Book Review

Last Call (2007)

EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: Dec 01, 2007; Writer: James Grippando; Genres: Fiction, Mystery and Thriller; Publisher: HarperCollins

In James Grippando's Last Call, defense lawyer Jack Swyteck's best friend, Theo, has a problem: One of his boys from the old hood has escaped from prison and is demanding cash. In return, he might reveal who brutally murdered Theo's mom almost 20 years ago.

Grisliest Death
A hooker is found on the street with her throat slit.

Bottom Line
The seventh Swyteck book is a nail-biter that draws a harrowing picture of the paranoia of both prison and the ghetto. B+

Originally posted Dec 13, 2007 Published in issue #970 Dec 21, 2007 Order article reprints

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