Paul Levine has 18 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 7 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.9★ across 10 ratings. The most-rated is Flesh & Bones.
Flesh & Bones
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"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?
©1997 Paul Levine (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Riptide
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Review "LEVINE'S FINEST WORK!" "A tale involving drug smuggling and murder, windsurfing and murder, multi-million dollar thievery and murder. The action never stops." – Denver Rocky Mountain News "A fast thrill ride with offbeat characters, humor, suspense and mayhem. Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for a pedal-to-the-metal ride." – Amazon 5-star review "A lively and skilled caper." -- Los Angeles Times "Sparkles as a mystery and a character study." – South Florida Sun-Sentinel "One of the best mystery writers in the business today. The story fairly leaps with enthusiasm toward the finale. 'Riptide' is Paul Levine's finest work!" – Ocala (FL) Star Banner "Levine handles his noir elements, especially his serpentine villains, with panache." – Publishers Weekly Description "A THRILLER AS FAST AS THE WIND" 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
©2010 Paul J. Levine. Originally published as Slashback © 1995 (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Fool Me Twice
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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.
©2011 Paul Levine (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Solomon vs. Lord
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She's old-money Miami. He's barefoot Coconut Grove. The only thing they had in common was the law, until they faced each other in the steamiest murder trial of the century, a case that would make sparks fly, headlines scream, and opposites attract. Surrounded by crooks, con men, and a cast of colorful characters, Steve Solomon and Vickie Lord must solve the crime before they end up in ruin, in jail, or, worse, in bed.
©2005 Paul Levine (P)2005 Blackstone Audiobooks
Last Chance Lassiter
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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.
©2012 Nittany Valley Productions, Inc. (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
The Deep Blue Alibi
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They are Florida's most mismatched legal duo: one a glamorous Miami blue blood, the other a Coconut Grove beach bum. And when they get together, you can throw every law right out the window. What do you get when you mix beautiful people, family secrets, and a yacht washed up on Sunset Key with a hundred grand in cash and a dying man? Steve Solomon sees a case that can get Solomon & Lord off the ground. But Victoria Lord spies a golden opportunity to go out on her own. With her uncle as a murder suspect and her hunky ex-boyfriend back in the picture, Victoria is pushing to take control as Solomon struggles to keep from losing it. And as an explosive trial looms, they're fighting against time, the law, and each other to expose a killer who came to paradise and hasn't left.
©2006 Nittany Valley Productions, Inc (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc.
Bum Luck
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"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.
©2017 Nittany Valley Productions, Inc. (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Night Vision
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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 Grateful acknowledgment is made for permission to reprint the following: Excerpt from Equus by Peter Shaffer used courtesy of the Lantz Agency. Excerpt from Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill used courtesy of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Excerpt from “Try to Remember” by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt used with permission. © The Fantasticks, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. All other rights reserved. Excerpt from Pygmalion by C. B. Shaw courtesy The Society of Authors on behalf of the Bernard Shaw Estate. Excerpt from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee reprinted by permission of William Morris Agency, Inc., on behalf of the author. © 1962 by Edward Albee. The full copyright information can be found below: © 1991 by Paul J. Levine. Second Edition © 2012. P 2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Grateful acknowledgment is made for permission to reprint the following: Excerpt from Equus by Peter Shaffer used courtesy of the Lantz Agency. Excerpt from Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill used courtesy of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Excerpt from “Try to Remember” by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt used with permission. © The Fantasticks, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. All other rights reserved. Excerpt from Pygmalion by C. B. Shaw courtesy The Society of Authors on behalf of the Bernard Shaw Estate. Excerpt from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee reprinted by permission of William Morris Agency, Inc., on behalf of the author. © 1962 by Edward Albee.
©1991 Paul J. Levine. Second Edition © 2012. (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
False Dawn
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The client admits he killed a man.... His lawyer doesn't believe him.... The truth is buried beneath a conspiracy of theft and murder. Linebacker-turned-lawyer Jake Lassiter heads to Havana and untangles a deadly plot involving the CIA, Fidel Castro, and the Russian government.
©1993 Paul J. Levine (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Illegal
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Trial lawyer Jimmy “Royal” Payne was his own worst enemy - until now. Haunted by personal tragedy and wanted by the cops, Payne needs to skip town. What he doesn’t need is Tino Perez, a gutsy twelve-year-old Mexican boy in search of his missing - and undocumented - mother. But Payne’s ex-wife, an L.A.P.D. detective he still loves, makes him a deal: help the boy or go to jail. Soon Payne is following Tino into the darker side of the American dream. From bloody Mexicali to the bullet-ridden San Joaquin Valley, Payne is be swept into the dark current of illegal immigration, human trafficking, and sexual slavery - all the while, navigating the twisted border between justice and revenge.
©2013 Paul Levine (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
Kill All the Lawyers
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They are the legal world's oddest couple: a shorts-and-sandals beach bum and a Coral Gables blue blood. The only thing keeping them together is that they're on the same side. Why does an ex-client want to kill Steve Solomon? Who doesn't want to kill a lawyer? Still, a 300-pound marlin stuck in your front door is a weird death threat, even by south Florida standards. How can Steve Solomon explain to his partner why an ex-client wants him dead? When Victoria Lord learns the reason, she's angry enough to murder her law partner, too, or at least break up Solomon & Lord. But while a psychopathic ex-con comes between the squabbling Miami lawyers, his real target catches them both off guard.
©2006 Nittany Valley Productions, Inc. (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Mortal Sin
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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.
©1994 Paul J. Levine (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved
To Speak for the Dead
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A doctor in love with his patient's wife...A fatal mistake during surgery...Accident? Malpractice? Or murder? Defending a surgeon in a malpractice case, Jake Lassiter begins to suspect that his client is innocent of negligence...but guilty of murder. Add a sexy widow, a deadly drug, and a grave robbery to the stew, and you have Miami's trial of the century. "Move over Scott Turow. To Speak for the Dead is courtroom drama at its very best." - Larry King, USA Today
©1990, 2013 Paul J. Levine. Grateful acknowledgment is made for permission to use an excerpt from “The Lawyers Know Too Much” from Smoke and Steel by Carl Sandburg, © 1920 by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., and renewed 1948 by Carl Sandburg, reprinted by permission of the publisher. “It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me” by Billy Joel, © 1980 by Impulsive Music. All rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Bum Rap
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BUM RAP IS A NUMBER ONE AMAZON BESTSELLER 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 brings together Lassiter 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) NOTE: The Lassiter books are all stand-alones that may be enjoyed in any order.
©2015 Paul Levine. (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Lassiter
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Last seen in 1997's Flesh & Bones, Jake Lassiter is a hero unlike any other in the courtroom. Booklist called him "one of the most entertaining series characters in contemporary crime fiction." The former Miami Dolphin is still swimming with sharks in his latest, boldest novel of suspense yet. Amy Larkin is in town, looking for her sister Krista, who vanished without a trace almost two decades earlier. She seeks out Lassiter because he's the last person to have seen her alive. Lassiter volunteers to investigate, and his search for Krista's fate will take him into the underworld of Miami's pornography industry, into the dangerous lives of his friends, and, of course, into the courtroom, where Lassiter's bareknuckle style makes him a formidable opponent.
©2011 Nittany Valley Productions, Inc. (P)2011 AudioGO
State vs. Lassiter
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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.
©2013 Paul J. Levine (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Cheater's Game
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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.
©2020 Paul J. Levine (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Bum Deal
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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.
©2018 Nittany Valley Productions, Inc. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.