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SHATTERED JUSTICE (Four Sizzling Thrillers): Solomon vs. Lord, The Deep Blue Alibi, To Speak for the Dead, and Illegal Kindle Edition

by Paul Levine (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,319 ratings
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Read Four of #1 Bestselling Author Paul Levine's Greatest Legal Thrillers

SOLOMON vs. LORD introduced Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord, squabbling lawyers who could end up in court, in jail...or in bed. The novel was nominated for the James Thurber Humor Prize and the Macavity Mystery Award.

"One of the best legal thrillers of the 21st Century." - Best Thrillers

THE DEEP BLUE ALIBI, second of the series, takes Solomon and Lord deep into a murder case in the Florida Keys and was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award.

"Mix Grisham's legal expertise with Hiaasen's humor and Lee Child's action, and you've got Levine's sizzling ALIBI." - Fresh Fiction

TO SPEAK FOR THE DEAD, a two-million copy bestseller, introduced Jake Lassiter, the linebacker-turned-lawyer in Miami's murder trial of the century.

"One of the best mysteries of the year." - Los Angeles Times

ILLEGAL tells a chilling story of human trafficking, a mother's love for her son, and the redemption of a man intent on escaping his past.

"Timely, tumultuous, and in a word, terrific." - Providence Journal

SHATTERED JUSTICE is a Kindle Unlimited title.
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Shattered Justice, Paul Levine, Jake Lassiter, Solomon vs. Lord, thrillers, legal thrillers, mystery

Lassiter, Solomon & Lord's Greatest Adventures

south beach, miami beach, florida

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to speak for the dead

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South Beach

Author Paul Levine

The First Jake Lassiter Legal Thriller

"Illegal" Hits Times Square

Editorial Reviews

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SOLOMON vs. LORD SERIES

"Remarkably fresh and original with characters you can't help loving and sparkling dialogue that echoes the Hepburn-Tracy screwball comedies. A hilarious, touching and entertaining twist on the legal thriller." - Chicago Sun-Times

"A funny, fast-paced legal thriller [with] laugh-out-loud moments. Fans of Carl Hiaasen and Dave Barry will enjoy this humorous Florida crime romp." - Publishers Weekly

"Some of the juiciest and funniest lingo I've read in a thriller in a long time." - Connecticut Post

"If you like 'Rockford Files" or 'Moonlighting' with Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd, you'll love this book. - Amazon 5-star review

"If Perry Mason and Stephanie Plum had a love child, he might be named Steve Solomon." - Huntress Reviews

JAKE LASSITER SERIES

"Mystery writing at its very, very best." - USA TODAY

"Irreverent...genuinely clever...great fun." - The New York Times Book Review

"Just the remedy for those who can't get enough Spenser and miss Travis McGee terribly." - St. Petersburg Times

"Take one part John Grisham, two parts Carl Hiaasen, throw in a dash of John D. MacDonald, and voila!" - Tulsa World

"Wildly entertaining blend of raucous humor and high adventure."- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Think of John Grisham having drinks with Child, Connelly, Coben and Hiaasen. Fun!" - Amazon 5-star review

"Cracking good action-mystery...funny, sardonic, and fast-paced." - Detroit Free Press

"Jake Lassiter is one of the great characters of modern crime fiction." - Amazon 5-star review

ILLEGAL

"As thought provoking as it is action packed, 'Illegal' doesn't shy away from depicting the ruthlessness of human smuggling." - South Florida Sun-Sentinel

"A fast-paced and witty novel. Good for Levine that in the midst of this heavy drama, his complex characters pull us into their lives and keep us turning pages." - Los Angeles Daily Journal

"Levine is one of the few thriller authors who can craft a plot filled with suspense while still making the readers smile at the characters' antics." - Chicago Sun-Times

"The seamy side of smuggling human cargo is deftly exposed by the clear and concise writing of the Edgar Award nominated author. 'Illegal' is highly recommended." - Midwest Book Review

"The combination of real-world situations, nail-biting suspense and a new character in the Levine mythos make 'Illegal' a title for your must-read list." - Bookreporter

"Timely, tumultuous, and in a word, terrific." - Providence Journal

From the Author

SOLOMON & LORD TEAM UP WITH JAKE LASSITER.
In addition to the four books of their own series - "Solomon vs. Lord," "The Deep Blue Alibi," "Kill All the Lawyers," and "Habeas Porpoise" - the mismatched law partners team up with Jake Lassiter in three new novels: "Bum Rap," "Bum Luck," and "Bum Deal." Whether they're on the same or opposing sides, sparks will fly!

