Book Recommendation: Born to Run by James Grippando
Born to Run (2008) is book number eight of the series of crime fiction thrillers featuring Miami defense lawyer Jack Swyteck by The New York Times bestselling American novelist and lawyer James Grippando. I enjoyed this book and recommend this series for your reading list. Click on the links to learn more about the author and his books.
The first thing you should know about bestselling author James Grippando is that he is no longer clueless—so says his wife, Tiffany, after “A James Grippando Novel” was a clue for #38 Across in the New York Times crossword puzzle. James is the winner of the Harper Lee Prize for legal fiction and a New York Times bestselling author of 28 novels of suspense, including the popular series featuring Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck. His latest, "The Big Lie" (HarperCollins 2020), is the sixteenth in the Swyteck series. His novels are enjoyed worldwide in 28 languages. As an adjunct professor he teaches "The Law & Lawyers in Modern Literature" at the University of Miami School of Law. He is also counsel at one of the nation’s leading law firms, where he specializes in entertainment and intellectual property law, representing clients who have won more than 40 Tony Awards. He lives in south Florida with his wife, three children, two cats and a golden retriever named Atlas who has no idea he’s a dog.
- The Pardon (Jack Swyteck #1, 1994)
- The Informant (1996)
- The Abduction (1998)
- Found Money (1999)
- Under Cover of Darkness (Andie Henning #1, 2000)
- A King's Ransom (2001)
- Beyond Suspicion (Jack Swyteck #2, 2002)
- Last to Die (Jack Swyteck #3, 2003)
- Hear No Evil (Jack Swyteck #4, 2004)
- Got the Look (Jack Swyteck #5, 2006)
- Leapholes (2006) (young adult novel)
- When Darkness Falls (Jack Swyteck #6, 2007)
- Lying with Strangers (2007)
- Last Call (Jack Swyteck #7, 2008)
- Born to Run (Jack Swyteck #8, 2008)
- Intent to Kill (2009)
- Money to Burn (Andie Henning #2, 2010)
- Afraid of the Dark (Jack Swyteck #9, 2011)
- Need You Now (Andie Henning #3, 2012)
- Blood Money (Jack Swyteck #10, 2013)
- Black Horizon (Jack Swyteck #11, 2014)
- Cash Landing (Andie Henning #4 – A Prequel featuring FBI Agent Andie Henning, with an appearance by Jack Swyteck, 2015)
- Cane and Abe (2015)
- Gone Again (Jack Swyteck #12 2016)
- The Penny Jumper (A Novella 2016 – As published, also includes short stories "Green Eyed Lady" featuring Andie Henning and Jack Swyteck, and "Death, Cheated" featuring Jack Swyteck)
- Most Dangerous Place (Jack Swyteck #13 2017)
- A Death in Live Oak (Jack Swyteck #14 2018)
- The Girl in the Glass Box (Jack Swyteck #15 2019)
- The Big Lie (Jack Swyteck #16 2020)
Goodreads Review of Born to Run
Jack Swyteck gets caught in a dangerous web of intrigue and murder at the top levels of the United States government in his most high-profile and disturbing case yet.
Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck guards his own family secrets closely, after his father's two terms as Florida's governor made some personal rifts public. Things between the two men are finally better, and whenever Harry Swyteck asks for Jack's help he gets it. Suddenly, Harry needs it more than ever before.
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 prestige that comes from 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.
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