Ok so after having read only two books in all of March, I finished my second book for April yesterday! The two books I’ve finished are Goodbye Girl by James Grippando and Innercise: The New Science to Unlock Your Brain’s Hidden Potential by John Assaraf. Goodbye Girl is the 18th book in Grippando’s Jack Swyteck series. While Innercise is a self-help book.
Goodbye Girl (Jack Swyteck #18) – James Grippando
I read The Pardon the first book in the series way back in 2005. Well ctually, I read the second book first in the first part of June in 2005 and quickly read The Pardon in the same month! I went on the record several of the earlier books but Grippando was a hit or miss author for me.
I picked the series up again in 2018 with the 14th book in the series A Death in Live Oak. Since then I haven’t missed a book in the series. Goodbye Girl is a very good addition to the series and left me eagerly waiting for the next installment.
About Goodbye Girl
Jack Swyteck is a defense attorney married to Andie Henning an FBI Agent. In Goodbye Girl Jack is asked to defend a Imani Nichols aGrammy-winning popsinger in a contentious intellectual piracy case. While Imani is a huge star she’s making very little money because “she says her ex-husband Shaky stole the rights to her music. To get back at him Imani is telling her fans to “Go Pirate!” to get her music. This is a 180 degree turnaround for Imani since she previously had fought against piracy.
While the trial is in progress, Jack receives anonymous tip connecting Imani and Shaky to a murder that occurred 12 years prior. A murder where Andie had been called in to aid the investigation.
Anyway a lot of action outside the of the court room as a Russian Oligarch and his son who runs the world’s largest privacy website are pulled into the mess. As is Jack’s best friend Theo. Oh and there’s a serial killer copying the 12 year old murder!
One of the best aspects of the series, as in most book series is the characters. The characters in the Jack Swyteck series include: Theo who Jack saved from death row, Jack’s father the ex-governor of Florida and Andie Henning Jack’s wife. In Goodbye Girl the problems that arise from the marriage of an FBI agent and a defense attorney play a pivotal role in the story. ( I hope they can work out their problems)
The Bottom Line
Goodbye Girl is a fast paced mystery/thriller. that can be read as a standalone book. As always,. though it’s better if you’ve read some of the earlier books. So check it out. As for me I’m off to tackle my humongous TBR pile. C.J Box’s latest may be up next!