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Paul Levine is the Amazon Number One bestselling author of the “Jake Lassiter” and “Solomon vs. Lord” legal thriller series, and new in 2025, the "Einstein-Chaplin Thrillers." His novels have sold millions of copies, won the John D. MacDonald Fiction Award, and been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller Writers, Shamus, and Thurber prizes. MIDNIGHT BURNING The Genius and the Tramp fight fascists in 1930s Hollywood. Clouds of war gather over Europe, and American fascists are on the march. While the FBI obsesses over suspected communists, Nazi agents plot an insurrection on U.S. soil. When the world’s two most famous men—Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin—uncover the plot, they fight back with only their wits, raw courage, and the fierce resolve of Georgia Ann Robinson, the LAPD’s first Black female officer. The book draws from real history: Einstein and Chaplin were close friends; Robinson was a trailblazer with the LAPD; and “Operation Hollywood”—a Nazi plan to assassinate Chaplin and others—was chillingly real. Historical figures like Charles Lindbergh, Joseph and Magda Goebbels, William Randolph Hearst, and Woody Guthrie appear in the novel. Early praise: “Levine’s richest novel, a brilliant piece of fiction.” – Deepak Sethi “A roller-coaster ride to save America from a fascist threat.” – Jacqueline Winspear “This may be Levine’s masterpiece.” – Lee Goldberg Also available: EARLY GRAVE When Jake Lassiter’s godson suffers a catastrophic injury in a high school football game, Lassiter sues to abolish the sport—and becomes Public Enemy Number One. Battling CTE and trying to salvage his relationship with fiancée Dr. Melissa Gold, Lassiter is running out of time… and second chances. Publishers Weekly awarded it a starred review, calling it “complex and witty... this winner works even for those new to the series.” CHEATER’S GAME takes Lassiter into the heart of the college admissions scandal, risking his own life to save his nephew from federal prison. Best Thrillers named it “one of the best legal thrillers of the year.” In BUM DEAL, Lassiter switches sides to prosecute a murder case—with no body, no witness, and no forensic evidence—while his brain deteriorates from football injuries. Lee Child called it “fantastic.” Scott Turow praised it as “funny, compelling, and canny.” Levine’s debut novel, TO SPEAK FOR THE DEAD, introduced linebacker-turned-lawyer Jake Lassiter, described by Booklist as “one of the most entertaining series characters in contemporary crime fiction.” The Lassiter novels and the “Solomon vs. Lord” series—featuring squabbling lawyers and lovers in Miami—blend courtroom drama with sharp wit and rich characters. Levine also wrote 20 episodes of CBS’s JAG and co-created the Supreme Court drama FIRST MONDAY, starring James Garner and Joe Mantegna. A former trial lawyer, he’s a graduate of Penn State and the University of Miami School of Law. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.
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