When an ecoterrorist is charged with murder, it’s Victoria Lord for the state, Steve Solomon for the defense. And when lovers do battle, it’s winner take all.
The love-hate relationship of Solomon and Lord continues. Sure, opposites attract, but they argue, too! This time, it all starts with the kidnapping of a pair of trained dolphins from Miami’s Cetacean Park.
When one of the ecoterrorists behind the raid turns up dead, his partner in ecocrime is charged with homicide, even though he didn’t pull the trigger. It’s called “felony murder,” and Solomon thinks it’s a bum rap. What he doesn’t count on is his lover and law partner, Victoria Lord, being named a special prosecutor.
Conflicts of interest abound, and Steve is up to his old tricks. At least, the mismatched legal duo agree on something: that each one vows to win the case!
AN IMPOSSIBLE CASE? CALL JAKE LASSITER
No witness? No evidence? No body?
Big problem for new prosecutor Jake Lassiter.
Appointed to prosecute a high-profile murder case, Lassiter vows to take down a prominent surgeon accused of killing his wife. Problem is...there's not a scrap of forensic evidence, and the defense lawyers are the crafty team of Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord.
Lassiter's symptoms of the brain disease CTE are threatening to disable him. Even as Melissa Gold, his doctor and lover, performs experimental treatments, Lassiter could lose the case--and his life--in court.
NOTE: The Lassiter novels are all stand-alones and may be enjoyed in any order.
'Thirty seconds after the jury announced its verdict, I decided to kill my client.' - Jake Lassiter
Lassiter believes that NFL superstar Thunder Thurston, murdered his wife. But the jury said 'not guilty.' A lawyer is supposed to let it go. Not Lassiter, who vows to become a vigilante.
His pals, squabbling law partners Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord, fear that all those concussions playing football caused the brain damage known as CTE. Can they stop Lassiter from becoming a murderer?
Will Dr. Melissa Gold, a neuropathologist, be able to halt his decline?
Or...is it game over for Lassiter's career and life?
NOTE: The Jake Lassiter books are all stand-alones that may be enjoyed in any order.
BUM RAP IS A NUMBER ONE AMAZON BESTSELLER
A mysterious bar-girl goes missing from a South Beach club...
A Russian gangster is shot dead...
And Steve Solomon holds the smoking gun.
Can Jake Lassiter get Solomon off the hook?
BUM RAP brings together Lassiter with squabbling Miami lawyers Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord. In a tale filled with startling twists, Lassiter digs deep into the underbelly of glitzy South Beach to defend a client who's not telling him the truth.
'The pages fly by and the laughs keep coming in this irresistible South Florida romp. A delicious mix of thriller and comic crime novel.' - Booklist (starred review)
NOTE: The Lassiter books are all stand-alones that may be enjoyed in any order.
JAKE LASSITER TACKLES THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL
Rich parents will pay anything to get their kids into college...
For a price, Kip Lassiter can get the perfect score on any test...
And Kip's heartbroken Uncle Jake must defend an unwinnable case.
Kip has been working with millionaire Max Ringle in a shady scheme to help rich, spoiled kids gain admission to elite universities. Ringle, the mastermind of the fraud, cops a plea and shifts the blame to Kip.
Dr. Melissa Gold, Lassiter's fiancée, tries to keep the ailing lawyer strong enough for a grueling trial, even as his symptoms of brain damage grow worse. As a fiery showdown with Ringle brings the courtroom to a fever pitch, Lassiter risks everything - including his own life - to fight for his nephew's freedom.
'CHEATER'S GAME is a top-notch tale from Paul Levine, and his Lassiter is my kind of lawyer!' - Michael Connelly, author of The Lincoln Lawyer
NOTE: All the Lassiter novels are stand-alones that may be enjoyed in any order.
Second-string linebacker turned disillusioned defense attorney Jake Lassiter finally switches teams. Appointed special prosecutor in a high-profile murder case, he vows to take down a prominent surgeon accused of killing his wife. There's just one problem . . . or maybe three: no evidence, no witness, and no body.
But Lassiter's used to fighting impossible battles on the gridiron and in court. After all, he's not totally burned-out-just a little scorched.
Standing in Lassiter's way are the defense lawyers: slick-talking Steve Solomon and blueblood Victoria Lord, who have their own complicated history with the defendant. Not to mention the specter of CTE, the lethal brain disease Lassiter may have contracted banging heads in the NFL. Drained of his mental edge just when he needs it most, Lassiter must do whatever it takes to win this case-even if it costs him his life. Because law is a contact sport, and you don't get trophies for trying.
