Bøger af Paul Levine

From "Some Doo Wops And Those Rama Langa Ding Dongs" It was the 50s. Doo Wops fell from the sky, and we didn't even notice that they lit our path, yet made no sense, but instead, merely soothed the painful edges and left us with the confusion of the 60s and the life beyond yet to come. From "How Many Times Are You Going To Get Married" After my second divorce, my mother asked me, "How many times are you going to get married?" I didn't feel she was being sarcastic and so my response, "As many times as it takes," wasn't really called for. From "Coe and Larry" Coe sat at the kitchen table one morning staring at the back of the cereal box and turned up the volume of the new all-prayer radio station. She had been listing for two hours, waiting for something that would make it better. Ranging from coming of age and the difficulties of relationships, the stories in Coney Eyes are about the challenges of life, love, change, and becoming older.

"If your cause is just, no case is impossible." -Jake Lassiter This time, the linebacker-turned-lawyer faces overwhelming odds. Lassiter represents Cadillac Johnson, an aging rhythm and blues musician who claims his greatest song was stolen by a top-of-the-charts hip-hop artist. Lassiter's personal life is in chaos. He loses his job at a deep-carpet law firm and moves to a dumpy office in a Miami Beach parking garage. Then his lawyer-girlfriend, the ambitious Kim Coates, dumps him for not being "partnership material." Not only that, he faces disbarment after punching out his own client. Only a few years out of law school, Lassiter is already developing his iconoclastic rules. "I will live by no code but my own." This time, that code could leave him disbarred or bankrupt...or worse.

Bobby Gallagher has it all...a great job, a loving wife, and an adoring son... Then he's fired; his wife divorces him; and he goes bankrupt... Now, to reclaim his life, all he has to do is rig the Super Bowl, win a huge bet, and avoid getting killed. "A sizzling caper with suspense, laughs, thrills, some football, and a touch of romance!"- The Daily Review Bobby Gallagher, general counsel of the Dallas Mustangs, "America's Team," has lost his job, the people he loves, even his own self-respect. Now, he risks his life to get everything back. PRAISE FOR EDGAR NOMINEE PAUL LEVINE "A breathless thriller." - Atlanta Constitution "Mystery writing at its very, very best." - Larry King, USA TODAY "Irreverent...genuinely clever...great fun." - New York Times Book Review "Genuinely chilling." - Washington Post Book World "Cracking good action-mystery." - Detroit Free Press "Levine's prose gets leaner, meaner, better with every book. -Miami Herald "Filled with smart writing and smart remarks."- Dallas Morning News "High suspense with innovative twists." - Chicago Tribune

"JOHN GRISHAM MEETS DAVE BARRY"When an ecoterrorist is charged with murder...It's Victoria Lord for the state, Steve Solomon for the defense...And when lovers do battle, it's winner take all.."Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord are smart and funny and sexy in a way that Hollywood movies were before comedies became crass and teen-oriented." - Connecticut Post

"Jake Lassiter is the lawyer we all want on our side...and on the page." - Lee Child "LASSITER is the courtroom drama of the year." - Harlan Coben A Missing Woman... A Secret in Jake's Past... And a Thirst for Revenge Eighteen years ago, Jake Lassiter crossed paths with a teenage runaway who disappeared into South Florida's sex trade. Now, plagued by guilt over his failure to help her, and suspected of complicity in her fate, he retraces her steps and runs head-on into a conspiracy of silence by Miami's rich and powerful. The evidence of deceit and corruption leads to a long-ago night of kinky sex, designer drugs - and a possible death. But before Lassiter can nail the truth, a gun goes off, a suspect falls dead, and the linebacker-turned-lawyer has a murder trial to defend. REVIEWS "Since Robert Parker is no longer with us, I'm nominating Levine for an award as best writer of dialogue in the grit-lit genre." - San Jose Mercury News "A gripping legal thriller, story of self-discovery and a look at corruption set against an insider's evocative view of South Florida. Levine's energetic storytelling manages to make his novel serious, witty, and sardonic." - Miami Herald "Engaging...a standout job." Publishers Weekly "While it's been 14 years since the last 'Lassiter' novel, Levine, the author of the excellent Solomon/Lord series, definitely hasn't lost his touch." - Lansing State Journal "One of the strongest voices in crime fiction." -- Lisa Scottoline "Paul Levine is one of South Florida's great writers, and 'Lassiter' is his greatest creation." - Dave Barry "One of the most adept entertainers in the legal thriller biz." - Chauncey Mabe, Open Page "Few writers can deliver tales about sex and drugs in South Florida better than Levine." -Booklist "The highest praise of all: I'm going to sit down and read it again, just to see how Levine pulls off the magic." - Ridley Pearson

