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Written by James Grippando - Audio book performed by John Bedford Lloyd - Abridged Nonfiction - Abridgment approved by James Grippando - 4 CASSETTES - 6 hours

Publisher, Harper Audio (May 2001)

"Hits the bulls-eye...Grippando's premise...and his punchy plotting, build up a quick and enjoyable head of steam." --Kirkus

"A taut, well-constructed page-turner that seems destined for the big screen." --Publishers Weekly"A well-thought-out thriller." --Booklist

"Will kidnap your imagination from the first heart-pounding scene." --Barbara Parker, National bestselling author of Suspicion of Betrayal

"At the top of the thriller genre." --The Snooper

"Races along." --Orlando Sentinel

James Grippando, the bestselling author of five novels including Under Cover of Darkness and The Pardon, demonstrates his trademark gifts once again in a taut new tale of intrigue that will keep you guessing to the final, breathtaking scene.

Nick Rey is on the career fast track at a hot Miami law firm when he is suddenly plunged headfirst into a dangerous bid to save his father. Matthew Rey has been kidnapped while on business in Columbia's exotic port city of Cartagena. The ransom demand of three million dollars is far more than the Rey family can ever hope to raise. Fortunately, Matthew had purchased an insurance policy to protect against just such a threat. Unfortunately, the kidnappers seem to know all about the policy, and the insurance company, suspecting fraud, is refusing to pay out.

With nowhere to turn, Nick links up with Alex, a beautiful, street-smart woman who may be the only person capable of negotiating with Matthew's abductors. But Nick soon discovers that the gravest dangers to him and his family are not the kidnappers and their guns, but the men in suits: lawyers, to be exact, at a powerful firm with something to hide, and they will stop at nothing to keep Nick from unleashing the truth.

About the Author: James Grippando is the bestselling author of five previous novels: The Abduction, The Informant, Under Cover of Darkness, Found Money and The Pardon -- which are enjoyed worldwide in fourteen languages. He lives in Florida, where he was a trial lawyer for twelve years.