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The book is not that perfect to be given a round up of 4 stars, yet not that bad to be given just 3. I like how the majority of the plot was actually revolved around a hold up situation, which means, it didn't dragged on from day to days. It also didn't felt like a rush, although I hate to say that the way it ended was anti-climatic and waste of adrenaline, actually. Here we Goodreads needs to improve its rating system, because I want to give this book a 3.
Here we had Theo, his life hanging by the thread, teased with death just hovering over him, and I expected a little bit of a fight from him to save himself, but no, it didn't happen that way. He just got lucky. This book is mostly about a day in a life of Jack Swyteck and Theo, so if you are expecting a mystery that is a little harder to resolve, this is probably not the one for you.
But hey, Jack Swyteck is always a breeze.
May 22, Ellen rated it it was ok. Audio book read by Jonathan Davis who always does a great job. I didn't care for this book very much. I want to see Jack do more criminal defense work, not be involved in police cases where he is pretty much a bystander, in my opinion. Sure he starts out defending the character "Falcon", but then becomes involved in Falcon's craziness due to his past and hostage situation.
These last two novels have not met my expectations of what a true legal thriller is. Apr 30, Val rated it really liked it Shelves: Talk about a twisty-turny read!! I was definitely surprised by the end. It was different, having a book where Jack wasn't in the courtroom and, although I missed that part, the rest was so good that it was actually okay with me. This was one of my favorite Jack Swyteck novels!!
May 31, Carla rated it it was amazing. Some murder mysteries are predictable. This one is not. The homeless character had surprising depth and a well-honed history which adds intrigue to this Jack Swyteck novel. I am not reading them in any order, actually, and have not found that to be a hindrance. May 21, Helen rated it really liked it. It started off a it slow, but was quite riveting by the end.
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Even though it's number 6 in the series, it's readable as a stand-alone. I did feel that as the main character, Jack was side-lined and became just one of the many. Jan 29, Lee rated it liked it Shelves: Aug 28, Jerry King rated it really liked it. Mar 25, bert-bobbi rated it really liked it. Jun 18, Steven Bartley rated it really liked it. I enjoyed the story and thought it was a real page turner. Jack Swyteck is one of my favorite characters. Dec 13, Jen rated it liked it Shelves: When a homeless man is threatening to jump off a bridge unless he can talk to the only daughter of Miami's Mayor, Vince Paulo, a blind hostage negotiator, is brought in to talk him down.
Once Falcon, the homeless man, is down, Jack Swyteck is called in to defend Falcon with his legal proceedings stemming from the bridge incident.
Jack Swyteck Novel: When Darkness Falls Bk. 6 by James Grippando (2007, Hardcover)
But the bridge incident turns out to be the least of Falcon's legal issues. The Mayor is dead set against his daughter going anywhere near Falcon, even though she is a When a homeless man is threatening to jump off a bridge unless he can talk to the only daughter of Miami's Mayor, Vince Paulo, a blind hostage negotiator, is brought in to talk him down. The Mayor is dead set against his daughter going anywhere near Falcon, even though she is a trained police officer.
What are all the secrets about and why does Falcon want so desperately to speak with a woman he's never even met before? I did not realize it was the sixth in the Jack Swyteck series. I think I missed a lot of what others might find appealing, having no background on any of these characters. From a newbies point of view there seemed to be three kind of mini-plots Falcon, Vince and Alicia, Jack and Theo that all converged on a hostage situation in a motel - none of them seemed to stand out as the "main" plot until later in the novel, and it didn't really have anything to do with Jack Swyteck.
And that's perfectly fine! In a series about a lawyer, every case can't be personally connected to the lawyer. But as I was explaining, not having known this was a series about Jack beforehand, I didn't realize he was the series regular just from this book's plot. It was almost like there needed to be more focus in the book. I listened to this book on audio, read by Jonathan Davis. I've listened to other works recorded by Davis, and I always feel like he's overly dramatic, and I know that takes a bit away from the book for me. At the beginning of the novel I felt completely lost.
There were two entirely different plots one containing the three mini-plots mentioned above and then a second major plot taking place and no connection between them whatsoever. The second plot seemed to come out of the blue with no warning and then vanished just as quickly. A couple discs later I was wondering what happened to it. Eventually it did come back, though. Then at about the midpoint of the book, everything was completely clear and the ending was very obvious. There was no mystery to it for me.
