New York: Harper Collins, (1994). First edition - The author's first book, introducing defense attorney Jack Swyteck, one which begins with his estranged father, the governor of Florida, rejecting his last minute plea to delay the execution of his client whom he knew was innocent. Grippando was an attorney himself,which gives this book an immediacy and authenticity. With a reported first printing of 75,000 copies, this advance issue is much more uncommon than the trade edition. 305 pp.