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Lassiter's Ghost: A Stand-Alone Thriller
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Expected 16 Feb 27SOME LAWYERS DON'T KNOW WHEN TO QUIT. NOT EVEN DEATH CAN KEEP JAKE LASSITER OUT OF THE COURTROOM.
Rookie attorney Rodrigo Pittman faces the biggest case of his young overturn the murder conviction of a possibly innocent man by proving that his trial lawyer bungled the defense. The problem? That lawyer was Rodrigo's godfather, mentor, and idol. Jake Lassiter. Seven years dead.
Winning could launch Rodrigo's career. It could also destroy the legacy of the man who inspired him to become a lawyer.
Then Jake shows up.
Whether he's a ghost, a hallucination, or something in between, the legendary defense lawyer refuses to go quietly into the hereafter. Soon he's at Rodrigo's side, dispensing trial strategy, wisecracks, and unwanted dating advice as Rodrigo begins digging into a case that refuses to stay buried.
The deeper Rodrigo goes, the worse it gets. To win, he must do more than prove Jake made mistakes. He has to show those mistakes may have sent an innocent man to prison. That means reopening an old murder, confronting evidence Jake may have mishandled, and putting the reputation of the man Rodrigo loved on trial.
But the dead are not the only ones keeping secrets.
With the clock running down and loyalties shifting, Rodrigo must decide how far he is willing to go for the truth, even if the truth costs him the hero he thought he knew.
Lassiter's Ghost is a mystery, a courtroom thriller, and a story about family, redemption, loyalty, and the ties that even death can't sever. Blending sharp legal suspense with humor and heart, Paul Levine brings Jake Lassiter back for one more case, and gives a new generation of lawyer the impossible job of proving that sometimes the hardest person to cross-examine is the one you still love.
Rookie attorney Rodrigo Pittman faces the biggest case of his young overturn the murder conviction of a possibly innocent man by proving that his trial lawyer bungled the defense. The problem? That lawyer was Rodrigo's godfather, mentor, and idol. Jake Lassiter. Seven years dead.
Winning could launch Rodrigo's career. It could also destroy the legacy of the man who inspired him to become a lawyer.
Then Jake shows up.
Whether he's a ghost, a hallucination, or something in between, the legendary defense lawyer refuses to go quietly into the hereafter. Soon he's at Rodrigo's side, dispensing trial strategy, wisecracks, and unwanted dating advice as Rodrigo begins digging into a case that refuses to stay buried.
The deeper Rodrigo goes, the worse it gets. To win, he must do more than prove Jake made mistakes. He has to show those mistakes may have sent an innocent man to prison. That means reopening an old murder, confronting evidence Jake may have mishandled, and putting the reputation of the man Rodrigo loved on trial.
But the dead are not the only ones keeping secrets.
With the clock running down and loyalties shifting, Rodrigo must decide how far he is willing to go for the truth, even if the truth costs him the hero he thought he knew.
Lassiter's Ghost is a mystery, a courtroom thriller, and a story about family, redemption, loyalty, and the ties that even death can't sever. Blending sharp legal suspense with humor and heart, Paul Levine brings Jake Lassiter back for one more case, and gives a new generation of lawyer the impossible job of proving that sometimes the hardest person to cross-examine is the one you still love.
414 pages, Paperback
Expected publication February 16, 2027
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Paul Levine
85 books570 followersMIDNIGHT PATRIOTS
Germany wants Einstein alive. Chaplin dead. Spies, assassins, a femme fatale board the Super Chief. Destination: danger.
It's 1940. Europe is in flames. Germany occupies much of the continent, and the Blitz rains terror on London. Fritz Duquesne, a German spy straight from the history books, plots to kidnap Einstein and steal America's nuclear secrets. Enraged by Chaplin's mockery in The Great Dictator, Adolf Hitler dispatches an SS assassin to silence the man who ridiculed him. The story features Charles Lindbergh, Lena Horne, and J. Robert Oppenheimer—along with a beautiful German spy on a mission of her own. As Nazi agents and FBI operatives close in, all roads lead Einstein and Chaplin to a deadly showdown aboard the Santa Fe Super Chief as it races from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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MIDNIGHT BURNING
Award-winning author Paul Levine weaves historical figures into a gripping, true-to-life plot to overthrow the U.S. government in this sizzling historical thriller.
Named "Historical Thriller of the Year" by Best Thrillers Book Review and one of the "Favorite Books of 2025" by Bookreporter.
“Ingeniously pairs real-life friends Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin on a roller coaster ride to save America from a fascist threat within its borders.” – Jacqueline Winspear, author of the Maisie Dobbs series.