Therefore, I wasn't that impressed with the plot. There were several elements I found cliche - which was why I was able to predict the plot. For the most part the characters were O. The character I really loved was Jack's friend, Theo Knight. Grippando has a gem in that character! He's funny, sarcastic, intelligent. He was also wrongly convicted and on Death Row before Jack exonerated him; that gave him a distinction; it added to his complexity as a character.
The character of Theo Knight made the whole book worth listening to. I kind of expected Grippando to do more with Vince. He was an intriguing character given the fact that he was blind and a hostage negotiator. I really wanted to know his character more. Overall it was an enjoyable book to listen to on my rides to and from work. Dec 26, John Marsh rated it it was amazing Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Jack Swyteck, 6 In the latest novel from the bestselling author whom critics have called "the thriller writer to watch," lawyer Jack Swyteck tackles a case in which the life of his best friend hangs in the balance—and in which nothing is as it seems.
But from the moment Jack is called to defend the man, who goes by the name Falcon, somet Jack Swyteck, 6 In the latest novel from the bestselling author whom critics have called "the thriller writer to watch," lawyer Jack Swyteck tackles a case in which the life of his best friend hangs in the balance—and in which nothing is as it seems. Synopsis In the latest novel from this bestselling author, lawyer Jack Swyteck tackles a case in which the life of his best friend hangs in the balance - and in which nothing is as it seems.
A Miami criminal defense attorney, Swyteck isn't looking for a new client, at least not one who is homeless and in jail for threatening to jump off a bridge. Since I had just finished and liked my first Grippando book, a stand-alone thriller, I snapped this up when I found a free Kindle version. It's the sixth installment in Grippando's series featuring criminal defense attorney, Jack Swyteck. It didn't hurt that I hadn't read the previous five Swyteck books.
Although Grippando gives a crash course in Jack and his friend, Theo Knight,their backgrounds don't affect the action much in this book. It begins with a newly-blind hostage negotiator from the Since I had just finished and liked my first Grippando book, a stand-alone thriller, I snapped this up when I found a free Kindle version.
It begins with a newly-blind hostage negotiator from the Miami Police Department, Vince Paulo, talking down a jumper from a bridge. The jumper is a homeless guy named Falcon, who wants to talk with the mayor's daughter, a police officer named Alicia Mendoza. As the story progresses, the reader and the characters learn that all is not as it seems. The homeless man has a background that ties him to Alicia. The story moves back and forth between present-day Miami and Argentina in the s during the so-called Dirty War when thousands of people were kidnapped, tortured, and never seen or heard from again.
The Disappeared, as they are called, have a major role in this book. At times very tough to read, especially since the horror really occurred. This was a good thriller, with lots of action in the hostage crisis, political wrangling in the background, and questions about which characters may have played a role in the Argentinian events of the 70s. I'll look for more Grippando books. I hope future novels will again feature Vince Paulo, an interesting character with lots of room for character development as he learns to deal with his blindness while continuing to work within the police department.
Nov 07, Carl Alves rated it really liked it. In When Darkness Falls, attorney Jack Swyteck takes on Falcon, a homeless man, as a client after Falcon holds up traffic for hours and demands to talk to the mayor's daughter. Falcon's desire to talk to the mayor's daughter never materializes as he is captured. After making bail, he flees after finding a dead woman in the back of the trunk he usually shacks up at. This starts a story that has one twist after another ultimately leading up to the civil war in Argentina many years earlier. When Dark In When Darkness Falls, attorney Jack Swyteck takes on Falcon, a homeless man, as a client after Falcon holds up traffic for hours and demands to talk to the mayor's daughter.
When Darkness Falls is a gripping novel. The story starts off strong and continues to go on strong. As I mentioned there are many twists and turns as Swyteck investigates Falcon's history and his relationship to the mayor's daughter. James Grippando shows impressive skill in his writing technique, and clearly knows how to weave a good story.
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Each of the main characters adds something to the story, and all of it blends together including a satisfying ending. A book worth reading. Carl Alves - author of Blood Street Jan 21, Wanda rated it really liked it. Interesting premise for the book. The homeless crazy guy actually set a lot of things in motion. About half way thru the book I started to figure out some things like the mayor was a bad guy and setting up the blind cop.
Don't know much about the "dirty war" in Argentina so I'm now going to read up more on that.
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Would be very difficult being a hostage in a situation with a 'crazy' person, there is really no reasoning with them. Liked the fact that the weatherman had gotten himself involved in th Interesting premise for the book. Liked the fact that the weatherman had gotten himself involved in the hostage situation purely by chance. Just goes to show that bad actions do have consequences even if sometimes it is just by bad luck.
