When an environmental activist freezes to death in August in Miami, it can only be a case for Jake Lassiter.
Miami lawyer Jake Lassiter has a dangerous conflict of interest. He’s sleeping with Gina Florio…and defending her mobster husband in court for the wrongful death of an environmental activist. The homicidal Nick Florio has hatched a scheme deep in the Florida Everglades that oozes corruption, blood, and money. One false move, and Jake will be gator bait.
Living by his own rules, the savvy Lassiter battles a world of deceit, perversity and mayhem to risk body and soul for truth, justice and the Lassiter Way.
Jake Lassiter – An old friend and new adventures After a few books featuring Jake Lassiter, former Miami Dolphin and current lawyer-in-trouble, you have the feeling that you want to know what your old friend is up to these days.Paul Levine works his magic once again with a lead character you’ve gotten to know so well and some of the old sidekicks that hang with him. If this seems to suggest that Mortal Sin is a familiar book, rest assured that the only things familiar are the primary and the secondary players. The stories are all…
Finally, a Lassiter novel that’s properly edited! I have always enjoyed Paul Levine’s novels, but some I’ve enjoyed more than others. It’s not the content to which I’m referring; that has always been great. Great plots, great character development, great twists and turns. However, many Levine Kindle books suffer from poor editing. For example, the one I read immediately prior to Mortal Sin, Night Vision, had no breaks within chapters whatsoever; there were no spaces or wingdings to indicate a change in time or locale. Consequently I rated…
Cashing In This is a story in the style of Dashill Hammett. The imperfect hero. The beautiful dame with her own tragic flaws. An immoral villain with no redeeming attributes. A cast of self serving nefarious characters in the crazy South Florida setting. Throw in some lovable eccentric faithful to the hero characters, and you have the makings of a modern day potboiler. Not a bad read, but I doubt I will read his other stories. It was a bit too formulaic for my taste