Fiction

• The Pardon (Jack Swyteck #1, 1994)
• The Informant (1996)
• The Abduction (1998)
• Found Money (1999)
• Under Cover of Darkness (2000)
• A King’s Ransom (2001)
• Beyond Suspicion (Jack Swyteck #2, 2002)
• Last to Die (Jack Swyteck #3, 2003)
• Hear No Evil (Jack Swyteck #4, 2004)
• Got the Look (Jack Swyteck #5, 2006)
• Leapholes (2006) (young adult novel)
• When Darkness Falls (Jack Swyteck #6, 2007)
• Lying with Strangers (2007)
• Last Call (Jack Swyteck #7, 2008)
• Born to Run (Jack Swyteck #8, 2008)
• Intent to Kill (2009)
• Money to Burn (February 2010)
• Afraid of Dark (March 2011)

Short stories

• "Operation Northwoods" (2006, Thriller , a collection of 30 short stories from International Thriller Writers Association, edited by James Patterson)
• "Death, Cheated" (The Prosecution Rests (Little, Brown 2009)), anthology of short stories from Mystery Writers of America, edited by Linda Fairstein

Non-fiction

• "Condominium Rulemaking: A Call for Substantive Judicial Review in Florida," University of Florida Law Review (1982)
• "Declining to Exercise Extraterritorial Antitrust Jurisdiction on the Grounds of *International Comity," University of Virginia Journal of International Law (1983)
• "Warsaw Convention--Federal Jurisdiction and Air Carrier Liability for Mental Injury," *The George Washington Journal of International Law (1985)
• "Attorney-Client Privilege: Implied Waiver through Inadvertent Disclosure of *Documents," University of Miami Law Review (1985)
• "Fear of Flying--The Fugitive's Fleeting Right to a Federal Appeal," Fordham Law Review (1986)
• "Don't Take it Personally--Limited Liability for Attorney Shareholders," Florida State University Law Review (1987)
• "Circuit Court Review of Orders on Stays Pending Appeals," the American Bankruptcy Law Journal (1988)
• "Caught in the Non-act: Expanding Criminal Antitrust Liabiltiy for Corporate Officials," The Antitrust Bulletin (1989)

• "Writing the Good Book on Lawyers" (ABA Journal November 1994)
• "The Quest: Five or Six (Hundred) Easy Steps to Overnight Success" (Mystery Scene Magazine Summer 2004)
• "Animal Attraction: A Tribute to my Co-Author, a Dog Named Sam" (Miami Herald, February 12, 2006)
• "Five Years After the Terrorist Attacks of 11 September, American Author Says 'Thanks, Mates'" (Goodreading Magazine (Australia), Sept. 2006)
• "Untitled (But Carolyn Marino Would Know What to Call It)" (Publishers Weekly, June 2008)

• On June 14, 2005, A James Grippando Novel was the clue for 38 Across in the New York Times Crossword Puzzle (Answer: “Under Cover of Darkness”)

• 2005 Distinguished Author Award, University of Scranton.
• 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist (Leapholes)