Gone Again
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I absolutely loved this book! I first stumbled upon this author about 10 years ago and have yet to be let down by one of his books. I am pretty sure that there may be a book or two of his that I have missed along the way but I have read the bulk of his work. The Jack Swyteck series is smartly written.
I love how much this character has developed over the course of the series. I really like that each new book in the series can still be easily This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life. I really like that each new book in the series can still be easily read as a stand alone so new readers can feel comfortable jumping in at any point.
Jack Swyteck is back at the Freedom Institute and working on a death row case. He doesn't really plan to get involved in the cases there but he doesn't need a lot of convincing to jump into this particular case after a visit from the victim's mother. Dylan Reeves is due to face execution very soon for the rape and murder of Sashi Burgette.
Sashi's body was never recovered and her mother is convinced that she is still alive. Jack is soon leading the fight to win Dylan a little bit of time so that they can figure out what really happened. The quest to find out what actually happened to Sashi takes more than a few twists and turns as the story moves forward. I was never quite sure who was being honest and who should be trusted.
I liked all of the courtroom scenes and the legal maneuvering that was part of the story.
Jack and the rest of the crew spend more than a few late nights trying to get everything done in time. I enjoyed the writing style immensely. The legal process was nicely balanced with the fact-finding detective work. The inclusion of some less than trust worthy characters really kept me wondering what was going on.
I really had no idea where the book would end up or how it would get there. I simply couldn't not put this one down and read the book from cover to cover in less than 24 hours. The story really does pull you in right away and doesn't let go until the very end. I would highly recommend this book to fans of mystery thrillers. James Grippando is an author that never disappoints and has created an incredibly intelligent and smart character in Jack Swyteck.
I can't wait to get my hands on the next book by this very talented author. I received an advance reader edition of this book from HarperCollins Publishers - Harper via Edelweiss for the purpose of providing an honest review. Initial Thoughts I loved this book! I honestly don't think that I have ever been disappointed by anything written by James Grippando. Jack Swyteck is an awesome character and the case that he was working on in this novel kept me guessing until the end.
View all 4 comments. Gone Again had all the ingredients to be a good read, but for me, it missed the mark. It was okay, nothing more, nothing less. Simply Superb James Grippando is a master when it comes to writing thrillers. I've read and enjoyed every book he's written. This story has plenty of twists and turns, and certainly kept me guessing right to the very end. It's definitely one of those books where you find yourself reading faster and faster to find out what happens. Hands down a very worthwhile book to read.
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Mar 26, Pamela rated it really liked it. James Grippando has done it again, knocking it out of the ballpark with the 12th Jack Swyteck legal novel. I love this series! The author is a masterful storyteller, and his well developed and dynamic Swyteck character is one sharp and smart lawyer! Fast paced, tense and taut, this thriller offers a thrilling, complex ride with many twists I was engaged enough in the plot of the book to want to listen to more from the series as audiobooks.
The book worked as a legal thriller and I learned about death row, international adoptions, and online predators. Feb 22, Amy rated it really liked it.
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Readers can pick up with this series with this book, which I appreciate. Strong characters, witty and smart dialogue. For many years now, I have been over the legal thrillers. They tend to bog me down, with the exception of David Rosenfelt's Andy Carpenter. However, I did enjoy this book. With adoptions from war torn countries on the rise, this book provided an interesting look at RAD and the impact on a family. Aug 20, Olivia rated it liked it. Another legal system thriller with suspense minus gore or unnecessarily abusive or offensive language.
The Jack Swyteck series is cleanly written with plenty of along-the-way researched information on the US legal and penal system. Interesting personal dilemmas for all characters. The key figure is a well-educated, quick-thinking lawyer with an FBI wife and a father once a leading Judge. Dep Another legal system thriller with suspense minus gore or unnecessarily abusive or offensive language. Depending where you join the series the Judge is either still living or not. Either way he is a major presence in the social, cultural and educational thinking of the community.
Swyteck the younger has a knack for Death Code legal defence, despite his uncertainty that some of the criminals will deserve the chance offered them for 'appeal' through the legal system. It would be simpler to just earn a good living with regular, middle of the road law. But no, he is constantly drawn to ensure the legal system stands by its intentions to serve the cause of justice. Smart, informative, friendly reading. Nothing too startling really. However, whilst being read the books do offer crisp insights into personal dilemmas of law-breakers and upholders and their families.
Mar 05, Fred Forbes rated it really liked it. Author is a South Florida attorney and instructor at U of Miami so I grabbed a copy for me and one for the friend I was joining for dinner who is also a South Florida attorney. Now Live Oak is a long way from Miami so I also grabbed this book in trade paperback so I could get a sense of how he handles South Florida and to become acquainted with h Browsing in "Books and Books" in Coral Gables, near the setting of this story when I came across an autographed copy of his book "A Death in Live Oak".
