01972cam a2200361 4500 337190326 TxAuBib 20150603120000.0 081205s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008023282 9780061556111 25.99 0061556114 25.99 9 780061 556111 WiMaMI TxAuBib Grippando, James, 1958- Born to run : a novel of suspense / James Grippando. Born to run. New York : HarperCollins, 2008. 328 p. ; 24 cm. Jack Swyteck ; ; 8 Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck guards his own family secrets closely, after his father's two terms as Florida's governor made some personal rifts public. Things between the two men are finally better, and whenever Harry Swyteck asks for Jack's help he gets it. Suddenly, Harry needs it more than ever before. When Harry's friend, the vice president of the United States, goes hunting for alligators in the Everglades and winds up dead, the president positions Harry to be his new VP. Harry immediately asks Jack to be his lawyer. The prestige that comes from the job turns lethal, however, when Jack finds himself at the heart of a complicated cover-up that spans nearly fifty years and the globe. Before hostages can be released, an old secret must be revealed, one that could threaten the life of the president of the United States himself. 20081205. Swyteck, Jack (Fictitious character) Fiction. Fathers and sons Fiction. Vice-Presidents United States Fiction. Mystery fiction. Mystery fiction. Florida. Legal stories. Miami (Fla) Fiction. Florida Fiction. Suspense fiction. Jack Swyteck ; ; 8.