Beyond Suspicion

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.

Miami criminal lawyer Jack Swyteck's beautiful ex-girlfriend Jessie Merrill sold her life insurance benefit for a cash payment when she was diagnosed with a deadly disease. Now, thanks to Jack’s courtroom prowess, Jessie can keep the $1.5 million she received. But both Swyteck and those who expected to double their investment when Jessie died, it turns out, were dupes of a gorgeous scam artist who was never sick at all. And when Jessie’s corpse is discovered in Jack’s bathtub, he’s suddenly wanted for murder. Framed and desperate, he’s up against the police and a powerful criminal consortium willing to go to any lengths to retrieve their money. To save his freedom and his career, Jack must exhume the dark secrets of a buried past. But first he has to escape the murderous vengeance of a cold killer who is beyond suspicion . . .and who wants Jack Swyteck's blood.

“[Grippando] certainly has the imagination and research skills to plot up a storm. Readers of his seventh book will find themselves riveted.” - Publishers Weekly

“A top-knotch adventure with plenty of supercharged excitement.” - Booklist

“[Grippando] certainly has the imagination and research skills to plot up a storm.” - Publishers Weekly

“Grippando’s legal insight and timely subject matter produce a strong narrative punch.” - Miami Herald