{"product_id":"cash-landing-a-novel-isbn-9780062295460","title":"Cash Landing: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eCane and Abe\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBlack Horizon\u003c\/em\u003e blends \u003cem\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/em\u003e and Elmore Leonard in this wild, suspenseful caper inspired by actual events, in which a band of amateur thieves pulls off one of the biggest airport heists in history with deadly consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery week, a hundred million dollars in cash arrives at Miami International Airport, shipped by German banks to the Federal Reserve. A select group of trusted workers moves the bags through Customs and loads them into armored trucks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuban Betancourt has always played by the rules. But the bank taking his house and his restaurant business going bust has driven him over the edge. He and his wife deserve more than life has handed them, and he’s come up with a ballsy scheme to get it. With the help of an airport insider, he, his coke-head brother-in-law, Jeffrey, and two ex-cons surprise the guards loading the armored trucks and speed off with $7.4 million in the bed of a pickup truck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestigating the heist, FBI agent Andie Henning, newly transferred to Miami from Seattle, knows the best way to catch the thieves is to follow the money. Jeffrey’s drug addiction is as conspicuous as the Rolex watches he buys for dancers at the Gold Rush strip club. One of the ex-cons, Pinky Perez, makes no secret of his plan to own a swinger’s club—which will allow him carte blanche with his patrons’ wives. Levelheaded Ruban is desperately trying to lay low and hold things together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Agent Henning isn’t the only one on their trail, and in the mob-meets-Miami fashion, these accidental thieves suddenly find themselves way in over their heads . . . and sinking fast.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of Cane and Abe delivers a wild, suspenseful story inspired by actual events\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery week, a hundred million dollars in cash arrive at Miami International Airport, shipped by German banks to the Federal Reserve. A select group of trusted workers moves the bags through customs and loads them into armored cars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuban Betancourt has always played by the rules. But when the bank takes his house and his restaurant business goes bust, he is driven over the edge. He comes up with a scheme. With the help of an airport insider, his cokehead brother-in-law, Jeffrey, and two ex-cons, Ruban surprises the guards transferring the money to the armored cars and speeds off with $7.4 million in the bed of a pickup truck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestigating the heist, FBI agent Andie Henning knows that the best way to catch the thieves is to follow the money. But Henning isn't the only one on their trail, and in mob-meets-Miami fashion, these accidental thieves suddenly find themselves in way over their heads and sinking fast.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Perhaps the most successful of Jack’s 11 cases … fast-moving … irresistible … readers [will be] immersed in the rewardingly complex tangle of political\/legal problems.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intriguing …  Grippando has become a master at taking “ripped from the headlines” events, in this case the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, and turning them into involving thrillers that, somehow, do not succumb to sensationalism. Grippando achieves this by continuing to focus on characters, especially showing new sides of Jack. Crisp dialogue and an insider’s view of Florida elevate “Black Horizon,” as do the evocative scenes set in Cuba.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Sun Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fun read [that] plunges head on into a web of international intrigue … one of Grippando’s most timely books. … Grippando has fashioned a tight plot and lets it play out in places such as the Bahamas, Havana and the Florida Keys. Under the hot summer sun tempers flare and diabolical plots are hatched, and that’s the way we like them.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Grippando’s fun legal thriller offers a breezy tour of the policies that shape life in South Florida and its Caribbean neighbors.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Ko, author of The Leavers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fast-paced  ... recalls the caper novels of Donald E. Westlake.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Grippando makes the best use of reality as he spins fictional gold with \u003ci\u003eCash Landing\u003c\/i\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMystery Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Action-packed … Buoyed by Grippando’s strong characteres ... \u003ci\u003eCash Landing\u003c\/i\u003eis one of Grippando’s most hard-edged novels and shows how the best-formed plans quickly spiral out of control when greed and stupidity enter the equation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSun Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Grippando has become a master at taking “ripped from the headlines” events and turning them into involving thrillers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCane and Abe\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e  “\u003ci\u003eCane and Abe\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning thriller. 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