- Hardcover: 432 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (7 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060192410
- ISBN-13: 978-0060192419
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 15 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,983,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Grippando writes in nail-biting style." --Larry King, USA Today "A plot filled with twists and turns. Found Money is a good yarn about two honest people whose main problem is that their parents kept too many secrets."
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While on business in Cartagena, Matthew Rey is kidnapped by ruthless bandits. The kidnappers know about a $3 million insurance policy that covers Matthew's ransom and, to make matters worse, the insurance company suspects fraud and refuses to hand over the money. His son Nick goes to the FBI for help, but they too have grown suspicious of Matthew and his frequent trips to Colombia. With nowhere to turn, Nick hires a trained negotiator, a street-smart and mysteriously beautiful woman named Alex. But Nick soon discovers that the real danger to him and his family is not kidnappers with their guns but lawyers in their suits--men from Nick's own firm who will stop at nothing to keep him from uncovering the truth.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
With a theme as contemporary as today's glaring headlines and a scenario as chilling as our worst nightmare James Grippando has crafted his sixth thriller.
While Matthew Rey, an entrepreneurial commercial fisherman is in Colombia, he is kidnaped by a violent band of guerrillas whose leader, Joaquin, gives sadism a new dimension. Matthew's son, Nick, an up-and-coming Florida lawyer, receives a ransom demand for three million dollars. Unbeknownst to Nick that is the exact amount of a kidnaping insurance policy recently purchased by Matthew.
As attempts to rescue Matthew through the State Department prove futile, Nick turns to senior attorney, Duncan Fit, for help. Duncan proves to be both two-faced and double-dealing as he dismisses Nick, and informs him that the law firm will represent an insurance company in a fraud suit against Nick and his family.
Out of a job and charged with several felonies, Nick seeks the assistance of stunning Alex Cabrera, a kidnaping negotiator.
Grippando's years of experience as a trial lawyer are evident in his taut description of Nick's uphill battle against Colombian guerillas, government agencies, and his former law firm.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
A CONTEMPORARY CHILLER
16 Jun 2001
Format:Hardcover
With a theme as contemporary as today's glaring headlines and a scenario as chilling as our worst nightmare James Grippando has crafted his sixth thriller.
While Matthew Rey, an entrepreneurial commercial fisherman is in Colombia, he is kidnaped by a violent band of guerrillas whose leader, Joaquin, gives sadism a new dimension. Matthew's son, Nick, an up-and-coming Florida lawyer, receives a ransom demand for three million dollars. Unbeknownst to Nick that is the exact amount of a kidnaping insurance policy recently purchased by Matthew.
As attempts to rescue Matthew through the State Department prove futile, Nick turns to senior attorney, Duncan Fit, for help. Duncan proves to be both two-faced and double-dealing as he dismisses Nick, and informs him that the law firm will represent an insurance company in a fraud suit against Nick and his family.
Out of a job and charged with several felonies, Nick seeks the assistance of stunning Alex Cabrera, a kidnaping negotiator.
Grippando's years of experience as a trial lawyer are evident in his taut description of Nick's uphill battle against Colombian guerillas, government agencies, and his former law firm.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Thriller
26 Aug 2002
Format:Hardcover
While on business in Cartagena, Columbia, American businessman Matthew Rey is kidnapped and a $3 million ransom is demanded for his safe return. His son Nick is a novice attorney who attempts to free him. Nick is thwarted in his efforts by a lawsuit originating from his own firm against his family. It seems that his father had taken out a $3 million kidnapping insurance policy, and it looks as if the whole kidnapping is a set up by Matthew Rey to commit fraud. Worse yet, the FBI won't help because they believe Matthew is a drug smuggler and is somehow in cahoots with his Nicaraguan business partner. Since Nick cannot raise the money or negotiate his father's release through the usual methods, he enlists the help of a beautiful hostage negotiator, Alex Cabrera, as well as his former fiancee Jenna, who still has feelings for him.
A KING'S RANSOM is a taunt, intelligent addition to the genre. Grippando has written a hot thriller, filled with plenty of action and plot twists. This is an author I would not hesitate to read again.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
HIS BEST YET!!!
9 May 2001
Format:Hardcover
On a business trip off the coast of Columbia, Matthew Rey, a partner in a seafood business, is kidnapped. The terms of the kidnapping are simple...supply the kidnappers with a three million dollar ransom.
Back at home in Miami, Matthew's pregnant wife, and fresh out of law school son Nick, are devastated by the news.
Nick, willing to do whatever is needed to free his father, begins looking into his families finances and discovers a kidnapping insurance policy for three million dollars. Shocked by his finding, Nick submits the claim, and is given Alex Cabrera, the young agent assigned to his claim.
As Alex begins her discussions with the kidnappers, Nick is approached by the FBI, claiming his father is actually a drug smuggler, and they are investigating every angle, including his father's business partner, and his estranged sister Lindsey, whom the family has not spoken to in months, but is living somewhere in Columbia.
As the kidnapper's demands are escalating, Alex is told the insurance comapny will not pay the ransom.
With no one to trust, Nick and Alex begin their own mission to rescue his father, even if it costs them their lives. With the FBI on their tail, and the kidnappers getting anxious, the pair will have to race the clock to bring Matthew home alive.
'A King's Ransom' grabs hold on page one, and plunges you on a suspenseful ride through 400 pages. Non-stop surprises, and action galore will keep the pages turning until the shocking climax.
James Grippando has been churning out excellent suspense novels, and his new novel proves he is a master of his craft.
The season of the "page-turning beach book" has arrived, and 'A King's Ransom' is the first entry in the category.
A MUST read!
Nick Gonnella
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