bestselling author of The Abduction, The Informant, Under Cover of Darkness, Found Money, The Pardon, and A King's Ransom --- which are enjoyed worldwide in fourteen languages. Beyond Suspicion will be published in the fall. He lives in Florida, where he was a trial lawyer for twelve years. Visit his website at http://www.jamesgrippando.com.
A King's Ransom
Just two years out of law school, Nick Rey is on the career fast track at a hot Miami law firm when he is suddenly plunged headfirst into a dangerous bid to save his father. Matthew Rey has been kidnapped while on business in Columbia's exotic port city of Cartagena. The ransom demand of three million dollars is far more than the Rey family can ever hope to raise. Fortunately, Matthew had purchased an insurance policy to protect against just such a threat. Unfortunately, the kidnappers seem to know all about the policy, and the insurance company, suspecting fraud, is refusing to pay out. With nowhere to turn, Nick links up with Alex, a beautiful, street-smart woman who may be the only person capable of negotiating with Matthew's abductors. But Nick soon discovers that the gravest dangers to him and his family are not the kidnappers and their guns, but the men in suits: lawyers, to be exact, at a powerful firm with something to hide, and they will stop at nothing to keep Nick from unleashing the truth.
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James Grippando's Summer Reading List
Killing Pablo
by Mark Bowden
The story of how the U.S. government finally eliminated the world's most notorious drug czar, Pablo Escobar. I've been told that if you're wondering how the U.S. will hunt down today's terrorists, read this book.
The Other Face of America
by Jorge Ramos
Jorge is the Spanish Language television equivalent of Tom Brokaw, and he has collected some of his favorite stories about Latin immigrants.
Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy
by Jane Leavy
Everybody's heard of him, and here's a chance to get to know him. Did you know he refused to pitch the opening game of the World Series because it fell on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar?
The Heart of Islam
by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
I think it's time most of us learned more about this religion, and here's a timely book written by one of the world's leading experts.
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
Maybe it's my midlife crisis, but I find myself wanting to re-read the books that impacted me most in college. A fun way to find out how much you've changed...and stayed the same.
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