Bad Lawyer
A Novel
by Stephen Solomita
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Pub Date Jan 22 2013 | Archive Date Mar 25 2013
Open Road Integrated Media | MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Description
To keep his practice alive, a desperate lawyer takes a case defending a battered wife
Just seven years after he left law school, Sid Kaplan was one of New York’s top defense attorneys. With a glittering style and a hunger for competition, he was as fierce as they come. He was the go-to lawyer for Manhattan’s toughest, flashiest criminals—until his mother’s death wrecked his confidence. Suddenly, the only way to sustain his sixteen-hour days was a ceaseless stream of cocaine and scotch, a combination that ruined his life’s work in a matter of months.
His only remaining employees are Caleb and Julia—a pair of ex-clients who don’t mind working for irregular pay. Sid’s latest bum case is Priscilla Sweet, a drug addict with priors, violent tendencies, and a dead husband whom she may or may not have killed in self-defense. She also has dangerous friends, which means that defending Prissy will make Sid famous again—either on the front page, or in the obituaries.
Open Road Media would like to thank you for you interest in this title, and we encourage you ro share your thoughts with the book community. We hope you will take your time to post your review on Goodreads or retailer's sites, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Just seven years after he left law school, Sid Kaplan was one of New York’s top defense attorneys. With a glittering style and a hunger for competition, he was as fierce as they come. He was the go-to lawyer for Manhattan’s toughest, flashiest criminals—until his mother’s death wrecked his confidence. Suddenly, the only way to sustain his sixteen-hour days was a ceaseless stream of cocaine and scotch, a combination that ruined his life’s work in a matter of months.
His only remaining employees are Caleb and Julia—a pair of ex-clients who don’t mind working for irregular pay. Sid’s latest bum case is Priscilla Sweet, a drug addict with priors, violent tendencies, and a dead husband whom she may or may not have killed in self-defense. She also has dangerous friends, which means that defending Prissy will make Sid famous again—either on the front page, or in the obituaries.
Open Road Media would like to thank you for you interest in this title, and we encourage you ro share your thoughts with the book community. We hope you will take your time to post your review on Goodreads or retailer's sites, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Advance Praise
“Solomita has Elmore Leonard’s flair for letting you view the world through his character’s eyes, no matter how narrow or how bloodshot.”
—The New York Times“A keen observer of humanity.”
—Publishers Weekly“[Solomita] proves a master manipulator, treating the trial scenes with sardonic humor while taking us through the brick-by-brick process by which Sid builds his brilliant legal case and seals his fate.”
—The New York Times“Solomita knows his city and his people, and he writes with both muscle and sensitivity.”
—Los Angeles TimesAvailable Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781453290620 |
PRICE | $9.99 (USD) |