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HarperCollins, May 2001, 25.00, 432 pp.
ISBN: 0060192410
Guerilleros in Columbia attack the boats owned by visiting businessman Matthew Rey, co-owner of Rey Seafood Company. During the raid, the criminals killed innocent workers and abducted Matthew in anticipation of making a fortune since he owns an American business.
Matthew's son Nick, an attorney at a Miami law firm learns about the kidnapping. He turns to the FBI for help, but they turn to bureaucratic hiding behind an alleged spat with the State Department. Nick soon learns that the Feds believe his father is involved with drug trafficking, but actually want to nail the business partner, Nicaraguan Guillermo Cruz. Even his law firm, which was supportive of Nick, turns ugly and fires him by accusing him and his father of trying to commit an insurance fraud. Not able to obtain help from the normal channels, Nick turns elsewhere to an outside professional negotiator to save his father from what is becoming a cash crop in Columbia, kidnapping of people.
A KING'S RANSOM is an exciting thriller that never slows down as Nick's struggles to rescue his father crashes into bureaucracy and conspiracy. The story line is fast-paced, filled with action, and frightening as it rings so genuine. Nick is a great workaholic but it is the diverse support cast with their depth of characterizations that provides the novel its feeling of reality while propelling James Grippando's gripping tale forward.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of story
- very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- power struggle within govt between two factions
- preventing/finding assassin
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller
Yes
Legal Plotlets
- fighting evil law firm
- finding out whether someone is really guilty
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- foreign organized crime
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- South
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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