Cane and Abe, James Grippando
Cane and Abe, James Grippando
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Cane and Abe

Author: James Grippando

Narrator: Jonathan Davis

Unabridged: 11 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/20/2015


Synopsis

A spellbinding novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author James Grippando, in which Miami’s top prosecutor becomes a prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance, which may have a chilling connection to the woman he can’t forget.Unbelievable was the word for her. Samantha Vine was unbelievably beautiful. It was unbelievable that she’d married me. Even more unbelievable that she was gone . . .Samantha died too soon. Abe Beckham’s new wife has helped him through the loss, but some say it was a step back to marry Angelina, a love from Abe’s past. Abe doesn’t want to hear it, and through the ups and downs, he’s even managed to remain a star prosecutor at the Miami State Attorney’s Office.Then everything goes wrong.  A woman’s body is discovered dumped in the Everglades, and Abe is called upon to monitor the investigation. The FBI is tracking a killer in South Florida they call “Cutter” because his brutal methods harken back to Florida’s dark past, when machete-wielding men cut sugarcane by hand in the blazing sun.But when the feds discover that Abe had a brief encounter with the victim after Samantha’s death, and when Angelina goes missing, the respected attorney finds himself under fire. Suspicion surrounds him. His closest friends, family, professional colleagues, and the media no longer trust his motives. Was Angelina right? Was their marriage not what they’d hoped for because he loved Samantha too much? Or was there another woman . . . and a husband with a dark side who simply wanted his new wife gone?

About James Grippando

James Grippando is a New York Times bestselling author with more than thirty books to his credit, including those in his acclaimed series featuring Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck, and is the winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. He is also a trial lawyer and teaches law and literature at the University of Miami School of Law. He lives and writes in South Florida.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara

Abe Beckham, a prosecutor in the Miami State's Attorney Office, is attached to the case of a serial killer operating in the area. The murderer - dubbed 'Cutter' by the media - uses a machete to slaughter white women involved with black men. He then smears their faces with dark ashes and leaves their......more

Goodreads review by Carole

1/20/15: Now Available! This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life. I received an advance reader edition of this book from Harper Collins Publishers and Edelweiss for the purpose of providing an honest review. 5 Stars! I absolutely loved this book. I simply could not put it down and found mys......more

Goodreads review by Yvonne

this is a take on 'gone girl'. there's a racial angle, a mental illness angle, but petty much, it's 'gone girl' redone. i read to the end, thinking surely, it's not going to end that way. but it did. i'm shocked at the positive reviews.......more

Goodreads review by Kari

I'll be honest, I was a bit underwhelmed by this book. Cane and Abe is supposed to be a "spellbinding novel of suspense". Instead, I felt like it was a frustrating mess. The story involves Abe Beckham, a prosecutor for the state of Florida. He is called out the scene of a crime that may include a bo......more

Goodreads review by Sally

Disappointing book from a respected author whose other books I have enjoyed. I did not find any of the characters particularly engaging and definitely none who were well developed. After a convoluted plot development, the book ended quickly and ambiguously. Part of it seemed like a rip off of Gone G......more