Trial & Error
A Solomon vs. Lord Mystery
Paul Levine
Bantam Books (Mass Market Paperback)
ISBN-10: 0-440-24276-2 (0440242762)
ISBN-13: 978-0-440-24276-5 (9780440242765)
Publication Date: May 2007
List Price: $6.99
Synopsis (from the publisher): When Steve Solomon is awakened from a sound sleep beside his lover and law partner, Victoria Lord, the last thing he expects is to find himself in a high-speed chase against dolphin-kidnapping ecoterrorists on Jet Skis. But that is what you get when your nephew hangs out at water parks and speaks cetacean–a.k.a. dolphin. By morning, a person is dead and Steve has a new client: none other than one of the animal liberators. There’s just one loophole: Victoria is on the case too—on the opposite side.
Review: Trial & Error
is the fourth, and, according to author Paul Levine, last mystery in
this entertaining series featuring law partners and lovers Steve
Solomon and Victoria Lord.
Steve's nephew Bobby Solomon, who lives with Steve and Victoria, is a
precocious thirteen-year-old who loves dolphins and baseball, and who
sneaks out at night to talk with his favorite dolphins, Misty and
Spunky, at Cetacean Park in Miami.
One night the dolphins are being stolen from the park so Bobby calls
Steve to try to rescue them. Steve arrives in time to capture one of
the thieves and witness another being shot to death. The others had a
large boat to load the dolphins and take them out to sea. Steve was too
late to help them. Soon the law partner lovers are on the opposite
sides of the legal system. Steve is the defense council for a not so
bright animal rights activist who he captured on the night of the
theft, and Victoria has been named the prosecutor by the order of the
State’s Attorney. Both think they have a slam dunk case. But do
they?
Though basically a courtroom drama between Steve and Victoria, Trial & Error
has its share of light moments. The characters are frequently being
funny and irreverent, throwing barbs at each other and at the judge.
There is also a comedic scene with Steve trying to make Bobby a great
pitcher for his team. It's all very fast-paced and humorous.
A light, breezy read, Trial & Error is entertaining and witty with lots of laughs, but no surprises as to the mystery behind the stolen dolphins.
Special thanks to guest reviewer Betty of The Betz Review for contributing her review of Trial & Error and to Authors on the Web for providing a copy of the book for this review.
Review Copyright © 2007 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved.
Mysteries in this series ...
Solomon vs. Lord
Bantam Books (Mass Market Paperback), 2005
ISBN-10: 0-440-24273-8 (0440242738)
The Deep Blue Alibi
Bantam Books (Mass Market Paperback), 2006
ISBN-10: 0-440-24274-6 (0440242746)
Kill All the Lawyers
Bantam Books (Mass Market Paperback), 2006
ISBN-10: 0-440-24275-4 (0440242754)
Trial & Error
Bantam Books (Mass Market Paperback), 2007
ISBN-10: 0-440-24276-2 (0440242762)
ISBN-13: 978-0-440-24276-5 (9780440242765)
Omnimystery keywords for Trial & Error ...
Location(s) referenced: Miami.
Sport(s) referenced: Baseball.
