Trial
& Error
A
Solomon vs. Lord Mystery
Paul
Levine
Bantam
(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
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Mysteries in this series …
Solomon
vs. Lord
Bantam (Mass Market Paperback), September 2005
ISBN-10: 0-440-24273-8 (0440242738)
ISBN-13: 978-0-440-24273-4 (9780440242734)
The
Deep Blue Alibi
Bantam (Mass Market Paperback), January 2006
ISBN-10: 0-440-24274-6 (0440242746)
ISBN-13: 978-0-440-24274-1 (9780440242741)
Kill
All the Lawyers
Bantam (Mass Market Paperback), August 2006
ISBN-10: 0-440-24275-4 (0440242754)
ISBN-13: 978-0-440-24275-8 (9780440242758)
Trial & Error
Bantam (Mass Market Paperback), May 2007
ISBN-10: 0-440-24276-2 (0440242762)
ISBN-13: 978-0-440-24276-5 (9780440242765)
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Location(s) referenced: Miami,
Florida.
