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—Naples Daily News (FL)
THE ABDUCTION
"Nail-biting…. One of the year's better thrillers….The political intrigue rings true."
—San Francisco Examiner
"His best so far…. Grippando keeps you guessing."
—Miami Herald
"Entertaining…. Grippando has produced another exciting and cleverly plotted novel."
—Denver Post
"Continually chilling intrigue…. Certain to become a bestseller…. A thriller within a mystery within a drama…that ensures readers stay on the edge of their seats."
—Naples Daily News (FL)
"Truly dirty politics and crime…. Hits a nerve…as timely as today's headlines."
—San Francisco Chronicle
"A gripping (and frightening) story about the Machiavellian world of American politics….Genuinely surprising."
—Booklist
"Deftly plotted political fun."
—Library Journal
"Breathless."
—Philadelphia Inquirer
THE INFORMANT
"Grippando writes with the authenticity of an insider…A thoroughly convincing edge-of-your-seat thriller."
—John Douglas, former chief of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit and New York Times bestselling author of Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
"A breathlessly scary, unpredictable thriller…extravagantly plotted…. Grippando has produced a work that will deserve its place on bestseller lists."
—Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
"Spectacular effects…entertaining…. Grippando has done his homework on FBI forensics, criminal profiling and the internal protocol for backstabbing…. Plenty of blood is spilled on the rug."
—New York Times Book Review
"A nail-biter…. Surges with tension…. An absorbing tale [written] with cool competence."
—Publishers Weekly
"Grippando meets the criteria for the genre. He thrills."
—Houston Chronicle
"A worthy addition to the genre…. Byzantine plot twists and close calls…an explosive climax."
—Toronto Star
"Intriguing…Grippando handles this unusual [plot] with ease."
—Chicago Tribune
"It's not only titillating, but terrifying—indeed terrorizing."
—Naples Daily News (FL)
"Edgy…keeps you tearing through the pages."
—Kirkus Reviews
THE PARDON
"A gritty mystery that…rings true to the emotional realities of contemporary life. Readers will turn the pages of The Pardon faster than a bailiff can swear in a witness."
—People magazine
"Powerful…. I read The Pardon in one sitting—one exciting night of thrills and chills."
—James Patterson
"A gripping mélange of courtroom drama and psychotic manipulation…possesses gritty veracity, genuine characters that elicit sympathy, and superb plotting and pacing…. A bona fide blockbuster."
—Boston Herald
"One of the best novels I've read in a long time. I was unable to put it down."
—F. Lee Bailey
"Takes us into the seamy side of Florida law, politics, and murder…. Grippando writes about what he knows and it's good."
—Sunday Oklahoman
"Sensationally effective…. It won't kill more than a few hours, but oh, what hours they'll be."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Chilling…. Grippando ratches up the suspense every few pages…. A promising, cleverly plotted, and taut first novel."
—Booklist
"The Pardon arrives with the pistol-shot crack of a gavel cutting through a courtroom."
—Tampa Tribune
Other Books by JAMES GRIPPANDO
The Abduction
The Informant
The Pardon
Coming Soon in Hardcover
Under Cover of Darkness
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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