BUM RAP
"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.

BUM LUCK
Why does Jake Lassiter want to kill his own client? Solomon and Lord fear he's had too many concussions playing football and may be suffering from fatal brain disease. Lassiter meets Dr. Melissa Gold, who will play a role in his medical life and romantic life. "Is any crime novelist funnier and more serious and more quotable than Levine?" - Mystery Scene

BUM DEAL
Solomon and Lord defend a murder trial that Jake Lassiter prosecutes, while his relationship with Melissa Gold ripens into love. "Drop everything. 'Bum Deal' is fantastic." - Lee Child

CHEATER'S GAME
With his medical condition worsening, Jake Lassiter tackles the true-to-life college admissions scandal in his newest adventure. "'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"

EARLY GRAVE
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. "An extraordinary hero stars in a legal tale as believable as it is riveting." - Kirkus Reviews

All of the author's novels are Kindle Unlimited titles.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DK05YBM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Herald Square Publishing (November 7, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 7, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 9086 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 1752 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,319 ratings

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Paul Levine is the Amazon Number One Bestselling Author of the "Jake Lassiter" and "Solomon vs. Lord" series.

NEW: EARLY GRAVE launches to widespread acclaim. "Levine scores with this complex and witty legal thriller. This winner works even for those new to the series." - Publishers Weekly (★starred review★)

"An extraordinary hero stars in a legal tale as believable as it is riveting...an unforgettable closing scene." - Kirkus Reviews

Here's the setup: 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. As with all of the author's novels, EARLY GRAVE is a Kindle Unlimited title.

Next, consider CHEATER'S GAME: "One of the best legal thrillers of the year." - Best Thrillers.com

Here's the setup: Jake Lassiter tackles the college admissions scandal, and somebody is going to take a hit. Suffering brain damage from his days as a football player, Lassiter says goodbye to the courtroom...until his nephew Kip desperately needs his help. Kip has been working with millionaire Max Ringle in a shady scheme to help rich, entitled kids gain admission to elite universities. The mastermind of the fraud, Ringle cops a plea to save his own hide and shifts the blame to Kip who’s charged with multiple federal crimes. Dr. Melissa Gold, a famed neurologist, supervises experimental treatments intended to keep the ailing lawyer strong enough for a grueling trial. As a fiery showdown looms with Ringle, Lassiter risks everything – including his own life – to keep his nephew out of prison.

BUM DEAL, BUM LUCK, AND BUM RAP WOW READERS AND CRITICS

In BUM DEAL, Lassiter switches sides and prosecutes a surgeon accused of killing his wife. It's an impossible case with no forensic evidence, no witness, and no body. Even worse: Lassiter's symptoms of C.T.E., the fatal brain disease from his football days, are growing more severe. Upon publication, BUM DEAL soared to Number One on Amazon's "legal thriller" bestseller list.

"A drop-everything, read-it-now book for me - and this one has Solomon & Lord too. BUM DEAL is fantastic.” – Lee Child, #1 Bestselling Author of the “Jack Reacher” series

“BUM DEAL is the real deal. Jake Lassiter at his smart-talking, fast-thinking best. A funny, compelling and canny courtroom thriller.” — Scott Turow, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Fascinating, fully developed characters and smart, well-paced dialogue keep the pages turning. Levine manipulates the expectations of the reader as skillfully as Jake manipulates the expectations of the jury” — Publishers Weekly (★starred review★)

Thirteen of Levine's novels have hit Number One bestseller status on Amazon in their genres, and in June 2015, he was the Number One bestselling author on Amazon Kindle.

Now available in paperback, ebook and audio: BUM LUCK. Here's what Oline H. Cogdill in the Sun-Sentinel had to say: "Paul Levine continues his trademark brisk pacing with timely storytelling and well-placed humor. Lassiter, Solomon and Lord make an unstoppable team — concerned about the law but even more about people."

And this, from Bookreporter: "BUM LUCK is a one-sit, must-read novel full of memorable characters and unforgettable vignettes Put BUM LUCK at the top of your spring reading list.”

Levine is best known for two series of legal thrillers: "Jake Lassiter" and "Solomon vs. Lord." The international bestseller BUM RAP brings together the protagonists of both series in an explosive murder case set on glitzy South Beach.

