The Informant by James Grippando

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(Mass Market Paperback - Reprint)

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  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Pub. Date: August 1997
  • ISBN-13: 9780061012204
  • Sales Rank: 13,081
  • 480pp
  • Edition Description: Reprint
 
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Synopsis

By the author of the bestselling The Pardon, this fast-paced novel teams a resourceful FBI agent and an embattled journalist in a hunt for two men -- a serial killer and his elusive informant.

When an informer chooses Miami Tribune crime reporter Michael Posten as his conduit, giving him information about murders that haven't yet taken place, investigators speculate on whether the killer and informer are the same person. As the newspaper continues to deposit larger sums into the killer's account, FBI agent Victoria Santos and the reluctant journalist join forces to prevent the next gruesome murder. But then dues stop and the murders continue... until a psychopath makes one mistake too many. This gripping, unpredictable story of revenge will not be soon forgotten.

"James Grippando writes with the authenticity of an insider....The Informant is a thoroughly convincing, edge-of-your seat thriller, clearly on a par with The Silence of the Lambs."

-- John Douglas, former chief of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit

Chicago Tribune

Intriguing . . . Grippando handles this unusual [plot] with ease.

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Biography

As the old cliché goes, “write what you know.” Former lawyer James Grippando has certainly taken this bit of wisdom to heart with his mega-successful courtroom thrillers, many of them starring Miami defense attorney Jack Swyteck. Time and again, this bestselling author has proven that he not only knows the law but he knows how to conjure an expertly paced tale of suspense.

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Customer Rating for this product is 5 out of 5 Just Waiting for More from this author
A reviewer, avid mystery reader, 05/26/2005

Have read everything he has in print and have been waiting for his next one. One of the best. Surprised he isn't better known.

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Aaron Olson, A reviewer, 01/29/2003

The Informant, the third James Grippando book that I have read, is a high-class thriller. After reading The Pardon, and Beyond Suspicion (both recommended) I wasn’t sure what I’d think of a non-Jack Swyteck Grippando novel. I was pleasantly surprised. In The Informant Mr. Grippando has woven together an interesting story about three different people. Victoria Santos is a FBI agent tracking a serial killer, Mike Poston is a top notch reporter at a Miami newspaper, and the informant is a mysterious person with an uncanny ability to predict where the killer will strike next. I love the characters that Grippando creates. There always seems to one that has a past that works its way into the plot by stories end. This book is no exception. Although I did figure out the “twist” early in the story, it still was well crafted. The story is fast paced, intriguing, and at times gruesome. The final 100 pages were non-stop action. It’s a fun read that will keep you up all hours of the night. I recommend The Informant!

Also recommended: The Pardon, Beyond Suspicion.

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