Bum Deal (Jake Lassiter #12 - Paul Levine
Category: Mystery
Narrator: Unknown
Tags: Mystery, Thriller
They dont call us sharks for our ability to swim. - Jake Lassiter, Second-string linebacker turned defense lawyer Jake Lassiter finally switches teams. Appointed special prosecutor in a high-profile murder case, he vows to take down a prominent surgeon accused of killing his wife. Theres just one problemor maybe three: no evidence, no witness, and no body., But Lassiters used to fighting impossible battles on the gridiron and in court. After all, hes not totally burned-outjust a little scorched., Standing in Lassiters way are the defense lawyers: slick-talking Steve Solomon and blueblood Victoria Lord, who would love to beat their old mentor in court. Not to mention CTE, the lethal brain disease Lassiter may have contracted banging heads in the NFL. Drained of his mental edge just when he needs it most, Lassiter faces the possibility of losing the caseand his lifein court.
