LAST CHANCE LASSITER (Jake Lassiter Legal Thrillers Book 9)

A fun read all the way through. Paul Levine has an outstanding sense of humor and satire and portrays it accurately through Jake Lassiter.Highly recommend this book to anyone with a sense of humor!!

I enjoy reading this series, although I like its other version, Solomon ands Lord, even better. However, the author keeps putting intros to all the other books in the series and in the case of this, the 240 supposed pages turned into 120, making it a short story that's longer than most, not even a novella.In this release, #9, there's not much thrill, and we learn how despicable the legal profession truly is by a former lawyer now author. That's probably worth the cost of the book. It's definitely convinced me that being honest and fair are probably grounds for the rest of the kids to hate you. Still, Lassiter finds people who invite him to join him in pleasant activities like fishing, barbecues, or music shows, proving that you can still live a good life and have friends if you're honest and fair. The world was decidedly unfair to Lassiter and Cadillac in this book, despite the ultimate settlement.

It's been years since I've read a Lassiter mystery novel by Paul Levine. I didn't know how much I'd missed them till I picked up his new novella, "Last Chance Lassiter." Thankfully, the books are all back in ebook editions, so rounding them up for another read is no problem. Finding time, however, remains dicey.This new novella really grounds the character and shows how - and why - Lassiter stepped away from the big corporate law office where he was working. All the important relationships Lassiter has in the later books are established here as well: CeCe and Doc Riggs, and a couple of others. We also get to see the formation of Lassiter's code of conduct for himself, the one that allows him to champion his clients and that plunges him into hot water time and time again.Levine's trademark humor, both dead-on and over-the-top are on stage, and I found myself laughing out loud at some of his prospective clients and their basis for a lawsuit. I came to the original series as a much younger, very naïve reader, and didn't know that such people and their ideologies existed.The pacing in this novella is rapidfire. When you sit down with this one, you might as well make the time to read it all in one sitting, because Levine never lets up. He throws Lassiter into the fire, into the lion's den, and into certain death. Well, the author stops short of certain death in a physical sense, but not in a job sense. Lassiter's right to practice law hangs in the balance with every move he makes.There are some over-the-top moments, as when M. C. Silky runs around without an entourage or bodyguards. Rap stars back in those days (and in these days) are never without someone around them, so maybe that stretches credulity a little, but it makes for an action-packed scene that allows Lassiter to stretch his legs. So to speak.This little dip into Lassiter's past has drummed up an appetite for more Lassiter legal action, or maybe a dip into the Solomon and Lord series. I didn't make it through the whole series before, but I'm going to now.

Jake leave the Kripendorf firm after his client, who is a wife abuser, threatens to lie in court. Jake then opens his own office in a garage. Sherrill Johnson hires him to restore her grandfathers legacy of a song he wrote and sang back in 1950. MC Silky has recorded a very similar song and Jake is out to prove it.

It is a short novella, the fact it is short makes me sad. But, the story is a good one.Jake Lassiter is quite a guy. A former pro football player, but not a very successful one.An attorney who does not want to play the normal lawyer games. He, foolish man that he is, believes in justice, fairness, and treating a client with respect. That shows he is not going to fit in with any other lawyers.There are many potholes in his road, but he gets a case that is close to his heart. An elderly musician wants Jake to help him get paid because a young rapper stole his song.The ins and outs and ups and downs are numerous. Because at the same time he is trying to win this case, he is proving he is not insane, he is trying to keep his law license, and he is trying to find the strength not to want to sleep with a really disgusting female lawyer. He has busy days.Jake is a fun character who makes you wish all of us could find this type of lawyer who would defend us against the tough parts of life.There is humor and mystery and a sort of warped romance. All in all, what's not to like?I am going to find the rest of the books in this series, and be very grateful when I do. This is a good well written book. Paul Levine has become a hero to me. But, he does not compare to Jake Lassiter, now there is a hero.

Jake Lassiter is not your typical lawyer, he has scruples. He doesn't always think before he acts but everything seems to fall into place for him eventually. The story kept my interest, it certainly made me angry at the low-down depths lawyers go to win and angry at the system that allows the guilty so much privilege - on the flip-side I cheered for my side, a lawyer that doesn't work that way.I didn't realize that this story Book 9 is a prequel but I didn't read the books in this series in order so that probably didn't make a huge difference to my understanding though it explains a lot - I love the character Cadillac Johnson as he is developed in later episodes/earlier books, he should have been the clue I missed. The books I have in this series sat in my Kindle for quite awhile before I read them or I might have remembered the blurb that said "In this prequel to the series"...it was there but it would be better on the cover.

This very much a lightweight Lassiter novel. The storyline was just not up to being a full length book - which shows. I couldn't believe how short this was.... There is a lot of repetition from previous books with the back story of Lassiter's football career as well as the 'doc'. I'm sick of reading about it and now just feels like padding.

Less than 50% of this book is the story. The balance of the book contains adverts /excerpts from Levine's other books!.

Got hooked on the first Lassiter novel and now I’ve read them all. Levine is a good story teller and has interesting characters.

Levine masterfully develops the plot. The details are actually typical of real life unfortunately. Lassiter is honest and creative and caring. Great series

Love this series. Fun to read.