Jack was caught in the middle between client, friend, family and the police. Everyone had their own agenda and he just wanted to save his friend. Alicia had a lot to deal with finding out that the people she thought were her parents were not and that everything she had been brought up to believe was false. Really wanted her to connect with her grandmother. Lots of tense situations and side agendas going on.
Dec 19, Samantha rated it liked it. This isn't your typical James Grippando book. This is more of a suspense thriller than his normal mystery books.
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I liked it because I love his main character of Jack Swytek, but found it harder to stay interested in than his other books. In this one, you know who is doing all the bad things, but you don't know why. That's the primary plot of the book. Why is all this happening and how does all of it fit together. Grippando takes and introducing you to the political mayor and his daugther. He This isn't your typical James Grippando book. He throws in the daughter's ex-boyfriend who is blind but doesn't really give him much.
I found that a lot of characters were just there for a chapter or two and then never went back to. I definitely didn't like where the flashbacks fell in the story. It didn't make a lot of sense. I guess I also missed Theo and Jack's interaction that is a huge part of the rest of the series.
I enjoy how Mr. Grippando writes and how he brings new twists into the plot, but this one just fell short for me. Dec 31, Laurie rated it really liked it Shelves: Vince Paulo is a good cop. After an injury in the line of duty has left him blind, he is reassigned as an instructor at the police academy. However, he is called in to work as a negotiator when a homeless man climbs a lightpole on a bridge and threatens to jump.
Vince has history with the jumper. He has talked him out of jumping several times before. With further investigation, it is discovered that there is more to the homeless man's statements than just the ravings of a lunatic, there is actu Vince Paulo is a good cop. With further investigation, it is discovered that there is more to the homeless man's statements than just the ravings of a lunatic, there is actually a dark secret buried in the past.
The story is action packed and moves along at a good clip. Among them were dissidents and even some left-wing terrorists. But they also included innocents—teachers, students, journalists, lawyers, intellectuals, laborers, priests, nuns, mothers, sons, fathers and daughters—whose only crime was opposition to the military junta that seized power in Argentina on March 27, They were abducted from their homes, the street, or their place of work.
They were blindfolded and taken to one of over secret military detention centers around the country. They were stripped of their identity, beaten, and tortured by some of the most sadistic state-sponsored "interrogators" the world has ever known. Many were tortured to death by electric shock or submersion in water. Others were shot and buried in mass graves. Some were even pushed out of airplanes alive, disappearing into the ocean. Thousands were never heard from again. At the time, Argentina was a country torn by terrorism. As neighbors and co-workers vanished in the night, ordinary citizens gave in to their fears and refused to ask questions.
And some just looked the other way—literally. One of the most disturbing photographs I uncovered in my research shows a young man on the sidewalk being beaten and hauled away by soldiers in broad daylight. If you look closely, you can also see a woman seated by the window inside a restaurant, just a few feet away from the military abduction.
She is shielding her eyes. So it was a few brave women marching in a plaza who became the eyes of a nation, and ultimately of the world. They found a way to bring attention to the plight of their families, and they channeled despair into action. I hate novels that preach, and I would never write one that does. He winds up and tries his knuckle ball. My father winds up and hurls a fastball. Ryan swings and taps a grounder back toward the mound. My father knows the ball is near him. He bends over and gropes for it in the grass. My father has macular degeneration, a catch-all name for diseases that attack the critical collection of cells in the retina known as the macula.
His is the more devastating "wet" form, which involves leakage from blood vessels in the eye. Every year, MD robs , Americans of all central vision and causes another 1.
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Another case of adult macular degeneration is diagnosed every three minutes in this country, and it is the leading cause of blindness among people over the age of sixty-five. The cause is unknown. Watching someone lose his sight—whatever the cause—is a painful process. It is especially difficult when it happens to someone you love, someone who has looked out for you all your life. Every time he comes to visit us, he shows up with a new bump, bruise, or cut—badges of honor in his fight against his disease. Through it all, he manages to smile as he finds his way through our front door, and he smiles as he leaves.
He lives by his motto: Sure, I wanted Vince to become a better listener, to be more intuitive, to reach inside and use all he has to better himself as a negotiator. But I also wanted him to be that guy who occasionally still walks into a lamp post and keeps smiling—like my dad. One scene, in particular, is very personal to me. South Florida gets more than its fair share of rainfall.