Black Horizon: 11 (Jack Swyteck) - Softcover

Grippando, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062298755 ISBN 13: 9780062298751

Publisher: HarperLuxe, 2014

Synopsis

In Black Horizon, a riveting and timely thriller drawn from tomorrow's headlines, New York Times bestselling author James Grippando brings back popular Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck in an international case involving a devastating oil spill that pits him against his most villainous adversaries yet.Three summers after the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, oil is again spewing into the ocean--from a drilling explosion in Cuban waters sixty miles off the Florida Keys, creating a politically complex and volatile situation. Representing an American woman whose Cuban husband was killed on the rig, Jack finds himself in dangerous waters when he discovers that his incendiary case may be lethally connected to his new wife Andi's undercover assignment for the FBI . . . and that the looming environmental catastrophe may have been no "accident" at all.

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Review:

"Fantastic...Finely crafted dialogue and a realistic yet nuanced hero make this thriller a standout."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) on BLACK HORIZON

"With a story that's ripped from the recent headlines (remember the 2010 BP oil spill?), this is a solid legal thriller that should appeal to the author's fans."--Booklist on BLACK HORIZON

"James Grippando is a master of the legal thriller."--Robert K. Massie, New York Times bestselling author

A briskly paced thriller...The complex plot points combined with the breezy narrative--not to mention the Florida Keys setting--make for a solid beach read that will no doubt leave longtime fans looking forward adventures of Jack Swyteck."--Houston Chronicle on Black Horizon

From the Back Cover:

Three summers after the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe--the biggest man-made environmental disaster in history--oil is again spewing into the ocean, from a drilling explosion in Cuban waters just fifty miles away from the Florida Keys. The situation is politically complex, involving a state-run consortium tied to the Venezuelan, Chinese, and Russian governments, and highly -volatile. The Cubans not only refuse offers of American -assistance, but threaten to fire on "hostile" U.S. vessels that enter their waters.

Attorney Jack Swyteck and his new wife, Andie, an operative for the CIA, are honeymooning in the Keys when Andie is called away on an undercover assignment. Jack, too, is soon back at work--representing a client whose husband was on the rig. Though the spill occurred in foreign territory, the widow wants Jack to file a wrongful death suit in a U.S. court. Pursuing the unimaginably complicated case plunges Jack into a dangerous world filled with treacherous twists that lead him to a shocking realization . . . his case and Andie's assignment may be lethally connected.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperLuxe
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0062298755
• ISBN 13: 9780062298751
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 560