A spellbinding novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author James Grippando, in which Miami's top prosecutor becomes a prime suspect in his wife's disappearance, which may have a chilling connection to the woman he can't forget. Unbelievable was the word for her. Samantha Vine was unbelievably beautiful. It was unbelievable that she'd married me. Even more unbelievable that she was gone .

Cane and Abe

After six exciting thrillers in seven years, bestselling author James Grippando is at last bringing back the main character from his blockbuster debut novel, The Pardon. Criminal lawyer Jack Swyteck doesn't handle many civil cases. But this one is different. His client, Jessie Merrill, is a gorgeous ex-girlfriend who's being sued. At the trial, Jack pulls off a brilliant victory and Jessie gets a hefty settlement. But then Jack finds out it was all a scam. Two days later, Jessie's body turns up floating in Jack's bathtub. As the evidence mounts against him, Jack finds himself on a collision course with dark secrets from the past and a possible killer is beyond suspicion.

Beyond Suspicion

In the latest novel from the bestselling author whom critics have called "the thriller writer to watch, " lawyer Jack Swyteck tackles a case in which the life of his best friend hangs in the balance-and in which nothing is as it seems. Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck isn't looking for a new client, at least not one who is homeless and in jail for threatening to jump off a bridge. But from the moment Jack is called to defend the man, who goes by the name Falcon, something is amiss. For one thing, Falcon comes up with the $10, 000 bail-in cash. Then the body of a brutally murdered woman is found in the trunk of the abandoned car in which he is living. Panicked and on the run, Falcon takes Jack's best friend, Theo, hostage. They end up barricaded in a motel room, and Theo isn't the only one at Falcon's mercy. Jack must work with the cops and their crackerjack negotiator to free Theo and the other captives before Falcon decides he has nothing to lose by killing them all. What Jack doesn't know is that Falcon has a much bigger agenda, and that there are people behind the scenes who will stop at nothing to keep their dangerous secrets. Thus unfolds a riveting, lightning-paced story, as only James Grippando can tell it.

When Darkness Falls

Single mother Amy Parkens feels trapped by a boring job, low pay, and no time for her young daughter. But that's before $200, 000 in cold, hard cash arrives in an unmarked box. Desperately needing the money, Amy fears a setup or a connection to her mother's suicide 20 years earlier. So she sets out to find the source. A decent, responsible small-town doctor, Ryan Duffy didn't expect to inherit a fortune from his electrician father, who had millions stashed away in the attic. Did it come from extortion, robbery, or some other terrible crime? Painful as it is, Ryan is drawn to his father's dark past, determined to find the truth. Desperate for answers, Amy and Ryan soon cross paths on a dangerous quest that takes them through a labyrinth of deception and blackmail - leading them to a man of unfathomable power who holds the key to their fortunes...and their lives.

Found Money

"[A] thrill-a-minute novel."-USA Today Jack Swyteck is back in action in Born to Run-the eighth outing for the danger-prone Miami lawyer in author James Grippando's New York Times bestselling series. In this timely and spellbinding thriller, Swyteck is embroiled in shady Washington D. C. politics when his own father is selected by the President to replace the Vice President, killed in a hunting accident. Born to Run crackles with suspense, surprises, and razor sharp wit-"a fun 200-proof yarn, " the Washington Post raves-and serves as indisputable evidence, as crime fiction superstar Harlan Coben attests, that "Grippando grips from page one."

Born to Run

From the 2017 winner of the Harper Lee Prize for legal fiction comes a powerful and timely story of race, politics, injustice, and murder as shocking and incendiary as today's headlines. When the body of Jamal Cousin, president of the pre-eminent black fraternity at the Florida's flagship university, is discovered hogtied in the Stygian water swamps of the Suwanee River Valley, the death sets off a firestorm that threatens to rage out of control when a fellow student, Mark Towson, the president of a prominent white fraternity, is accused of the crime.  Contending with rising political tensions, racial unrest, and a sensational media, Towson's defense attorney, Jack Swyteck, knows that the stakes could not be higher-inside or outside the old Suwanee County Couthouse.  The evidence against his client, which includes a threatening text message referencing "strange fruit" on the river, seems overwhelming. Then Jack gets a break that could turn the case. Jamal's gruesome murder bears disturbing similarities to another lynching that occurred back in the Jim Crow days of 1944. Are the chilling parallels purely coincidental? With a community in chaos and a young man's life in jeopardy, Jack will use every resource to find out.  As he navigates each twist and turn of the search, Jack becomes increasingly convinced that his client may himself be the victim of a criminal plan more sinister than the case presented by the state attorney. Risking his own reputation, this principled man who has devoted his life to the law plunges headfirst into the darkest recesses of the South's past, and its murky present, to uncover answers.  For Jack, it's about the truth. Traversing time, from the days of strict segregation to the present, he'll find it-no matter what the cost-and bring much-needed justice to Suwanee County.

A Death in Live Oak - A Jack Swyteck Novel

Une affaire d'enlèvement

Un serial killer sème la terreur aux quatre coins des Etats-Unis. Il ne laisse aucun indice, mais une terrible signature : ses victimes ont la langue arrachée. L'enquête du FBI, menée par Victoria Santos, piétine. Jusqu'à ce que Mike Posten, un éminent journaliste du " Miami Tribune ", reçoive l'appel téléphonique d'un homme qui affirme connaître les prochaines victimes, et veut monnayer ses informations. Qui est ce mystérieux informateur ?
Quand la presse et la police s'allient pour combattre le crime, sur fond de tractations financières, le scandale n'est jamais loin. Mais quel est le prix à payer pour retrouver un dangereux psychopathe ?

L'Informateur - Occasion

Une femme est retrouvée morte dans la baignoire d'un brillant avocat. Tous les soupçons se portent sur lui... Un thriller psychologique où fausses pistes, embrouilles et sombres découvertes se bousculent sur un rythme trépidant.
Quand Jack Swyteck accepte de défendre Jessie, son ex-petite amie, poursuivie par une société d'assurances, il ne se doute pas que sa vie est sur le point de basculer : la jeune femme a monté une arnaque des plus sophistiquées pour découvrir un peu tard que ses adversaires appartiennent à la mafia russe. Terrifiée, elle est bien décidée à entraîner Jack dans sa chute.
Aussi, lorsque Jessie meurt dans de troublantes circonstances, aucun doute possible : c'est lui le meurtrier. Tandis que l'étau se resserre autour du malheureux avocat, le passé trouble de Jessie resurgit, avec son lot de secrets inquiétants. Et, dans l'ombre, un assassin rôde, à l'abri de tout soupçon...

Cane and Abe

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