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Summary: READER CARRIES OFF SHIFTING NARRATIVE VOICE
Review: Experienced voice performer/actor John Bedford Lloyd is given a bit of a challenge here as the narrative point of view shifts from a young man to an older man. Plus, there is quite a bit of commentary by Colombian henchman. He carries this of well, perhaps drawing on his extensive film and TV work. Florida fisherman Matthew Rey is kidnaped and a ransom note demanding 3 million dollars is sent to his son, Nick, an up-and-coming young attorney with a prestigious Miami law firm. Matthew was snatched while on a business trip to Colombia. Of course, Nick can't raise that kind of money but every imaginable obstacle is thrown in his way as he tries to free his father through appropriate channels. Little did Nick know that his father was suspected of drug smuggling or that his father had purchased an insurance policy to protect against kidnaping in the exact same amount of money that the kidnappers are demanding. The insurance company smells fraud, and refuses to pay. Nick's law firm, for dark reasons of its own, fires Nick. The only lifeline left for his father is through Alex, a beautiful negotiator. While Nick is using every means he can to gain his father's freedom, Matthew, for the first time, is an eye witness to the atrocities being committed by the Colombian guerrillas. A former attorney, Grippando well knows the legal morass his protagonist is trying to penetrate and describes it to a T as suspense mounts. This author has a gift for crafting complex yet fascinating scenarios. (The Pardon and Under Cover of Darkness). - Gail Cooke
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