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Beyond Suspicion (Jack Swyteck #2)
For smart, tough Miami criminal lawyer Jack Swyteck, it was a golden opportunity to help out his beautiful ex-girlfriend Jessie Merrill, who sold her life insurance for a cash payment when she wrongly believed she was dying. Now, thanks to Jack's courtroom prowess, Jessie can keep the $1.5 million she received. But it turns out that Swyteck and the insurance company are b
...moreMass Market Paperbound, 464 pages
Published
July 24th 2003
by Harper
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#2 in the Jack Swyteck series, set in South Florida. Jack and Cindy are married, but Cindy still has nightmares a year after her attack by Esteban in The Pardon. Jack's old girlfriend Jessie hires Jack to represent her in a case concerning a viatical contract. Jessie had sold her life insurance to investors for 50% of the death benefit after learning she had ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). After she discovered it was a misdiagnosis, that she would not be dying within a year, the investors sued her. ...more
Just alright for me. Second book in the Jack Swytech lawyer series. A lot was going on in this book with lots of characters. Viatical insurance, blood harvesting, organized crime, money laundering, murder for hire and recurring dreams about child abuse. Jack starts out the book defending Jessie a former girlfriend on a viatical insurance fraud case. His wife, Cindy, seems fine with him doing this, but is she? When Jessie ends up dead in their bathtub, Cindy begins to think that Jack and Je...more
Miami Lawyer Jack Swyteck takes the case of an old girl friend who, thinking she had a terminal illness and not long to live sold her life insurance to a company that paid cash and expected to get the payout when she died. Only the Dr. misdiagnosed her and she figured to have a long life. The Company was suing to get their money back. Jack won the case but became suspicious when girlfriend and Dr. were seen together and she then admitted it was a scam. Girl friend and Dr. then cause Jack all ...more
This book was advertised at "John Grisham meets Robert Ludlum" - I've not read the 'bourne identity' series but enjoyed the movie since I really like action/thrillers. This was supposed to be the perfect book per the marketing efforts. No such luck. James Grippando writes nothing like John Grisham. There goes my attempt at filling empty space between John's books. I hope John continues to write and entertain those thirsty for his written pleasures.
I really enjoy James Grippando books, but I think if I'd read his first two books back to back (as I did) without having read other books written by him, I might not have continued with the Jack Swyteck series. I was a little disappointed at how much the plot of this book resembled the plot from The Pardon. Really, two books in a row Jack is framed for murder? That aside, I read the book in a day and am looking forward to reading the next.
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OMG this book was great !! More than just a murder mystery ... you get to know Jack on a personal level. Couldn't put the book down and can't wait to start the 3rd in the series !!
my 1st Jack Swyteck...pretty gripping read...finished it in a few hours...current plot line with those commercials now on TV about "structured settlements"...will read more
A Miami criminal defense lawyer agrees to defend an ex girlfriend and
thus involves himself in a web of deceit, double cross and murder.
Pretty good story.
thus involves himself in a web of deceit, double cross and murder.
Pretty good story.
The plot was well laid out, however, I just wasn't very interested in the characters. They didn't develop very well in my opinion.
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Good somewhat suspenseful novel that searches for the real killer all the way to the end.
Another great novel by Grippando. I'm so happy I found this author and I'm glad he has written a lot of books.
After reading some of the reviews I was a little worried. Don't be worried. I really enjoyed Mr. Grippando's second installment of Jack's life. I liked how fast paced this novel was and I did like the concept/ideas presented. I did agree with some of the other reviewers about how it wrapped up. Just felt it wrapped up way too quickly with some plot holes. I enjoy his books so maybe I'm a little bias. I do recommend this book in the series so you can understand the future books but The Pardon has...more
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Loved it. Sequel to The Pardon
One of our favorite authors.
Great plot twists!
Jack Swateck #2
Brill
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Good, short read. Plenty of twists and turns right to the end. Great reader.
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3/25/10 - finish
good fast read - few too many characters not developed enough.
good story - interesting themes - blood harvesting / viatical insurance / organized crime / money laundering.
3/25/10 - finish
good fast read - few too many characters not developed enough.
good story - interesting themes - blood harvesting / viatical insurance / organized crime / money laundering.
Yvette Thomas
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Good book
A pretty gripping read. I finished it in a few hours and I felt like I had just watched a standard 90-minute thriller movie. I'm not sure that this warrants a second read.
Good book. First one that I read with the lawyer Jack Swyteck. Had a hard time putting it down.
I usually like his books a bit more. Still, a good beach/summer book.
Interesting way to use time. Somewhat predictable.
Didn't expect the ending!
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James Grippando is the bestselling author of twelve novels, including When Darkness Falls, Got the Look, Hear No Evil, and Last to Die, which are enjoyed worldwide in more than twenty languages. He lives in Florida, where he was a trial lawyer for twelve years. (from the publisher's website)"
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