Solomon Vs. Lord - 01 - Solomon vs. Lord

✍ Scribed by Levine, Paul

• Book ID: 107860551
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 224 KB
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

*Victoria Lord follows all the rules...
Steve Solomon makes up his own...
When they defend an accused murderer, they'll either end up in ruin, in jail...or in bed.*

Steve Solomon is the sharpest lawyer ever to barely graduate from Key West School of Law. Victoria Lord is fresh from Yale, toiling for an ambitious D.A., before Solomon gets her fired. And Katrina Barksdale is a sexy former figure skater charged with killing her very wealthy, very kinky husband. With all three tangled in Miami's steamiest trial of the century, the case is sure to make sparks fly, headlines scream - and opposites attract.

(Note: The "Solomon vs. Lord" series has been nominated for the Edgar, International Thriller, Macavity and James Thurber awards).

From Publishers Weekly

Former attorney and reporter Levine delivers a funny, fast-paced legal thriller, his first since 1998's *9 Scorpions*. Circumstances conspire to force two Florida lawyers with opposing personalities;by-the-book Victoria Lord and anything-goes Steve Solomon;into working together as the defense attorneys for Katrina Barksdale, a "grieving" widow who's been charged with murdering her wealthy husband during a kinky sexcapade. This basic plot is nothing new, but Levine keeps things fresh by injecting the story with interesting subplots and a full roster of quirky, lovable characters, perhaps the best of whom is Bobby, Solomon's autistic savant nephew, who has a photographic memory and a penchant for making defaming anagrams out of people's names. While Levine's two protagonists may not be Tracy and Hepburn, the barbed dialogue that flies between them makes for some genuine laugh-out-loud moments. Fans of Carl Hiaasen and Dave Barry (who supplies a blurb) will enjoy this humorous Florida crime romp.
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Review

"Hiaasen meets Grisham in the court of last retort. A sexy, wacky, wonderful thriller with humor and heart." ***-Harlan Coben*** "

Paul Levine has written a terrific courtroom drama that's also funny as hell." ***-Dave Barry***

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

"The writing makes me think of Janet Evanovich out to dinner with John Grisham." ***-MysteryLovers.com***

"The repartee between Solomon and Lord is some of the greatest dialogue I have read in years, and is reminiscent of the very best of what we heard from Dave and Maddie in the early episodes of 'Moonlighting." ***-Bookreporter.com***

"Levine delivers a funny, fast-paced legal thriller ... Fans of Carl Hiaasen and Dave Barry will enjoy this humorous Florida crime romp."*Publishers Weekly*

"Authentic dialogue, rich characterizations, complicated relationships and even pathos bolster **Solomon vs. Lord.** Unique plot twists and well-placed humor help, too. Levine makes the most of his characters, as well as the South Florida setting both in and out of the courthouse."*Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel*

"Levine's book is remarkably fresh and original, with characters you can't help loving, and sparkling dialogue that echoes the Hepburn-Tracy screwball comedies."*Chicago Sun-Times*