Found Money (Mass Market Paperback)

by James Grippando (Author), (none) (Author) "Amy wished she could go back in time..." (more)
Key Phrases: Frank Duffy, Piedmont Springs, Ryan Duffy (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
For anyone who's ever dreamed of finding a cash windfall, Grippando's (The Abduction) new crime novel offers a cautionary tale of greed, family secrets and the dangers of getting what you wish for. Just before Frank Duffy dies, he tells his physician son, Ryan, that there is $2 million hidden in the attic, and that Frank got the money through blackmail?albeit off someone who "deserved it." The level-headed Ryan considers both claims unbelievable?until he finds the money. What secrets had his mild-mannered, hard-working father been hiding? Meanwhile, Amy Parkins, while struggling to support her daughter and her grandmother and to put herself through law school, receives $200,000 from an anonymous benefactor, apparently Frank Duffy, whom she'd never met. Why? Could the gift have anything to do with her mother's mysterious suicide 20 years earlier? Troubled by the criminal implications of his father's legacy, Ryan decides he can't touch the cash until he knows where it came from. His questions kick off a wild ride involving lawyers and guns, Panamanian banks, seductive strangers and too much FBI interest for comfort. Amy, too, tries to trace the money, putting her on a collision course with Ryan and his greed-maddened family. As Ryan and Amy search for the money's source and meaning, they uncover a conspiracy involving high-ranking government officials, multi-billion-dollar corporations and a hidden crime committed on a hot summer night years ago. The final revelation is a real kicker, but it would carry even more force if overly tricky plot contrivances hadn't diluted the suspense of what came before.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal
Grippando (The Abduction, LJ 3/15/98) has done it again, crafting a thrilling scenario filled with terrifying images of money's dark side. Dr. Ryan Duffy returns home to attend his father's funeral, expecting to console his mother. Instead, his father's dying words, wrought with allusions to blackmail, encourage Ryan to seek out an unexpected pile of cash squirreled away in the attic. Mom is not talking about the millions there, and Ryan's pregnant sister and abusive brother-in-law turn sinister. Meanwhile, single mom Amy Parkens receives an anonymous package from the dying Duffy Senior?$200,000 in cash in a crockpot box. Amy traces the money to the Duffys through the crockpot warranty, and this results in an immediate but wary attraction between Amy and Ryan. The pair circle around a decades-old mystery involving their parents and those they considered their most trusted friends and allies. Highly recommended.
-?Susan A. Zappia, Maricopa Cty. Lib. Dist., Phoenix
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Avon (May 2, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061097624
• ISBN-13: 978-0061097621
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #261,570 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A FAST-PACED, INTELLIGENT THRILLER, May 7, 2000

By	Nick Gonnella - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Amy Parkens is a single mom struggling to raise her young daughter. One day a mysterious package containing $200,000.00 appears on her doorstep.

Ryan Duffy is a divorced doctor, his dying father has revealed to him there is 2 million dollars hidden in their attic.

Amy begins searching to find out who sent the money and why.

Ryan begins to search his father's past to find out who his father was blackmailing and why.

The search brings Amy and Ryan together...What is the connection between the two, and is there a connection to Amy's mother's suicide many years earlier?

You will turn the pages FAST to uncover the answers to these questions

James Grippando is an author whose talent for coming up with clever, page-turning plots is endless.

"Found Money" moves at the speed of a runaway train, and the climax is a shocker.

This book is a MUST read!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm Sure Glad I Discovered Grippando, July 20, 2000

By	Ronald A. Barber "biggiemunn" (Brentwood, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'd gone to a nearby bookstore to try to find another J.F. Freedman paperback but was out of luck; everything on the shelf I'd already read. Damn! But, then Fate took pity on me--in a big way. Not far from the Freedman section I chanced upon somebody named Grippando (is it Gri-pan'-do---or, is it Gri-pahn'do?)---and wow! It's been a long time since I've read hour upon hour just to get to the point where I had an inkling of the climactic moment, but James Grippando did it! Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Grippando---your little boy James grew up into one of the most exciting young writers I've ever read. I sure wish I had enough cash to reserve the movie rights to "Found Money" and "The Pardon"---and can't wait to read everything else by this guy I can find.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars James Grippando excels with "Found Money", January 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Found Money (Hardcover)

What would you do if someone delivered a package to your door containing $200,000? Would you stash it away or would you launch a search to find out where the money originated? This is the plot in James Grippando's new novel "Found Money" (HarperCollins $25). When I first began to read "Found Money" I found the plot a bit irritating. After all, wouldn't you want to secure the cash before jeopardizing it by asking questions? But Grippando is such a talented writer I had to see where he was going with the story. I'm glad I did because he weaves a fully believable tale that will stay with you long after you finish the book. "Found Money" begins when Amy Parkins finds $200,000 in cash in a cardboard box delivered to her door. In the meantine, Ryan Duffy inherits a fortune from his penniless father. Amy and Ryan, who have never met, soon cross paths to discover that found money can be a treasure or an atrocity. Ryan and Amy discover horrifying crimes that touched their families years ago and must solve a perilous puzzle to learn the truth. Just when you think you have read Grippando's best work, he tops it with another spellbinding novel that will keep you reading well into the night to reach the dramatic conclusion.