No, not that one — I mean James Grippando, who, over a 30-year career, has written 19 books starring the criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck. In GRAVE DANGER (Harper, 320 pp., $30 ...

James Grippando’s propensity for latching on to current events and weaving these issues into brisk, in-depth thrillers are a mainstay of his novels about Miami attorney Jack Swyteck.