"FROM THE AMAZON #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR
JAKE LASSITER TACKLES HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
AND BECOMES THE MOST HATED MAN IN MIAMI
'The ending courtroom battle sears with intense and realistic turns...and builds to an unforgettable closing scene. An extraordinary hero stars in a legal tale as believable as it is riveting.'—Kirkus Reviews
When his godson suffers a catastrophic injury in a high school football game, lawyer Jake Lassiter sues to abolish the sport and becomes Public Enemy Number One. The former NFL linebacker also battles CTE, the fatal brain disease. With his personal life in tatters, he's in couple's therapy with fiancée Dr. Melissa Gold and vows to live long enough to fix his relationship and achieve justice for his godson.
'With its singular characters, clever plotting, and focused storytelling, Levine's punchy, well-written contemporary legal thriller will please John Grisham fans.'—Library Journal
'Grounded in reality, Early Grave is a novel with heartfelt emotion, flashes of humor, and high-octane excitement.'—Franco Harris, NFL Hall of Fame Running Back
THE LAST LASSITER: Early Grave is the final novel of the series that began with the international bestseller To Speak for the Dead in 1990. All the 'Lassiters' are stand-alones that may be enjoyed in any order."
"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."
"#1 AMAZON BESTSELLER BUM RAP
The First 'Lassiter, Solomon & Lord' Thriller
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 is the novel that brings Lassiter together 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)
All of the author's novels are 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."
"Someone rips off Jake Lassiter's favorite client, then kills an old pal...
Lassiter tracks the killer from Miami to Bimini to Maui...
And faces off with a famous female surfer and her lethal boyfriend.'A thriller as fast as the wind, a bracing rush as breathtaking as hitting the Gulf waters on a chill December morning.' - Tampa Tribune"
"It's a routine fraud trial in Miami, until...
A witness is murdered...
And Jake Lassiter is the prime suspect.The mystery leads Lassiter and his wisecracking 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.'Twice as good as Turow and Grisham, and four times the fun.' - Armchair Detective"
"'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 barstool. 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?'Lassiter is smart, tough, funny, and very human...one of the most entertaining series characters in contemporary crime fiction.' - Booklist"
"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."
"An Internet stalker turned serial killer...
Jake Lassiter follows clues from Miami to London...
And gets framed for murder himself.The murder of one of the computer dating service Compu-Mate's clients sends Miami trial lawyer Jake Lassiter and retired coroner Dr. Charlie Riggs on the trail of a killer that leads them to a London insane asylum.'Paul Levine is one of Florida's great writers, and Jake Lassiter is his greatest creation.' - Dave Barry"