An angry Jake Lassiter goes on the trail of millions in negotiable bonds ripped off from his favorite client, octogenarian Sam Kazdoy. There’s a more sinister turn when Jake’s old buddy, Berto Zaldivar, a lawyer-turned-smuggler, ends up dead.
The search for clues takes leads Jake to a menacing professional windsurfer and his companion, a champion athlete and lethal femme fatale. Determined to recover the money and discover who killed his friend, Jake’s detective work leads him from Miami to Maui via Bimini, and ultimately an explosive finale in which he learns lessons never taught on the football field or in the courtroom.
PRAISE FOR PAUL LEVINE’S RIPTIDE
“A thriller as fast as the wind, a bracing rush as breathtaking as hitting the Gulf waters on a chill December morning.” — Tampa Tribune
“A fast thrill ride with offbeat characters, humor, suspense and mayhem. Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for a pedal-to-the-metal ride.” —Amazon 5-star review
“A lively and skilled caper.” —Los Angeles Times
IT’S A ROUTINE FRAUD TRIAL IN MIAMI CRIMINAL COURT, UNTIL...
A witness against Jake Lassiter’s client is murdered...
And the linebacker-turned-lawyer is the prime suspect.
The mystery leads Lassiter and his wisecracking juvenile delinquent nephew to an abandoned silver mine deep beneath the Aspen ski slopes. The evidence that can clear the lawyer—or bury him—is revealed in an explosive finale.
PRAISE FOR PAUL LEVINE’S FOOL ME TWICE
“Wildly entertaining blend of raucous humor and high adventure.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Twice as good as Turow and Grisham, and four times the fun.” —Armchair Detective
“Suspense, romance, some social commentary, and a huge helping of humor. For sheer entertainment, the Lassiter series is as good as any.” —Booklist
Jake Lassiter’s search for answers leads him into a quagmire of dirty deals, big money and family corruption, all the while wondering if he’s being played by his own client.
“I was sitting at the end of the bar sipping single-malt Scotch when I spotted the tall blond woman with the large green eyes and the small gray gun.”
The next thing Jake Lassiter knows, the woman pumps three bullets into the man on the next bar stool. Lassiter, the linebacker-turned-lawyer, has a new client. She’s a stunning South Beach model; the dead man is her wealthy father; and the murder case is a slam dunk for the prosecution. Or is it?
PRAISE FOR PAUL LEVINE’S FLESH & BONES
“Lassiter is one of the most entertaining series characters in crime fiction.” —Booklist
“The author keeps the suspense high with innovative twists and touches of humor that spice up the courtroom scenes.” —Chicago Tribune
“The most dangerous detective liaison since Sam Spade and Brigid O’Shaughnessy tangoed in The Maltese Falcon.” —Charlotte News & Observer
Jake Lassiter is crazy about the new woman in his life...His law practice is booming...His delinquent nephew is getting A's in school.Then Jake is charged with murder.It's supposed to be a romantic weekend at the Fontainebleau for Jake and Pamela Baylins.
Then they quarrel, and Pamela--who's Jake's banker as well as lover--accuses him of stealing from clients. Hours later, she's found strangled. With all the evidence pointing to Jake, it will take an explosive murder trial to reveal the truth.
'So entertaining and so deftly plotted that you will want to read more of Lassiter's adventures even before you are through.' - Bookreporter.com
An aging musician claims a famous hip-hop artist stole his tune... But down-on-his luck Cadillac Johnson has no proof and little hope... Until he hires the ex-linebacker to break down the courthouse door.
In this prequel to the series, Jake Lassiter gets fired from his law firm, dumped by his girlfriend, and charged with ethical violations by the Florida Bar...as he fights for justice in his own hard-headed way.
It all starts with Jake Lassiter’s client, Francisco Crespo, telling a preposterous story about killing a fellow worker with a forklift. The evidence leads Lassiter to wealthy art collector Matsuo Yagamata and then to priceless art from Russia’s Hermitage museum. Aided by velvet-eyed P.I. Lourdes Soto and retired coroner Doc Charlie Riggs, the linebacker-turned-lawyer is on the case.
Following the trail of deceit and murder, Lassiter heads to Havana and untangles a deadly plot involving the CIA, Fidel Castro, and the Russian government...all leading to an explosive finale at sea.
PRAISE FOR PAUL LEVINE’S FALSE DAWN
“Entertainingly audacious” — Kirkus Reviews
“A highly entertaining yarn filled with wry humor.” — Detroit Free Press
“A dazzler, extremely well-written and featuring so many quotable passages you’ll want someone handy to read aloud to.” — Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
“I enjoyed it all the way through because of Levine’s humor and excellent plot.” — Amazon 5-star review