BUM RAP was a Number One bestseller out of six million books in the Amazon Kindle Store. The setup: Lassiter has had it with sleazy clients, shifty prosecutors, and a legal system out of whack. He's about to hang up his shingle when Victoria Lord calls. Solomon has been arrested for murder. What's worse: the only person who can clear him has disappeared. Now it's up to Lassiter and Lord to track down the witness--a stunning Bar girl--before she's roped in by the feds...or eliminated by the Russian mob.

"The pages fly by and the laughs keep coming in this irresistible South Florida crime romp. A delicious mix of thriller and comic crime caper." - Booklist (★starred review★)

Levine's first novel, TO SPEAK FOR THE DEAD, introduced the world to Jake Lassiter, an NFL linebacker turned hard-nosed lawyer. Lassiter has been described by Booklist as "one of the most entertaining series characters in contemporary crime fiction."

Levine's other series features squabbling lawyers - and lovers - Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord, who duel in and out of court. The Chicago Sun-Times praised "Solomon vs. Lord" as "remarkably fresh and original with characters you can't help loving and sparkling dialogue that echoes the Hepburn-Tracy screwball comedies. A hilarious, touching and entertaining twist on the legal thriller."

Levine has won the John D. MacDonald fiction award and has been nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Macavity, the International Thriller Writers Award, the Shamus Award, and the James Thurber Humor Prize. A graduate of Penn State and the University of Miami School of Law, he was a trial lawyer before becoming a full-time novelist. He divides his time between Santa Barbara, CA and Miami, FL.

The "Jake Lassiter" books in order of publication:

To Speak for the Dead

Night Vision

False Dawn

Mortal Sin

Riptide (previously titled Slashback)

Fool Me Twice

Flesh & Bones

Lassiter

Last Chance Lassiter

State vs. Lassiter

Bum Rap

Bum Luck

Bum Deal

Cheater's Game

The "Solomon vs. Lord" series:

Solomon vs. Lord

The Deep Blue Alibi

Kill All the Lawyers

Habeas Porpoise

Stand-Alone Thrillers:

Impact

Paydirt

Ballistic

Illegal

Boxed Sets:

Shattered Justice

3 Deadly Sins

Miami Law

Short Story Collections:

The Road to Hell (free on Amazon)

OTHER ENDEAVORS: Paul wrote 20 episodes of the TV series "JAG" and co-created the Supreme Court drama "First Monday," both on CBS.

More info at www.paul-levine.com

Follow Paul @Jake_Lassiter

Visit Paul's updated Facebook Author Page for the latest news: https://www.facebook.com/PaulLevineAuthorPage

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Sloppy proofreading for Kindle format.
I loved Paul Levine's Solomon & Lord series; laughed out loud many times. Bought this 3-pack hoping to reengage with that series and to introduce myself to his other works, but the typos DRIVE ME NUTS. They're not throughout the book, mostly in "Illegal". Wish I had not bought this item. See page below.
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W.L. LaCroix
5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2021
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After reading the first two in this collection, I was compelled to find and purchase the next 2 in the Solomon and Lord series. Not because they were cliff hangers but because I so thoroughly enjoyed them. The 3rd book in this set is a Jake Lassiter book. I will seek those out as well. Again, not because the hero is left in the lurch, but because the books are so we'll written. The last is a stand alone and I don't know if the author wrote any other books with Jimmy Payne but he's a bit like Steve Solomon, just more damaged by life.

Paul Levine's books are like reading Earle Stanley Gardner only Perry Mason isn't perfect, Della Street is a lot more colorful and the main character does his own Paul Drake dirty work.

These stories are not boiler plate. The plots are unique, intriguing, thrilling, and there are laughs too. I get a big kick out of the t-shirts the heros wear, for example.

Great characters, well plotted legal thrillers, amusing circumstances amid life threatening action, a bit of romance (but not too much), and just very well written.

Enjoy these books!
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Stellar Space
4.0 out of 5 stars Challenging Realistic YA Read
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021
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The first three books in the Shattered Justice series by Paul Levine were entertaining and interesting but often tedious. However, the fourth book, Illegal, drew you in and kept you in its grip. In this book, Illegal, Mr. Levine shows what he is capable of as a writer.

Illegal was the one book, in this series, that was a pleasure to read handling difficult issues and disturbing incidents with carefulness and tender moments winding up with a realistic ending that was also satisfying.

