To Speak for the Dead

by Paul Levine

Overview

FIRST OF THE AWARD-WINNING JAKE LASSITER SERIES

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.

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

"A fast, wry and thoroughly engrossing thriller. Master storytelling." - Carl Hiaasen

"Courtroom drama at its very best." - USA Today

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781734505665
Publisher:	Herald Square Publishing
Publication date:	12/01/2020
Series:	Jake Lassiter , #1
Edition description:	2021 ed.
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

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 follow him at facebook.com/PaulLevineAuthorPage/ or on Twitter @Jake_Lassiter