Is this the end of Jake Lassiter? Life is great for Jake at the start of the newest tale in Paul Levine's award-winning series. Jake's law practice is booming... He's crazy about the new woman in his life... His one-time delinquent nephew Kip is getting A's in school... What can go wrong? Oh...how about a charge of first degree murder? When money goes missing from client trust accounts, Jake confronts his banker, Pamela Baylins...who also happens to be his lover. She accuses Jake of skimming client funds; he accuses her of dipping into the till. She threatens to report him to the Florida Bar and the State Attorney...and within hours is killed. All the evidence points to Jake, who is charged with murder. Is this the end of the linebacker-turned-lawyer? PRAISE FOR THE JAKE LASSITER SERIES "Irreverent...genuinely clever...great fun."-New York Times Book Review "Mystery writing at its very, very best."- Larry King, USA TODAY "One part Grisham, two parts Hiaasen, a dash of John D. MacDonald, and voila! You've got Jake Lassiter."-Tulsa World "Jake Lassiter has a lot more charisma than Perry Mason ever did."-Miami Herald "Twice as good as Turow and Grisham and four times the fun."-Armchair Detective. "Cracking good...funny, sardonic, and fast paced."-Detroit Free Press "Genuinely chilling...Jake Lassiter is Travis McGee with trial experience."-Washington Post Book World "Enough twists and turns to satisfy Robert Ludlum fans."- Publishers Weekly "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."-Booklist

#1 BESTSELLING LEGAL THRILLERA 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."One of the best mysteries of the year." - Los Angeles Times "Cracking good action mystery...funny, sardonic and fast-paced." - Detroit Free Press"Courtroom drama at its very best." - USA TodayA Kindle Unlimited title.

"WILDLY ENTERTAINING" LEGAL THRILLER!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."Twice as good as Turow and Grisham, and four times the fun." - Armchair Detective

A Nuclear Missile... A Band of Terrorists... And Only Two People Who Can Prevent Armageddon. That's the setup of "BALLISTIC," the chilling new thriller from the Edgar-nominated author of the Jake Lassiter series. It's up to Sergeant Jack Jericho, who is haunted by an act of cowardice in his past, and Dr. Susan Burns, a psychiatrist trapped in the launch control capsule, to prevent a nuclear holocaust. That's right. It's time to buckle your seatbelts, because it just might be a thermonuclear night. "Imagine Paul Levine channeling Tom Clancy but with a sense of humor and far, far better writing." - Kindle Nation Daily More information at www.paul-levine.com

We examine an interesting puzzle in monetary economics between what monetary authorities claim (namely, to be forward looking and preemptive) and the poor stabilization properties routinely reported for forecast-based rules. Our resolution is that central banks should be viewed as following "Calvo-type" inflation-forecast-based (IFB) interest rate rules that depend on a discounted sum of current and future rates of inflation. Such rules might be regarded as both within the legal frameworks and potentially mimicking central bankers' practice. We find that Calvo-type IFB interest rate rules are, first, less prone to indeterminacy than standard rules with a finite forward horizon. Second, in difference form, the indeterminacy problem disappears altogether. Third, optimized forms have good stabilization properties as they become more forward looking, a property that sharply contrasts that of standard IFB rules. Fourth, they appear data coherent when incorporated into a well-known estimated dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model of the euro area.

A woman walks up to her father in a crowded bar and shoots him three times. She is Chrissy Bernhardt, a model, and she is quite open about her motive, pay back her father for a youth of abuse. Now how do you save a client like that? Lawyer Jake Lassiter has a problem.

"A Jake Lassiter thriller"--Cover, page 1.

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.

Miami trial lawyer Jake Lassiter tries to prove his clients innocence, even though he confessed to the murder.

Jake Lassiter, a Miami attorney, begins to suspect that the real estate developer he is defending in a civil case had a man murdered.

