Lassiter: A Novel - Hardcover

Levine, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0553806742 ISBN 13: 9780553806748

Publisher: Bantam, 2011

Synopsis

Eighteen years ago, Jake Lassiter crossed paths with a teenage runaway who disappeared into South Florida’s sex trade. Now he retraces her steps and runs head-on into a conspiracy of Miami’s rich and powerful who would do anything to keep the past as dark as night and silent as the grave. In this tale of redemption and revenge, Edgar-nominated author Paul Levine delivers his most powerful thriller yet.
 
Jake Lassiter, second-string linebacker turned low-rent lawyer, is cynical about the law, but if you hire him, he’ll take a punch for you . . . and maybe a swing at the prosecutor, too.

Amy Larkinâ beautiful, angry, and mysteriousâ accuses Lassiter of involvement in the disappearance of her sister eighteen years earlier. What does Lassiter know about Krista Larkin, the runaway teen turned porn actress? More than he’s saying.

Seeking to atone for his own past, Lassiter follows the cold trail of the missing Krista and butts head with the powerful men who also knew her: a former porn king turned philanthropist, a slick Cuban-born prosecutor who’d love to be governor, and an aging mobster who once worked for the infamous Meyer Lansky. 

The evidence leads to a long-ago night of kinky sex, designer drugsâ and possible murder. But before Lassiter can nail the truth, a gun goes off, a suspect falls dead, and Amy is charged with murder.

The state has an eyewitness and a slam-dunk case. Lassiter has a client he doesn’t trust and a case he can’t win. Did Amy shoot the man who killed her sister? Or the wrong man? And what really happened to Krista? The answers, buried under years of deceit and corruption, are revealed in an explosive courtroom finale proving that rough justice is better than no justice at all.

About this title

From the Author:

IN WHAT ORDER SHOULD YOU READ THE JAKE LASSITER SERIES?It doesn't matter! All the Lassiter books are "stand-alones" and may be read in any order.
"BUM RAP," NEW THRILLER, HITS NUMBER ONE!
"Bum Rap" hits the number one spot in the Amazon Kindle Store. Why would Steve Solomon kill a South Beach club owner? Linebacker-turned-lawyer Jake Lassiter tries to beat the murder rap...and resist his growing feelings for Victoria Lord. (The new bestseller is available in paperback, e-book, and audio).            

From the Inside Flap:

WHAT'S THE VERDICT ON "LASSITER?"

Suspense Plus Humor!
If you enjoy the crime fiction of John Grisham, Scott Turow, Michael Connelly, Robert Dugoni, Harlan Coben, Lee Child and James Patterson, or the humor of Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, Janet Evanovich and Sue Grafton, you'll love "Lassiter" from Paul Levine, winner of the John D. MacDonald Fiction Award. Levine has also been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, Shamus and James Thurber prizes.
GUIDE FOR READERS
The Jake Lassiter novels fit into these categories:Legal ThrillersLegal SuspenseLawyer MysteriesCourtroom NovelsCrime FictionMystery SeriesHard-Boiled MysteriesSuspense NovelsHumorous CrimeMurder MysteriesRomantic SuspenseAction AdventureMurder TrialsMystery, Thriller & Suspense

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0553806742
• ISBN 13: 9780553806748
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304