“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 stunning model Chrissy Bernhardt, and the dead man is her wealthy father. The defense? Chrissy claims that she’s recently recovered repressed memories of having been sexually abused by her father. Jake wants to believe her but suspects that the memories were either implanted by a shady psychiatrist or fabricated by Chrissy herself. Complicating the situation, Jake falls for his client, clouding his judgment. Is she an anguished victim or a cold-blooded killer? And what about her brother, who stands to inherit a fortune if Chrissy goes to prison? Jake wades into a quagmire of dirty water deals, big money, and family corruption, all leading to an explosive finale.
My thoughts
Picture this, you’re an actor-turned football player-turned lawyer sitting in bar with a friend when in walks a model. This model walks up to another man and shoots him. Turns out this other man is her father who abused the poor girl when she was a child. Would you represent this woman?
Jake Lassiter doesn’t really want to, but something about the case has piques his interest and off he goes – seeker of the truth. This is the seventh in the Jake Lassiter series, but the first for me.
This legal thriller has its plot twists and the dialogue is witty and there is sarcastic humor thrown in. Paul Levine’s description of the Florida Keys is detailed. Some of the situations are predictable and I thought it ended too quickly, but otherwise a pleasant read. I will check out some of the Jake Lassiter stories.
Disclosure: I received this book for review from the author. I received no compensation for my thoughts.
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