It's 1937 and clouds of war gather over Europe, and American fascists march at home. While the FBI chases suspected communists, Nazi agents plot an armed insurrection. When the world’s two most famous men–Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin–uncover the scheme, which includes the assassination of Hollywood’s biggest stars, they fight back with nothing but their ingenuity, raw courage, and the fierce resolve of Georgia Ann Robinson, LAPD’s first Black female officer.
Levine—praised by The New York Times for his “realistic, gritty, and fun” novels—delivers a breathtaking thriller laced with humor and a larger-than-life cast, including Charles Lindbergh, Douglas Fairbanks, William Randolph Hearst, and Joseph Goebbels.
"This could be Levine's masterpiece." - Lee Goldberg, New York Times #1 Bestselling Author
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Jake Lassiter tackles high school football and becomes the most hated man in Miami in EARLY GRAVE, Paul Levine's sizzling legal thriller.
Named PenCraft "Book of the Year" and the third best legal thriller of the 21st Century by Best Thrillers Book Review.
"An extraordinary hero stars in a legal tale as believable as it is riveting." - Kirkus Reviews
"Levine scores with this complex and witty legal thriller. This winner works even for those new to the series." - Publishers Weekly (★starred review★)
When his godson suffers a catastrophic injury in a high school football game, lawyer Jake Lassiter sues to abolish the sport and becomes Public Enemy Number One. The former NFL linebacker also battles CTE, the fatal brain disease caused by repetitive head injuries. His personal life, too, hits a rocky patch. He's in couple's therapy with fiancée Dr. Melissa Gold and vows to live long enough to fix his relationship and achieve justice for his godson.
Germany wants Einstein alive. Chaplin dead. Spies, assassins, a femme fatale board the Super Chief. Destination: danger.
It's 1940. Europe is in flames. Germany occupies much of the continent, and the Blitz rains terror on London. Fritz Duquesne, a German spy straight from the history books, plots to kidnap Einstein and steal America's nuclear secrets. Enraged by Chaplin's mockery in The Great Dictator, Adolf Hitler dispatches an SS assassin to silence the man who ridiculed him. The story features Charles Lindbergh, Lena Horne, and J. Robert Oppenheimer—along with a beautiful German spy on a mission of her own. As Nazi agents and FBI operatives close in, all roads lead Einstein and Chaplin to a deadly showdown aboard the Santa Fe Super Chief as it races from Chicago to Los Angeles.
ORDER FROM AMAZON HERE
MIDNIGHT BURNING
Award-winning author Paul Levine weaves historical figures into a gripping, true-to-life plot to overthrow the U.S. government in this sizzling historical thriller.
Named "Historical Thriller of the Year" by Best Thrillers Book Review and one of the "Favorite Books of 2025" by Bookreporter.
“Ingeniously pairs real-life friends Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin on a roller coaster ride to save America from a fascist threat within its borders.” – Jacqueline Winspear, author of the Maisie Dobbs series.
It's 1937 and clouds of war gather over Europe, and American fascists march at home. While the FBI chases suspected communists, Nazi agents plot an armed insurrection. When the world’s two most famous men–Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin–uncover the scheme, which includes the assassination of Hollywood’s biggest stars, they fight back with nothing but their ingenuity, raw courage, and the fierce resolve of Georgia Ann Robinson, LAPD’s first Black female officer.
Levine—praised by The New York Times for his “realistic, gritty, and fun” novels—delivers a breathtaking thriller laced with humor and a larger-than-life cast, including Charles Lindbergh, Douglas Fairbanks, William Randolph Hearst, and Joseph Goebbels.
"This could be Levine's masterpiece." - Lee Goldberg, New York Times #1 Bestselling Author
ORDER FROM AMAZON HERE.
ORDER FROM BARNES & NOBLE HERE.
ORDER FROM BOOKSHOP HERE.
**********************************************;
Jake Lassiter tackles high school football and becomes the most hated man in Miami in EARLY GRAVE, Paul Levine's sizzling legal thriller.
Named PenCraft "Book of the Year" and the third best legal thriller of the 21st Century by Best Thrillers Book Review.
"An extraordinary hero stars in a legal tale as believable as it is riveting." - Kirkus Reviews
"Levine scores with this complex and witty legal thriller. This winner works even for those new to the series." - Publishers Weekly (★starred review★)
When his godson suffers a catastrophic injury in a high school football game, lawyer Jake Lassiter sues to abolish the sport and becomes Public Enemy Number One. The former NFL linebacker also battles CTE, the fatal brain disease caused by repetitive head injuries. His personal life, too, hits a rocky patch. He's in couple's therapy with fiancée Dr. Melissa Gold and vows to live long enough to fix his relationship and achieve justice for his godson.
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