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Zusatztext "[Grippando] certainly has the imagination and research skills to plot up a storm." Informationen zum Autor James Grippando is a New York Times bestselling author with more than thirty books to his credit, including those in his acclaimed series featuring Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck, and is the winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. He is also a trial lawyer and teaches law and literature at the University of Miami School of Law. He lives and writes in South Florida. Klappentext Miami criminal lawyer Jack Swyteck's beautiful ex-girlfriend Jessie Merrill sold her life insurance benefit for a cash payment when she was diagnosed with a deadly disease. Now, thanks to Jack’s courtroom prowess, Jessie can keep the $1.5 million she received. But both Swyteck and those who expected to double their investment when Jessie died, it turns out, were dupes of a gorgeous scam artist who was never sick at all. And when Jessie’s corpse is discovered in Jack’s bathtub, he’s suddenly wanted for murder. Framed and desperate, he’s up against the police and a powerful criminal consortium willing to go to any lengths to retrieve their money. To save his freedom and his career, Jack must exhume the dark secrets of a buried past. But first he has to escape the murderous vengeance of a cold killer who is beyond suspicion . . .and who wants Jack Swyteck's blood. Zusammenfassung After six exciting thrillers in seven years! bestselling author James Grippando is at last bringing back the main character from his blockbuster debut novel! The Pardon. Criminal lawyer Jack Swyteck doesn't handle many civil cases. But this one is different. His client! Jessie Merrill! is a gorgeous ex-girlfriend who's being sued. At the trial! Jack pulls off a brilliant victory and Jessie gets a hefty settlement. But then Jack finds out it was all a scam. Two days later! Jessie's body turns up floating in Jack's bathtub. As the evidence mounts against him! Jack finds himself on a collision course with dark secrets from the past and a possible killer is beyond suspicion. ...
