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Got The Look (Jack Swyteck #5)
by
James Grippando (Goodreads Author)
From bestselling author James Grippando comes the newest Jack Swyteck thriller, in a series that critics have called "riveting," "a winner," and "lapel grabbing." In Got the Look, Swyteck is up against a killer who's so fiendishly clever and diabolical that even Jack may have at last met his match.
FBI agent Andie Henning is tracking a ruthless kidnapper plaguing south Flor...more
FBI agent Andie Henning is tracking a ruthless kidnapper plaguing south Flor...more
ebook, 528 pages
Published
October 13th 2009
by HarperCollins e-books
(first published January 1st 2006)
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This book was one of those with so many twists and turns and "upsets" that I just wanted to read it faster and faster or peek at the ending.
Jack Swyteck has a new girlfriend (Mia) that he thinks is "the" one, at least until he runs into her and her husband at a swanky dinner affair. Then Mia is kidnapped and her husband refuses to pay the ransom because she has been unfaithful to him, which leads Jack into feeling responsible for her and works with the FBI to solve the "Pay Me What She's Worth"...more
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 charac...more
My second book by him featuring FBI agent Andie Henning. It's very interesting the way he seems to start a story with another character, and she comes in after that character's story is well underway. About half way through this book I was getting bored. I thought it was becoming predictable, and was starting to lose interest, then he threw a monkey wrench into the works. From then on, more and more monkey wrenches. Very entertaining read, and I know I'll now read more of his books.
I'm a big fan of mysteries and this was a good one! It is a light, easy read that kept me turning the pages. Of course I always try to solve the crime before the investigator does and they stumped me with this one- I was on the right track but didn't ID the actual person before it was revealed. To me, that's what makes a good mystery!
This is my first Grippando book. I listened to the audio version narrated by Nick Sullivan. Narration was awesome as was the story line. Great kidnapping story with lots of twists and turns with an ending I didn't predict. The story was easy to follow which allowed me an enjoyable twelve hours plus of knitting.
Overall I liked this book, but I found the final showdown was dragged out for too long with too much description about what each character was doing at each moment, to the point where I was skimming pages as I just wanted to know what happened. However I did enjoy the plot and really like the characters of Jack and Theo. Andie was an interesting addition, and I liked the small mention of her backstory.
I've been looking without success for new authors lately, and I've finally found one. This is a really well written kidnapping book which is revealed just a little at a time and really keeps you reading! The characters have their own demons they battle and come across as very real. I will be reading more Grippando in the future!
This is the first book I read on the Jack Swyteck series, he's a lawyer that at least in this story acts more like an investigator. The story is complex with lots of plot twists, very entertaining and I gotta read more about his sidekick Theo!
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This was my first James Grippando audio book and I found it very enjoyable. By the way that it was written and read, I could easily picture this story made into a screenplay and movie.
i gave it a 4 but it was probably a 3.5.....moved fast, kept my attention, some details about one character, andie, i wish were more developed. i have a few more by him and will hop into those asap!
Got this one from my friend Andrea and read it in one day! It is not something I would normally read, but I was looking for something different and I found it.
Very gripping. Can't stop reading it! I never would have picked it up but there was a good review by James Patterson...he was right
Sep 24, 2012
Mary JL
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
fans of thrillers and mysteries
Shelves:
mystery-horror
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 definite...more
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 definite...more
This was a pretty decent book. Not an author I'm used too so it was a good change of pace. I'd read more from him the future.
if you like to read about lots of sex, very little suspense then this book is for you. I listened to this on audio and it was very very bad even when I tried to skip parts.
May 20, 2012
Joy H.
marked it as keep-in-mind
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review of another edition
Shelves:
mystery,
recommended-by-gr-member
Added 5/20/12.
A member of my GR group said: "The mysteries are usually quick but exciting reads."
A member of my GR group said: "The mysteries are usually quick but exciting reads."
this was my first grippando book. it was OK. I may try another of his to sew if I like them. not my favorite though.
Another fine mystery/thriller. I really liked the ending, hate that part of this is rated R.
Another good yarn in this series. I actually started figuring it out earlier than usual.
dragged on forever--perhaps because mc and bff make one dumb decision after another. also, females in this series are all whackjobs. last from this author.
Got the Look (Jack Swyteck) by James Grippando (2006)
hated it from the start and just didn't want to continue
Not my favorite, but I'm not a huge fan of Jack Swyteck.
read this a couple of years ago. Good mystery.
Weer een spannende Jack Swyteck thriller.
I just recently started listening to audio books on the way to work, and this is the first one I didn't catch myself dazing on!
Mar 03, 2011
Ruth
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
mystery-law-enforcement
good. fast moving story. Jack is so gullible.
Kept my interest throughout the book. This is a new author for me and i will continue to read his books.
DIDN'T LIKE THE ENDING....Jack rescues her and she leaves at the end.
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James Grippando is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty novels of suspense, including 10 in the popular series featuring Miami criminal defense attorny Jack Swyteck. He is also the author of "Leapholes" for young adults. His novels are enjoyed worldwide in twenty-six languages. James was a trial lawyer for twelve years and is now Counsel to one of the nation's leading law firms. He live...more
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