Hear No Evil - (Jack Swyteck) by James Grippando (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Miami attorney Jack Swyteck is involved in the most explosive criminal trial of his career -- a case that starts with a murder on a military base and concludes with a shocking surprise that will change Jack's life forever.

A beautiful woman comes to see Jack and begs him to represent her. She says she's about to be arrested for the murder of her husband, an officer stationed at Guantanamo Bay. Having no expertise in military law and sensing that the woman isn't telling him the entire truth, Jack turns her down. Then she drops a bombshell: She claims she's the adoptive mother of Jack's biological son -- a child he's never met. Either Jack must represent her or he'll never see the boy.

So Jack agrees, but with great foreboding. He has an unreliable client -- a blackmailer who just might be a murderer -- and he has to travel to Gitmo and on to Havana to tussle with people who clearly have a lot to hide. This is a case with as many twists and turns as it has unanswered questions, and the personal toll on Jack won't end until he's forced to confront the ultimate surprise witness in a trial that rocks the city of Miami.

In signature Grippando style, Hear No Evil is an intricate, fast-paced, and captivating thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.

From the Back Cover

An American officer has been murdered on the base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and his soon-to-be-accused killer, the dead man's wife, wants Miami criminal attorney Jack Swyteck to represent her. Swyteck knows nothing about military law, and he can sense that thehypnotically beautiful Lindsey Hart isa liar, a blackmailer, and possibly worse. But if he doesn't agree to defend her, he will never get to see his biological son, a child Swyteck never knew existed.Taking on the might of the U.S. military legal machine on hostile foreign soil could prove to be far more than a bad career move, because the shocking, sordid truth will take no prisoners.And no one, especially Jack Swyteck, will escape unscathed.

Review Quotes

"Turbo-charged." -- Booklist

"Grippando's Jack Swyteck series is one of those rare finds." -- Contra Costa Times

"A well-focused, perfectly organized legal thriller. . . . Exciting." -- Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

"A tight, smartly constructed mystery that will keep readers on the edge of their seats." -- Booklist

"[Grippando] keeps his tale moving." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Lapel-grabbing....This character-driven, intricately plotted thriller will keep readers guessing up to the end." -- Publishers Weekly

"Suspenseful." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"A first-rate mystery." -- Orlando Sentinel