Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction recipient JAMES GRIPPANDO is a New York Times bestselling author with more than 30 books to his credit, including those in his acclaimed series featuring Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck. He is also a trial lawyer and teaches law and literature at the University of Miami School of Law. He lives and writes in South Florida. The Right to Remain: A Jack Swyteck Novel (Harper Perennial) is his latest book.
