Twenty

A Jack Swyteck Novel

De: James Grippando

Narrado por: Jonathan Davis

Jack Swyteck and his family are caught in the crossfire after a deadly school shooting claims 20 casualties - Florida’s fifth mass shooting in as many years - in this provocative and timely thriller from Harper Lee Prize winner James Grippando that touches on some of the most contentious issues roiling America today.

It is the message every parent of a school-age child fears: "Active Shooter on Campus."

Jack Swyteck is at his office when he receives the emergency text from Riverside Day School. Both his daughter, Righley, and his wife, FBI agent Andie Henning, are in danger. Andie is in the school’s rec center when she hears the fire alarms, then loud popping noises and screams coming from the hallway. A trained law-enforcement officer, Andie knows she’s supposed to stay locked down inside the room. But Righley is in her kindergarten classroom, and Andie must get her to safety.

The tragedy prompts mass hysteria - and dangerous speculation. The police haven’t identified the shooter, but they find a handgun on the school grounds registered to a parent, a Muslim man named Amir Khoury. News of the gun and its owner leaks and quickly goes viral. Within minutes, Al Qaeda claims responsibility. Andie is shocked - Amir is married to her friend, Lilly, a WASP whose bloodline goes back to the American Revolution.

When Xavier, Amir and Lilly’s oldest child and an 18-year-old senior at Riverside, confesses to the crime, the local community’s anti-Muslim fervor explodes to levels unseen since 9/11. Terrified for her son’s life, Lilly asks Jack to step in. A seasoned defense attorney with a passion to see justice done, he’s taken on plenty of complicated cases. Xavier’s, however, is not one he’s inclined to take - until an old friend who lost his daughter in the shooting tells him that he must.

With the public calling for blood and prosecutors confident their case is air tight, Jack must unearth the Khourys’ family secrets in order to expose the shocking truth and save his client from certain death. But he may not be able to save everyone - including himself.

©2021 James Grippando (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

Greatly enjoyed

The pace was well set. I was invested in the characters and I thought the end was good.

This grabs you

Deeply engaging, great characters and awesome narration. Highly recommended. Book some time for this one!!

Highly recommended

I love this series. Looking forward for more to come. This series is the best of all his books

Very engrossing!

Great storyline. Very pertinent for our times. I felt it was well presented without prejudice.

Great Read

Loved it! Couldn't put it down. Kept me engaged until the very end and even then I wanted more.

A thrill ride’

Twists and turns Grippando style with twin towers thrown in and Davis’ narration make this a winner. A must for multiple reads!

Gripping tale.

I love this series. Every edition is relevant, realistic, well written and always a brilliant mystery!

Interesting

Captivating story relevant to our times.
I enjoyed it but felt the conclusion was a bit “too pat.”

Gripping Listening

Packed with twists and turns to compel even the most sophisticated listener - heartbreaking and redemptive

Twenty

Kept me up all night reading. Lots of suspense. So far, this is his best Jack Swytak novel. Five stars.