“Pulling current events into a tense, action-filled plot is… a specialty of James Grippando. [He] knows how to create a suspenseful plot in which every scene is believable. . . . sculpt[ing] harrowing scenes as he makes us care very much about each character.” — South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“Both a thrilling page-turner and a story about love, family, and survival.” — The Big Thrill

“Grippando focuses on building a plot around a deadly situation with terrific characters and scenes so tensely written that I was literally breathless by the finale. . . . The Girl in the Glass Box is a great and pertinent legal thriller that pulls out all the stops straight through to the fiery climax.” — Bookreporter.com

“The Girl in the Glass Box is now Grippando’s most thrilling [novel].  It moves fast and is like the prose equivalent of an action movie car chase. . . . one of the most effectively thrilling legal thrillers that I have ever read.” — ComicBookBin.com

“Grippando weaves immigration law and policy, domestic abuse, and other current social issues into a story that will quickly capture and keep the attention of readers who may be compelled to read this plot-driven legal thriller in one sitting.” — Library Journal (starred review)

Praise for James Grippando: “Grippando, a former attorney, has the legal stuff down cold, and his writing style is impeccable. This would be a perfect time for legal-thriller fans who haven’t yet checked out this series to join the crowd.” — Booklist

“Grippando is equally skillful at ratcheting up the tension and plucking at your heartstrings.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Timely...Grippando keeps the narrative moving forward at a steady clip, expertly interweaving each character’s point of view into the plot...[and] keeps the tension building to a heart-racing climax.” — Publishers Weekly

From the New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, a pulse-pounding thriller that lands Miami attorney Jack Swyteck in the heart of the contentious immigration debate, as Jack takes on the case of an undocumented immigrant who fled to America to protect her daughter and save herself.

When Julia Rodriguez and her teenage daughter, Beatriz, fled El Salvador, they escaped bloodthirsty gangs, random violence, and Julia’s abusive husband. Arriving in Miami, mother and daughter struggled to carve out their own piece of the American dream. While life in the States is hard, it is safer—until Julia rejects her boss’s unwanted sexual advances. Suddenly, because of an “anonymous” tip to U.S. immigration authorities, she is arrested, locked in detention, and slated for deportation. Julia’s only chance is for Jack to win asylum for his client, an option that’s become nearly impossible in America’s politically charged climate.

When Julia and Beatriz made the perilous trek north to freedom, they thought they’d left the danger behind them. But now even Miami isn’t safe. A ruthless enemy may have tracked them to South Florida and is biding his time, patiently waiting to strike.