In an exciting new series that critics have called "John Grisham meets Robert Ludlum," Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck faces his biggest challenge yet.

Tatum Knight is a former contract killer. Ruthless. Conniving. And he's Jack's newest client. Tatum is the older brother of Jack's best friend, Theo. Theo himself spent time on death row until Jack found the evidence to prove him innocent. Jack isn't so sure about Tatum.

A gorgeous young woman has been shot dead in her Mercedes on a Miami street. Tatum denies that he had anything to do with it, but he admits to Jack that he did meet with her in Theo's bar, where she tried to hire him.

Sally Fenning was worth forty-eight million dollars when she died. Money had never made her happy, so she left it all to her enemies -- left it for them to fight over, that is. She named six heirs in her will, but there's a catch: No one gets a penny until all but one of the heirs are dead. It's survival of the greediest.

Quickly the lawyers gear up for a bitter legal battle, but Jack braces himself for much worse. He alone knows that heir number six -- Tatum Knight -- is a professional killer. As the heirs begin to fall, Jack and his unforgettable sidekick, Theo, are in a race against time to discover if Tatum is behind all the killing. Or is someone even more frightening, more dangerous, the odds-on favorite to be the last to die?

From the harrowing first scene through its shocking climax, Last to Die delivers nonstop action and chilling suspense that fans around the world have come to expect from bestselling author James Grippando.

Critical Praise

"Grippando, whose best thrillers have been full of imagination and out-of-left-field surprises, looks like he's found a winner in the Swyteck series." -- Booklist

"A wild will turns its legatees into clay pigeons in Miami lawyer Jack Swyteck's latest outing. . . . Turbo-charged pacing." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Tantalizing premise . . . enjoyable . . . lives up to its promise as a $46-million game of survival." -- Publishers Weekly

"Grippando's style keeps the story moving." -- Library Journal

"Machine-gun pacing." -- Chicago Sun-Times

"A unique, timely thriller that moves briskly and has a cast of strong characters." -- Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

"Grippando has a deft and clever hand with dialogue. . . .Moves along quickly. . . .We want more." -- Miami Herald

"The fun is in watching it unfold. And don't be too sure that you've figured it out until you get to the final pages." -- St. Petersburg Times

"An action-paced thriller." -- Amazon.com

"Another summer winner--an intricate, engrossing tale of a murder-for-hire....rewards the readers with more than just a regular whodunit." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"Grippando's writing is crisp, his characters sympathetic and well drawn." -- San Antonio Express-News

"A great book . . . this is summer reading at its most satisfying." -- Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)