Overall I think this series will be well suited for YA readers.
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M. Pefley
5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Entertaining Book
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2023
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From the start, the story keeps you engaged. The visual images are vivid and draws you into the story. The conversations and banter are: hilarious, poignant and thought provoking. The characters are quite colorful and interesting. A great story even if the ending is somewhat predictable.
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Fred Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Action Packed
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2021
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Clever, funny and seriously on point, Cheater's Game is top-notch stuff from Paul Levine. His Jake Lassiter is my kind of lawyer!" - Michael Connelly, N.Y. Times #1 Bestselling Author
"One seismic courtroom battle...an occasion for pyrotechnics that really blaze." - Booklist
"Paul Levine, whose Solomon vs Lord was named one of the 'Best Legal Thrillers of the 21st Century,' is again firing on all cylinders. Cheater's Game is a razor-sharp, rollicking legal thriller that deftly transforms the college admissions scandal into a hugely entertaining crime story." - BestThrillers.com
"The courtroom scenes fly by in a flurry of cross-examination, colorful witnesses, and creative legal shenanigans. The trial races toward a conclusion that is both satisfying and startling." - Foreword Reviews
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4.0 out of 5 stars Engaging plots
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2022
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The four novels are varied, and all are absorbing. The language is perhaps more coarse than necessary, but the characters are believable even though the plot lines are a little extreme. Overall, these are good books.
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Freya T
3.0 out of 5 stars This Set is Collection NOT a Series
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2021
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This set is a collection about the Characters Levine writes about. I thought would be all Solomon and Lord. The disappointing thing is instead of editing. Four novels and four excerpts are smooshed together. So your read the same words over and over. Someone could have edited very easily. but because smooshed it becomes easily recognizable use of templates as well as how easy you could switch names in the books and would not create anything unique. The characters are interchangable...you never would have known in a series but in a collection so evident. Also because of this, there never felt like any climatic event for each book it all becomes run on. Levine writes a great book bad marketing ploy with this set.
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Rosario M. Barrera
5.0 out of 5 stars Law and (Dis)order
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2021
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A great collection of lawyer thrillers! I’m hard put to choose a favorite story, all were so good! There’s Solomon and Lord - who are like oil and water apart, but whiskey and soda together. There’s Jake Lassiter - football pro turned lawyer and Jimmy Payne, the world’s strangest human rights advocate. All good! Highly recommended!
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Natalia Machado
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Trio of Mystery-Thrillers
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2015
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I’d already read “To Speak for the Dead,” my favorite mystery-thriller of all time. The novel marked the first appearance of ex-football player turned Miami trial lawyer Jake Lassiter. He’s a bull in the China shop in the courtroom, but he’ll take a punch – literally – for a client he believes is innocent. IMHO, one of the great characters of modern crime fiction. “Solomon vs. Lord” is a hilarious murder mystery featuring snappy dialogue between shady lawyer Steve Solomon and his antagonist, straight-arrow prosecutor Victoria Lord. Laugh-out-loud courtroom scenes. Far different is the hard-boiled and gritty “Illegal,” which focuses on a Mexican mother and son who are ripped apart on an illegal border crossing. The villain is a wealthy California rancher who is treats migrants as slaves. I cried reading some scenes. All in all, a terrific trio from one of my favorite authors.
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Annie56
5.0 out of 5 stars Great characters, fast-paced stories
Reviewed in Canada on June 12, 2021
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Love the characters and the humour evident in these novels. Great plots, well-detailed surroundings, the author seats you right in the courtroom, very enjoyable. Hard to put down at bedtime.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpectedly excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2022
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An excellent range of stories, all very well written with believable (non-stereotype) characters and a law angle. The two Solomon/Lord titles were the least interesting for me - good mysteries with strong in-court stories backed by outside thrills and some romance - but neither of the main characters is particularly likeable. The Lassiter case was brilliant - a real thriller mystery with a law angle - and the final one a rip-roaring adventure story with only a tenuous link to the main character being a lawyer that really didn't matter, the story's so much fun. Picked up the set as a freebie and have another name to add to my list of very readable, talented writers.
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"dkdv"
3.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't get into it
Reviewed in Australia on January 6, 2022
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I really tried, I got a few chapters into it. But I quickly realised that I've seen these characters again and again, and I neither like them or found them interesting. I've given it 3 stars because I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and hope the plot is good, but I just found the characters so irritating that I couldn't read on. Just my opinion, someone else might have a totally different view.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great collection
Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2022
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Really enjoyed all of the books. I found them very riveting and intriguing. Found the characters and the humor very refreshing.
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john
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Bundle of Stories, believable characters and plots
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2021
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Great Bundle of Stories, believable characters and plots. Very well written books.....and No Typos!
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