Last Call

My husband and I listened to this audio book on a trip. We both enjoy suspense/thriller/crime novels. This one borders on a 4 for me, but we agreed it's a 3. Well told, though I predicted (silently) early on one of the twists in the story. Engaging book that I think would be just as good read as read-to-you. Better than average for this type of book. There are enough characters for the reader to both cheer and boo for.

I liked the characters, I was intrigued with the premise of the book, and I appreciated the fact that the answer to all of the questions raised throughout the story weren't obvious. My criticism is that I could put the book down, walk away, and pick it up and continue a few days later. A book categorized as "suspense" should keep you reading and make you unable to put that book down; the words should act like a magnet making it impossible for you to move on until you finish reading the last word on the last page. This book fell a little short in that respect.

This is my third James Grippando book. I only vaguely remembered the previous two. The descriptions on the back keep making me interested and then the stories themselves are so-so. Of the three I've read, this one is the best. That said, the book is not truly suspenseful, and the plot twists were obvious. The characters were also pretty stereotypical.

A very good novel about ethic gangs in America, their love and loyalty towards each member, resulting in their tight bonding. It starts with Theo Knight, the younger of two brothers is out cruising around with members of the "Grove Lords," that he desperately wants to be part of, leader Isaac Reems says, " your anitsheation is to go over to this women that has just been stabbed too death and steal something from her and return, he does. The state charges and convicts him for murder, he's on death row waiting, when a criminal defense lawyer, Jack Swyteck, gets the charges dropped and his release from prison. Now 20 years later Theo is the owner of a bar in the Florida Keys, Sparky's Tavern, he's closing for the night when he notices show more someone hiding behind some kegs of beer. He immediately reaches into the cash draw to grab his 38, it's not there, the intruder has it, he then realizes the intruder is Isaac from the "Grove Lords," he has just escaped from prison and whats Theo's help. Theo's confussed on what to do, Isaac tells Theo that he knows who killed his mother, which was unbeknownst to him was the women that he stole the purse from years ago to prove his worth to the "Grove Lords." Now the story begins with the investigation of Isaac's escape, the murder and rape of Theo's mother, Portia and the cast of other characters weaved into the middle of this plot. show less

Twisted and a bit stretched plot lines, involving Theo Knight and his family. Suspenseful nonetheless.

Theo is the main character is the newest edition to the Jack Swyteck series. Theo knew that his mother had been murdered when he was a teenager, but he was unaware of an earlier rape. A prison escape causes him to try to find the rapist and murderer, but Theo's life is also in danger.

Great suspense--bar keep's strugle to escape past and find mother's killer.