Grave Danger
By James Grippando
- Release Date: 2025-01-14
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
“Spectacular. . . . Swyteck continues to be one of the more compelling legal-thriller protagonists, and Grippando continues to be one of the genre’s best craftsmen. Another winner in this consistently excellent series.”—Booklist
Bestselling author James Grippando’s legendary criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck is back to defend a single mother accused of kidnapping her own child in a perilous case involving politics and international diplomacy that will test his legal expertise and his marriage.
Jack Swyteck’s new client fled Iran to Miami with her daughter, and has been accused of kidnapping by her husband. The seasoned attorney must not only plan a winning defense. To stop the father from taking the girl back to Tehran, Jack must build a case under international law and prove that returning the child would put her at risk.
But everything in this case isn’t what it seems, and Jack quickly learns that his client is really the child’s aunt and that the biological mother may have been killed by Iran’s morality police. But what role did the father play in his wife’s death, and why is Jack’s wife, FBI Agent Andie Henning, being pressured by her bosses to persuade Jack to drop the case?
Plunging into an investigation unlike any other, Jack must discover who is behind the legal maneuvering and what their interest is. As politics threatens to derail the case and compromise the best interests of the child, Jack and Andie find themselves on opposite sides—with their marriage hanging in the balance. For their relationship to survive, the couple must navigate a treacherous web of deceit that extends from a Miami courthouse to the highest echelons of Washington DC, and spells grave danger at every turn.
Reviews
Great plot. Dazzling complexity
5By WGCJrMy first time reading this author. I enjoyed every page.Always…
5By Mrunderhill12Intricate and great fun! And timelyGrave Danger
5By JoanabakeThe first of most crime thrillers, this one had me guessing on every page. Tons of lies and twists and great courtroom scenes.A must read .
1By kgbmusicI think this is the best book JG has written. I was hooked from the first page.I’ve read hundreds of these
5By Clogue33But this was an example of what each author should do: complex yet not Byzantine legal drama, child safety, international politics and dubious characters.
