Paul Levine - Solomon vs. Lord (2005)
Reviewed by David J. Montgomery
Paul Levine, author of the Jake Lassiter detective series, returns to writing novels after several years spent in the Hollywood wasteland working on such TV shows as Jag and First Monday. The result is Solomon vs. Lord, a hilarious, touching and entertaining twist on the legal thriller that makes a very welcome return for Levine.
Miami attorneys Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord are as different as night and day. He’s impulsive and free-spirited. She’s regimented and always by-the-book. When the pair is forced together to help defend a millionaire heiress accused of killing her husband, they make an unstoppable duo.
Steve is also locked in a desperate battle to win custody of his autistic nephew, as brilliant and funny a kid as you’ll find in any novel. The scenes between the two of them are so moving yet humorous they’ll have you laughing through the tears.
Despite a predictable set-up, Levine’s book is remarkably fresh and original, with characters you can’t help but love, and sparkling dialogue good enough to be ripped from a Hepburn-Tracy screwball comedy. Solomon vs. Lord is the first in what will hopefully be a long and successful series.
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