FROM THE AMAZON #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR

JAKE LASSITER TACKLES HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
AND BECOMES THE MOST HATED MAN IN MIAMI

"The ending courtroom battle sears with intense and realistic turns...and builds to an unforgettable closing scene. An extraordinary hero stars in a legal tale as believable as it is riveting."--Kirkus Reviews

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. With his personal life in tatters, 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.

"With its singular characters, clever plotting, and focused storytelling, Levine's punchy, well-written contemporary legal thriller will please John Grisham fans."--Library Journal

"Grounded in reality, Early Grave is a novel with heartfelt emotion, flashes of humor, and high-octane excitement."--Franco Harris, NFL Hall of Fame Running Back

THE LAST LASSITER: Early Grave is the final novel of the series that began with the international bestseller To Speak for the Dead in 1990. All the "Lassiters" are stand-alones that may be enjoyed in any order.

AMAZON #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR PAUL LEVINE
The author of twenty-three novels, Paul Levine won the John D. MacDonald Fiction Award and has been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, Shamus, and James Thurber prizes. A former trial lawyer, he also wrote twenty 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 and introduced readers to linebacker-turned-lawyer Jake Lassiter. Bum Rap was an Amazon Number One Bestseller. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed Solomon vs. Lord series of legal capers. He is a member of Penn State's Society of Distinguished Alumni and graduated, with honors, from the University of Miami School of Law. He divides his time between Santa Barbara and Miami. For more information, visit his website at paul-levine.com or follow him on Facebook at facebook.com/PaulLevineAuthorPage/ or on Twitter @Jake_Lassiter