Jake Lassiter Tackles the College Admissions Scandal Rich parents will pay anything to get their kids into college...Kip Lassiter can get you a perfect score on any test...And Kip's heartbroken uncle Jake must defend an unwinnable case.CHEATER'S GAME dives deep into the true-to-life college admissions scandal with an explosive federal trial that rocks the courthouse.Suffering brain damage from his football injuries, Miami lawyer Jake Lassiter says goodbye to the courtroom...until his nephew Kip desperately needs his help. Kip has been working for millionaire Max Ringle in a shady scheme to help rich, entitled kids gain admission to elite universities.Ringle, the mastermind of the fraud, shifts the blame to Kip who's charged with multiple crimes. Dr. Melissa Gold, Lassiter's fiancée, 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."Lassiter is the lawyer we all want on our side and on the page." - Lee Child"Clever, funny and seriously on point when it comes to the inequities of society and the justice system, 'Cheater's Game' is top-notch stuff from Paul Levine. His Jake Lassiter is my kind of lawyer!" - Michael Connelly

#1 BESTSELLING CRIME THRILLEROn the loose: an Internet stalker turned serial killer...Jake Lassiter follows clues from Miami to London...And gets framed for murder himself."Catch me if you can." The message on the bathroom mirror evokes Jack the Ripper. But the dead woman''s computer points to a modern website where women spend solitary nights in steamy talk with lovelorn trolls, sometimes arranging real rendezvous that can lead to anything...even murder."Breathlessly exciting." - Cleveland Plain Dealer"Paul Levine is one of Florida''s great writers, and Jake Lassiter is his greatest creation." - Dave Barry"Terrific. Levine, like Scott Turow and John Grisham before him, has created a really fun piece of fiction." - Miami Daily Review

FIRST OF THE AWARD-WINNING JAKE LASSITER SERIESA 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

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 Lassiter get Solomon off the hook?BUM RAP brings together Jake Lassiter with squabbling Miami lawyers Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord. In a tale filled with twists and turns, 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)Who reads the Lassiter series? Fans of John Grisham, Harlan Coben, Sue Grafton, Scott Pratt, Carl Hiaasen, and Lisa Scottoline love the crackling courtroom drama, breathtaking suspense, intimate personal stories, and wicked humor, too.All the Jake Lassiter books are stand-alones that may be enjoyed in any order.

"Thirty seconds after the jury announced its verdict, I decided to kill my client."That's Jake Lassiter whose client just beat a murder rap. Will Lassiter let him live long enough to enjoy it?  Or will the lawyer really turn vigilante?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.The ex-linebacker suffers from crushing headaches and a failing memory. His pals, squabbling law partners Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord, fear that all those concussions playing football caused the brain damage known as CTE. They try to help, but Lassiter resists.Can Solomon and Lord prevent 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?

AN IMPOSSIBLE CASE? CALL JAKE LASSITERNo witness? No evidence? No body?Big problem for new prosecutor Jake LassiterAppointed to prosecute a high-profile murder case, the linebacker-turned-lawyer 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.Not only that, Lassiter's symptoms of CTE are threatening to cut short his career and disable him. Melissa Gold, his doctor and lover, performs experimental treatments intended to halt the advance of the incurable brain disease.Drained of his mental edge just when he needs it most, Lassiter faces the possibility of losing the case--and his life--in court."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 

With diplomas in hand, the lament of all too many graduates is, "So now what do I do?" Where''s My Job? provides answers to that question by helping job seekers-Understand the importance of having a positive attitudeFormulate winning answers to interview questionsMaintain control during interviewsCombat the negativity of friends, relatives, and co-workersDevelop backup plansBecome a risk taker in seeking a jobGet beyond the label of a major or job titleUnderstand that the best career counselor is inside a personAvoid the influence of the negative headlines about employmentDeal with the change and insecurity of the job marketStay away from prognosticators about today''s work worldTurn job interview rejections into positivesCope with difficult supervisorsWrite convincing cover letters and resumesThe bad news about the economy and the high degree of competition for jobs is daunting. By providing tactics that turn the odds in the favor of recent graduates (and others seeking employment), Where''s My Job? is a reassuring companion and an essential guide.

In this essential introduction to postwar America, central currents in art, film, theatre, intellectual history and media are explored alongside political and social change. The new edition has been revised and updated in the light of new scholarship and the last two chapters now cover recent events, including the rise of Obama.