"If your cause is just, no case is impossible." -Jake Lassiter This time, the linebacker-turned-lawyer faces overwhelming odds. Lassiter represents Cadillac Johnson, an aging rhythm and blues musician who claims his greatest song was stolen by a top-of-the-charts hip-hop artist. Lassiter's personal life is in chaos. He loses his job at a deep-carpet law firm and moves to a dumpy office in a Miami Beach parking garage. Then his lawyer-girlfriend, the ambitious Kim Coates, dumps him for not being "partnership material." Not only that, he faces disbarment after punching out his own client. Only a few years out of law school, Lassiter is already developing his iconoclastic rules. "I will live by no code but my own." This time, that code could leave him disbarred or bankrupt...or worse. "HUMOR, SNAPPY DIALOGUE, FAST PACING" "Cleverly plotted and well written, but the primary elements here are the dialogue and characterization, both of which are first-rate." - Bookreporter.com "Tightly written, fast-paced and a really fun read!" - Amazon 5-star review "Since the death of Robert B. Parker, I've been looking for another author that would (1) provide a protagonist with wit, humor and bravado and (2) be capable of pumping out engaging novels for the pleasure of his readers. Thanks to Paul Levine for writing such an engaging story. This book is a winner!" - Amazon 5-star review "Prequel to the Lassiter series. Same humor, same snappy dialogue, same fast pacing." - Amazon 5-star review "Okay Paul, I've finished every book. I need more. I don't care which. Just get to writing. I am 73 and don't have a lot of time." - Amazon 5-star review "'Last Chance Lassiter' is a wonderful novella featuring Jake Lassiter. Paul Levine's writing is very humorous as he sets the plate for his series featuring Jake Lassiter! He is one of my favorite authors!" - Amazon 5-star review Author's Note : Although it is the ninth book in the series, Last Chance Lassiter is actually a prequel to the first Lassiter legal thriller, To Speak for the Dead. The 25,000-word novella is an excellent starting point for readers...though the books can be read in any order. "BUM DEAL" LAUNCHES TO WIDESPREAD ACCLAIM Bum Deal , the final saga in the Lassiter series, launches with a "starred review" in Publishers Weekly, praising its "fascinating, fully developed characters and smart, well-paced dialogue." Lee Child, the bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series, chimes in: "Drop everything. Bum Deal is fantastic." Also available in paperback, e-book and audio editions: Bum Rap , an Amazon Number One bestseller, and Bum Luck , described by Bookreporter as "a one-sit, must-read novel full of memorable characters and unforgettable vignettes." WHAT'S THE VERDICT ON "LAST CHANCE LASSITER?" Suspense Plus Humor! If you enjoy the crime fiction of John Grisham, Scott Turow, Michael Connelly, Robert Dugoni, Harlan Coben, Lee Child and James Patterson, or the humor of Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, Janet Evanovich and Sue Grafton, you'll love "Last Chance Lassiter" from Paul Levine, winner of the John D. MacDonald Fiction Award. Levine has also been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, Shamus and James Thurber prizes. THE JAKE LASSITER SERIES OF LEGAL THRILLERS To Speak for the Dead Night Vision False Dawn Mortal Sin Riptide Fool Me Twice Flesh & Bones Lassiter Last Chance Lassiter State vs. LassiterBum RapBum LuckBum Deal THE SOLOMON vs. LORD SERIES OF LEGAL THRILLERS Solomon vs. LordThe Deep Blue AlibiKill All the LawyersHabeas Porpoise STAND-ALONE THRILLERS Impact Ballistic Illegal Paydirt AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR PAUL LEVINE The author of 21 novels, Paul Levine won the John D. MacDonald fiction award and was nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, Shamus and James Thurber prizes. A former trial lawyer, he also wrote 20 episodes of the CBS military drama "JAG" and co-created the Supreme Court drama "First Monday" starring James Garner and Joe Mantegna. The international bestseller To Speak for the Dead was his first novel. In 2015, Bum Rap became the Number One Bestseller on Amazon. Next:  Bum Luck . "A one-sit, must-read novel full of memorable characters and unforgettable vignettes." -- Bookreporter.com  New in 2018: Bum Deal, recipient of a "starred review" in Publishers Weekly. The setup: Battling symptoms of CTE from numerous concussions, Lassiter switches sides and prosecutes a surgeon accused of killing his wife.  " Bum Deal is fantastic." - Lee Child. Visit Paul's website at paul-levine.com and follow him on Facebook at facebook.com/PaulLevineAuthorPage and on Twitter @Jake_Lassiter