Gone Again (Jack Swyteck Series #12)

by James Grippando Narrated by Jonathan Davis

Overview

In this electrifying and fast-paced tale of suspense from the New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Cash Landing, Cane & Abe, and Black Horizon, Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck takes on his first death-row client since The Pardon in a case as twisty as it is shocking.

Sashi Burgette vanished three years ago on her way to school. The night after the teenager's disappearance, ex-con Dylan Kyle was stopped for drunk driving. An article of Sashi's clothing was found in his truck, and a police videotape of his drunken explanation under interrogation sealed his fate at trial. Now, just days from Kyle's execution, Sashi's mother visits Jack Swyteck, doing pro bono work at the Freedom Institute, and delivers shocking news: "Sashi called me."

The police dismiss the call as a cruel hoax. The State Attorney refuses to consider the new evidence, insisting the case is closed. The governor has already signed the death warrant. An innocent man may be executed and time is running out-unless his lawyers can locate Sashi.

A man of principle who believes in justice, Jack jumps into the investigation. But the deeper he digs the more he discovers that nothing is what it appears to be. Not the victim. Not her alleged killer. And definitely not Sashi's parents, whose grief ruptured their marriage, each openly blaming the other for what happened to their daughter.

As their gut-wrenching and hopelessly conflicting version of events unfolds in a Miami courtroom, it becomes clear there is something even more difficult to find than a long-missing girl . . .

The truth.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

03/28/2016
Bestseller Grippando addresses the challenges of adopting psychologically damaged children in his uneven 12th legal thriller featuring Florida attorney Jack Swyteck (after 2014's Black Horizon). Jack has honored a promise to the widow of his mentor, Neil Goderich, by moving his office to the building housing the legal clinic that Neil founded. When distraught mother Debra Burgette shows up looking for Neil, she says she needs help preventing the execution of Dylan Reeves, the man convicted of murdering her troubled adopted daughter, Sashi, when the girl was 17. Every year since Sashi disappeared three years earlier, Debra has received a silent phone call on Sashi's birthday that she's sure from Sashi. The compelling evidence against Reeves, who was defended by Neil, includes a videotaped confession and his DNA on Sashi's panties, which were retrieved days after her she went missing. Jack must also deal with formidable legal barriers to reopening the case. This promising setup unfortunately devolves into a run-of-the-mill race to save a man from execution. Agent: Richard Pine, Inkwell Management. (Mar.)

From the Publisher

Grippando has become a master at taking ‘ripped from the headlines’ events and turning them into involving thrillers.” — Miami Herald

“Grippando pulls out all the stops as he leads the reader on a twisting tale of grief, obsession and the disintegration of a family.” — Buffalo News

“James Grippando’s skill with suspenseful plots that tightly hold their believable secrets, revealing themselves bit by bit, ratchets up another level in the gripping Gone Again.” — Dallas Morning News

Dallas Morning News

James Grippando’s skill with suspenseful plots that tightly hold their believable secrets, revealing themselves bit by bit, ratchets up another level in the gripping Gone Again.

Buffalo News

Grippando pulls out all the stops as he leads the reader on a twisting tale of grief, obsession and the disintegration of a family.

Miami Herald

Grippando has become a master at taking ‘ripped from the headlines’ events and turning them into involving thrillers.

Miami Herald

Grippando has become a master at taking ‘ripped from the headlines’ events and turning them into involving thrillers.

The Buffalo News

Grippando pulls out all the stops as he leads the reader on a twisting tale of grief, obsession and the disintegration of a family.

Huffington Post

Gripping...one of Grippando’s best novels.

Library Journal

11/01/2015
Shortly after teenager Sashi Burgette disappeared on her way to school, ex-con Dylan Kyle was pulled over for drunk driving, and police found some of Sashi's clothing in his car. Dylan is close to his execution date when Sashi's mother tells defense attorney Jack Swyteck that she's just received a call from her daughter. With a 40,000-copy first printing.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173488398
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/01/2016
Series:	Jack Swyteck Series , #12
Edition description:	Unabridged

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