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    State vs. Lassiter
    State vs. Lassiter
    State vs. Lassiter
    Audiobook4 hours

    State vs. Lassiter

    Written by Paul Levine

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

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    About this audiobook

    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

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMay 30, 2017
    ISBN9781536682540
    State vs. Lassiter
    Author

    Paul Levine

    The author of twenty-two novels, Paul Levine won the John D. MacDonald Fiction Award and has been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, Shamus, and James Thurber prizes. A former trial lawyer, he also wrote twenty episodes of the CBS military drama JAG and co-created the Supreme Court drama First Monday starring James Garner and Joe Mantegna. The international bestseller, To Speak for the Dead, was his first novel and introduced readers to linebacker-turned-lawyer Jake Lassiter. Bum Rap was an Amazon Number One Bestseller. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed Solomon vs. Lord series of legal capers. His latest book is Cheater's Game, which digs deep into the college admissions scandal. He divides his time between Santa Barbara and Miami. For more information, visit his website at paul-levine.com or his Amazon Author Page at amazon.com/Paul-Levine/e/B000APPYKG/ or follow him on Facebook at facebook.com/PaulLevineAuthorPage/ or on Twitter @Jake_Lassiter

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    • 3/5
      Jake Lassiter is woken up by the police after sleeping on the beach all night. The previous evening his girlfriend Pamela and he had an argument and he left the luxurious suite at the hotel they were staying at. After being escorted back to the hotel, he Jake discovers that Pamela was murdered, and he soon becomes the only suspect. Now, Jake has to use every resource in his legal arsenal to prove his innocence.I love the Jake Lassiter character; he is strong, sarcastic and the women seem to love him. I loved the previous novels, and enjoyed reading this one. I really wanted to know what and who could be framing him or why he was in this predicament. But the story was a little predictable, and although I enjoyed 85% of it, I was a little disappointed at the end I won’t give up on Jake though.
    • 3/5
      This book was sent to me as an ARC in exchange for a review.Paul Levine is quite a popular author and this book is rated very highly in reviews on the bookselling sites. People clearly like the characters and story. Jake is a former pro-baller and presented as something of a romantic and a good guy. He’s raising a teen nephew after the death of the child’s parents. He’s a smart ass with the cops from the moment they step into the scene despite grieving for his dead girlfriend lying on the floor. He’s able to compartmentalize in a way that doesn’t sound contrived but does come off as quite stupid for such a smart guy. Jake is quite well drawn while everyone else is one-dimensional. Women who have slept with Jake are breasts and bad attitudes. The women who haven’t slept with Jake … well, there’s his grandmother. Seriously, while he’s not that bad there does seem to be a heavy overtone of the woman scorned that is more 80’s television career woman stereotype (hot babe in a short skirt fighting against the odds in a mans world) than real feeling.The frame up story line is used frequently in fiction and Levine’s is unique. Did Jake embezzle from his clients and if he did does that mean he killed Pam? Levine’s character has a very dim view of the justice system. Justice isn’t just blind, she’s stupid. If you're a fan of 80's mystery shows you'll like "State vs. Lassiter"