Bum Rap

"Law is a contact sport. Buckle your chin strap and hit somebody."

"Bum Rap" brings together hard-boiled lawyer Jake Lassiter with mismatched law partners Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord. Let the fireworks and shenanigans begin!

Lassiter, our favorite linebacker-turned-lawyer, has had it with sleazy clients, shifty prosecutors, and a justice system out of whack. He's ready to call it quits when he gets a call from Victoria Lord. Her lover and law partner Steve Solomon has been charged with murder and needs the hardest-hitting lawyer in Miami. Can Lassiter win the trial...and resist his growing feelings for Victoria? Together, they must track down a witness--a stunning "Bar girl"--before she's roped in by the feds...or eliminated by the Russian mob.

"A delicious mix of thriller and comic crime novel." -- Booklist (starred review)