A king's ransom

by James Grippando

E-book extra: "Kidnapper Leaves Eleven Dead" by James Grippando.A King's Ransom is a race-against-time thriller from the bestselling author of Beyond Suspicion and The Pardon, in which a young lawyer fights to save his father from ruthless kidnappers -- while also battling the men in suits who purport to write "kidnapping insurance" policies.Just two years out of law school, Nick Rey is on the career fast track at a hot Miami law firm when he is suddenly plunged headfirst into a dangerous bid to save his father. Matthew Rey has been kidnapped while on business in Columbia's exotic port city of Cartagena. The ransom demand of three million dollars is far more than the Rey family can ever hope to raise.