Afraid of the Dark (Jack Swyteck) - Hardcover

Grippando, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061840289 ISBN 13: 9780061840289

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2011

Synopsis

Investigating the alibi of a man who faces the death penalty for a terrorist act that killed Chuck Mays' daughter and blinded Vince Paulo, Jack Swyteck uncovers evidence of an international threat greater than anything he has imagined. By the best-selling author of Money to Burn. 60,000 first printing.

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Review:

“More twists and turns than a snowy mountain pass...Afraid of the Dark will have readers embracing this darkness.” (Associated Press)

“Grippando has proven his skills with edge-of-your-seat thrillers. Afraid of the Dark may be his most gripping yet.” (Miami Herald)

“Superb plotting, high suspense, compelling timely issues, and finely honed characters make this crime novel/international thriller a great read.” (Library Journal (starred review))

“Grippando has definitely reached a new level with this series entry. . . . One of his best.” (Booklist (starred review))

“Rousing. . . . An exciting tale of revenge.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Filled with twists and turns and edge-of-the-seat tension.” (Romantic Times)

“Grippando powerfully weaves Afraid of the Dark into a noir look at the fears that seep into each corner of society....Grippando has proven his skills with edge-of-your-seat thrillers. Afraid of the Dark may be his most gripping novel.” (Newark Star Ledger)

From the Back Cover:

The New York Times bestselling author's ever-popular hero, Jack Swyteck, is on his most dangerous case yet, uncovering a sinister underground world that has him racing across the globe.

Then: Sergeant Vince Paulo held his best friend's daughter, McKenna, bleeding in his arms as she uttered the name of her murderer and ex-boyfriend, Jamal. That was minutes before a blast made everything go black for Vince—forever.

Now: Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck has been called in to save Jamal from the death penalty for terrorist activity. Despite urgent warnings from his fiancée, undercover FBI agent Andie Henning, to stay away from the case, Jack finds himself inextricably drawn to Jamal's past—even believing his alibi that he was abducted and held in a black site in Prague at the time of McKenna's death. But if Jamal is innocent, then the man who murdered McKenna and took Vince's sight is still out there . . . free.

Soon bodies begin to pile up and ghosts from the past reappear very much alive, confirmed by ominous threats from a faceless man known only as "the Dark." Vince and Jack must confront a mortal danger that goes beyond McKenna's death, across international waters—a journey to piece together the past that leads through the back alleys of London, onto illegal Internet sites, and straight into the mind of pure evil.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0061840289
• ISBN 13: 9780061840289
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 406