Now Live Oak is a long way from Miami so I also grabbed this book in trade paperback so I could get a sense of how he handles South Florida and to become acquainted with his writing. Always a sucker for local writers! At any rate, crisply written, interesting story and characters and solid linear flow of trying to save a murderer on death row whose date is rapidly approaching but the lawyer in this series decides to take up the cause when the victim's mother proclaims the man could not have done because she is getting calls from her daughter on her daughter's birthday each year!
Naturally, the ex-husband who bailed when his wife became unhinged with grief thinks she is off her nut again and doesn't buy it. Interesting tale as the facts unwind. Apr 11, Mark rated it really liked it Shelves: Swyteck, on the verge of becoming a father as his FBI wife's troubled pregnancy becomes embroiled in another "death row" case Dec 16, Aristotle rated it really liked it. A Beautiful 17yr Old Adopted Girl disappears on her way to school. No surprise as to who did it but not for the reasons you think.
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The more i read the less sympathy i had for Sashi. I understand Sashi had a difficult childhood but so did the children of war torn Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. As for the parents, Debra was in a very difficult position, loved her 3 children very much and wanted nothing but the best for them and Gavin well buddy life isn't all raindrops on roses and whiskers on kitten A Beautiful 17yr Old Adopted Girl disappears on her way to school. As for the parents, Debra was in a very difficult position, loved her 3 children very much and wanted nothing but the best for them and Gavin well buddy life isn't all raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.
A good read my second Grippando novel but my one complaint, just like the first book, is that the chapters are too short. The dialogue gets into a nice rhythm then it ends and jumps to the next scene, "Do you have any idea what's it like to have a kid like Sashi? A daughter who destroys your wife, your marriage, your other children? May 04, JoAnne Pulcino rated it really liked it Shelves: Grippando has a talent for legal and personal fiction that is quite impressive.
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Jack thinks they may have the wrong man and he takes on a new investigation even though nothing is as it appears to be. The conflicting versions of the testimony in the Miami court prove that the events are even more difficult than a missing girl. Aug 29, Marcia rated it liked it Shelves: This was my first Jack Swyteck novel, and for a character that has been around for over 20 books, I was impressed that this was fresh, interesting, and kept my interest. Also, I didn't figure out who'd "done it" too early in the tale!
I will want to read more if this author when I want a mystery that involves a lawyer as the main protagonist! Oct 06, Connie rated it liked it. This was a pretty good book that is well written, it flowed well. The story has lots of twists and turns in it that keeps you reading. Jun 23, Darlene Quinn rated it it was amazing. It has been a while since I read a Grippando novel.
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Forgot how much I liked his great characters and plot movement. Have already download another. Aug 16, ChapterOne rated it it was ok. I had to struggle to finish this one for some reason. Sep 24, Kjsbreda rated it it was amazing. The other two finalists for the award were Graham Moore's The Last Days of Night and Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things, both of which are very fine novels inspired by actual legal cases, so this year's competition for the award was impressive.
In my opinion, Grippando's book was indeed the most deserving of the award. Gone Again realistically and sensitively depicts the complicated interactions between an att James Grippando recently won the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction for this book. Gone Again realistically and sensitively depicts the complicated interactions between an attorney and his client, the witnesses and the opposing counsel and also shows how legal battles can impact family members. The courtroom and deposition dialogues in this book were very believable.
But, what truly distinguishes Grippando's book from the other finalists' in the competition, is Grippando's deep understanding of an attorney's professional responsibilities and ethical obligations and restrictions. Grippando's fictional lawyer, Jack Swyteck, is scrupulously ethical while wholeheartedly and zealously representing a client who isn't at all sympathetic and who isn't telling a straight story. He applies the same scrupulous ethics and self-control while dealing with witnesses who constantly lie to him, manipulate him, threaten him and otherwise wear him out.
This attention to the code of ethics is what was missing in the other two finalist's books, albeit both were very well-written and told wonderful stories. Briefly, the novel concerns Swyteck's fight to stay the execution of Reeves, who was convicted of raping and murdering a troubled 17 year-old girl. The girl's body was never found, but Reeves, an ex-con, was picked up for a traffic violation shortly after the girl's disappearance and was found with the girl's underwear in his car. On the same day that the governor signs the death warrant for Reeves, the girl's mother meets with Swyteck to let him know that she knows Reeves is actually innocent.
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The woman had been receiving untraceable silent telephone calls from a disposable cell phone on the girl's birthday every year since her disappearance and she is convinced that the calls are from her daughter. Swyteck files a habeus corpus action which sets in motion several weeks of hearings which quickly uncover that the prosecutor was aware that the girl had been having online communications with unsavory men, that one of the men was convicted of human trafficking, and that the parents of the girl had had several interactions with the human trafficker.
Was the girl a victim of human trafficking and is she still alive? In addition to this, Gone Again also features the last studio performance of Jeff Buckley released before his death less than a year later. May 13, Rolling Stone magazine placed the album on its list of "The Essential Recordings of the '90s".
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