Product Description

Linebacker-turned-attorney Jake Lassiter finds himself accused of murder, on the run, and trying to clear his name, following a trail of evidence to Colorado and some abandoned silver mines and the priceless, long-lost Silver Queen statue. By the author of Flashback.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #943816 in Books
• Published on: 1996-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 374 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Linebacker-turned-lawyer Jake Lassiter is back (after Slashback) in a case that threatens to end his career, if not his life. Successfully defending con man Louis "Blinky" Baroso against fraud charges earns the Miami attorney 100 shares of Rocky Mountain Treasures Inc., a buried-treasure salvage company in Colorado. After his acquittal, Blinky disappears, having neglected to mention that he listed Lassiter as the company's secretary/treasurer and general counsel. Then the strangled body of one of Blinky's associates is found hanging from the lawyer's ceiling fan. A further tangle comes in the shape of Blinky's sister, Jo Jo, who is Lassiter's former lover and the current belle of Kit Carson Cimarron, who owns 70% of Rocky Mountain Treasures. When Jo Jo flees Miami for Aspen, Lassiter follows, hoping to find Blinky, clear himself of murder charges and perhaps rekindle romance with Jo Jo. A fight with Cimarron, involving a horsewhip and a nail gun, lands Lassiter in the hospital, where he's forced to question who are his enemies and friends. Although the narrating Lassiter's humor sometimes slips from cynical wit into campy vaudeville asides, Levine keeps pages turning as he blends legal elements into this mystery.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Ex-mediocre Miami Dolphin linebacker and now small-time defense lawyer Jake Lassiter is accused of murder when a body turns up in his Miami house. Following his former lover Jo Jo, whose con-man brother (Jake's friend and often client) has disappeared, Lassiter journeys to Aspen, Colorado, and the abandoned silver mines beneath it. Soon, he ends up on trial for a different murder, with Jo Jo as the star prosecution witness. Jake seeks help from his Florida friends: his Granny, who is right out of Dogpatch; a Latin-quoting retired coroner; and a black preacher-turned-lawyer. In the end, however, it's his movie-quoting, 11-year-old, just-discovered nephew who helps the most in this fast-paced, often humorous tale of treachery and greed. Lawyer Levine displays his courtroom knowledge and his facility with noir elements in this sixth in a series (Mortal Sin, LJ 1/94). Fool Me Twice should create new fans.?Roland Person, Southern Illinois Univ. Lib., Carbondale
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
The latest entry in the Jake Lassiter series finds the ex-Dolphin linebacker turned lawyer learning an old adage the hard way: lie with dogs, rise with fleas. Jake's propensity for defending Miami's less-savory citizens--in this case con man Blinky Baraso--lands him in the soup. Lassiter walks Blinky from a fraud charge, but Blinky's partner earns time. When the partner is found dead in Jake's house and Blinky is missing, the cops like Jake for the murder. Jake hits the road, trailing Blinky to Colorado, where the con man was evidently involved in a scheme to unearth a statue hidden in an abandoned silver mine. Compounding Jake's troubles is the fact that he has been appointed legal guardian for his parentless nephew, a prepubescent Roger Ebert wanna-be. As always, Levine provides suspense, a little romance, some social commentary, and a huge helping of humor. For sheer entertainment, the Lassiter series is as good as any. Wes Lukowsky

Customer Reviews

silver queen
like scottoline and martini, levine has a reoccurring character who is wise cracking, irreverant and wryly self-deprecating. well plotted and paced. exotic settings. spiced with quirky facts, aphorisms and bon mots. above average entertainment.

The best in the series!
This is the best in the Jake Lassiter series! A clever plot, great characters, and lots of suspense. Once I got to the murder trial I couldn't put it down! Just one little quibble: Where did Charlie go? Other than that-happy reading!

silver queen
like scottoline and martini, levine has a reoccurring character who is wise cracking, irreverant and wryly self-deprecating. well plotted and paced. exotic settings. spiced with quirky facts, aphorisms and bon mots. above average entertainment.