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  “Take your time,” I told my old friend. “I got nowhere to go.”

  AUTHOR’S AFTERWORD

  If you enjoyed “Night Vision,” please try some of my other novels. “To Speak for the Dead,” “Fool Me Twice,” and “Impact” are all number one bestselling Kindle thrillers. “The Road to Hell” is a number one hot-selling short-story anthology, which is being offered briefly at 99 cents for the entire compilation.

  TO SPEAK FOR THE DEAD

  “Move over Scott Turow! Mystery writing at its very, very best.”

  —USA TODAY

  The first of the award-winning Lassiter series, “To Speak for the Dead,” set new standards for the modern legal thriller.

  A doctor in love with his patient’s wife…

  A fatal mistake during surgery…

  Accident? Malpractice? Or murder?

  Defending a surgeon in a malpractice case, Jake Lassiter begins to suspect that his client is innocent of negligence…but guilty of murder. Add a sexy widow, a deadly drug, and a grave robbery to the stew, and you have the recipe for Miami’s trial of the century.

  “To Speak for the Dead” introduced the world to Jake Lassiter, the linebacker-turned-lawyer with a hard bark and a tender heart. An international bestseller, my debut novel was named by the Los Angeles Times as one of the best mysteries of the year.

  All author proceeds go to the Four Diamonds Fund, which supports cancer treatment and research at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital.

  Sample or purchase “To Speak for the Dead” from Amazon: http://amzn.to/vRIi7p

  FOOL ME TWICE

  Murder to Go: From Miami to Aspen. A witness is dead and Jake Lassiter is the prime suspect. If he doesn’t find the killer, he’ll face a murder charge. A bloody trail of evidence leads to an abandoned silver mine under the Colorado ski slopes and an explosive finale.

  “Delicious.”

  —Los Angeles Times

  “Take one part John Grisham, two parts Carl Hiaasen, throw in a dash of John D. MacDonald, and voila! You’ve got Jake Lassiter.”

  —Tulsa World

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  IMPACT

  Jetliner Crashes in the Everglades.

  A Billion-Dollar Lawsuit: Negligence or Terrorism?

  The Defense: Kill Anyone, Even a Supreme Court Justice, to Win the Case.

  Supreme Court Justice Sam Truitt takes the bench with high ideals, lofty intentions…and a troubled marriage. If Lisa Fremont, his stunning and brilliant law clerk, doesn’t get Truitt’s vote in case involving a catastrophic airplane crash, she and her boss will be killed. IMPACT is a tale of seduction and betrayal, of passion and greed. Truitt, who has always followed the rules, and Lisa, who never has, join together to battle those who live by no law at all.

  “A relentlessly entertaining summer read.”

  —New York Daily News

  “A breakout book, highly readable and fun.”

  —USA Today

  Sample or purchase from Amazon: bit.ly/nUJGZs

  THE ROAD TO HELL

  A Kindle 99-cent special.

  Four thrilling short stories: “Solomon & Lord: To Hell and Back,” “Development Hell,” “A Hell of a Crime,” and “El Valiente en el Infierno.”

  The heroes of these tales travel dark and dangerous paths as they confront devilish and powerful villains. The journeys are by land, by sea, and in one case, perhaps only in the mind. A hellishly good read!

  Sample or purchase from Amazon: bit.ly/pZRFjy

  More information on these and other Paul Levine mysteries and thrillers at http://www.paul-levine.com

  ALSO AVAILABLE

  THE JAKE LASSITER SERIES

  TO SPEAK FOR THE DEAD: Linebacker-turned-lawyer Jake Lassiter begins to believe that his surgeon client is innocent of malpractice…but guilty of murder.

  FALSE DAWN: After his client confesses to a murder he didn’t commit, Jake follows a bloody trail from Miami to Havana to discover the truth.

  MORTAL SIN: Talk about conflicts of interest. Jake is sleeping with Gina Florio and defending her mob-connected husband in court.

  RIPTIDE: Jake Lassiter chases a beautiful woman and stolen bonds from Miami to Maui.

  FOOL ME TWICE: To clear his name in a murder investigation, Jake follows a trail of evidence that leads from Miami to buried treasure in the abandoned silver mines of Aspen, Colorado. (Also available in new paperback edition).

  FLESH & BONES: Jake falls for his beautiful client even though he doubts her story. She claims to have recovered “repressed memories” of abuse…just before gunning down her father

  LASSITER: Jake retraces the steps of a model who went missing 18 years earlier…after his one-night stand with her.

  STAND-ALONE THRILLERS

  IMPACT: A Jetliner crashes in the Everglades. Is it negligence or terrorism? When the legal case gets to the Supreme Court, the defense has a unique strategy. Kill anyone, even a Supreme Court Justice, to win the case.

  BALLISTIC: A nuclear missile, a band of terrorists, and only two people who can prevent Armageddon. A “loose nukes” thriller for the 21st Century. (Also available in a new paperback edition).

  PAYDIRT: Bobby Gallagher had it all and lost it. Now, assisted by his 12-year-old brainiac son, he tries to rig the Super Bowl, win a huge bet…and avoid getting killed.

  Visit the author’s website at http://www.paul-levine.com for more information. While there, sign up for Paul Levine’s newsletter and the chance to win free books, DVD’s and other prizes.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  The author of 14 novels, Paul Levine won the John D. MacDonald fiction award and was nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, and James Thurber prizes. A former trial lawyer, he also wrote more than 20 episodes of the CBS military drama “JAG” and co-created the Supreme Court drama “First Monday” starring James Garner and Joe Mantegna. The critically acclaimed international bestseller “To Speak for the Dead” was his first novel. He is also the author of the “Solomon vs. Lord” series and the thriller “Illegal.”

  Copyright © 1991 Paul J. Levine

  Second Edition Copyright © 2012

  Cover design by Aaron Kowan

  Interior design by Steven W. Booth, www.GeniusBookServices.com

  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from Nittany Valley Productions, Inc.

  Grateful acknowledgment is made for permission to reprint the following: Excerpt from Equus by Peter Shaffer used courtesy of the Lantz Agency. Excerpt from Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill used courtesy of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

  Excerpt from “Try to Remember” by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt used with permission. Copyright © The Fantastics, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. All other rights reserved.

  Excerpt from Pygmalion by C. B. Shaw courtesy The Society of Authors on behalf of the Bernard Shaw Estate.

  Excerpt from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee reprinted by permission of William Morris Agency, Inc., on behalf of the author. Copyright © 1962 by Edward Albee.