I loved Theo. He made the book much more entertaining. I never had a friend who behaved so outrageously, yet still managed to be cherished as a friend. Theo should have his own book. It is hard to come up with fresh plots for novels. This book had one, at least far as I know. Not knowing the big secret that threatened the President until the end of the book was not unusual for a novel. I kept wondering what kind of situation or crime or scandal could result in the immediate removal of the sitting President. After all, what President in real life has ever been quickly removed from office? The President in the novel not being born in America or naturalized later comes to mind as one of the only situations where in the face of proof, a sitting President would have to vacate the office, no matter the politics. A great idea.

Description
Former Florida governor Harry Swyteck needs help from his criminal defense lawyer son Jack Swyteck. When Harry's friend, the vice president of the United States, goes hunting for alligators in the Everglades and winds up dead, the president positions Harry to be his new VP. Harry immediately asks Jack to be his lawyer. The job turns lethal, however, when Jack finds himself at the heart of a complicated cover-up that spans nearly fifty years and the globe. Before hostages can be released, an old secret must be revealed, one that could threaten the life of the president of the United States himself.

This book started off as a good political thriller, which I was expecting, but turned into a story that was mostly about a mobster who knows the President’s secret and is also running from other mobsters who he had stolen from. There is a lot of action making it mildly entertaining but there were some silly decisions by the FBI and others, and lucky guesses by Jack and his father that lost my interest. ( )

I never thought about presidential succession before. I'm glad I read this book. ( )

One of Grippando's best. ( )

Quick, light read. Nothing spectacular. The narration was bland. It was fun enough to finish, but not interesting enough for me to rewind to hear parts I missed. ( )