Again, an author who I’d never heard of before has jumped to the top of my Must Read list. Defense lawyer Victor Carl is a likeable sad sack who not only doesn’t drive a fancy car, but lost his cable through nonpayment and has to visit his ailing father in the hospital to watch the Sixers play Orlando. The plot is extremely complex and handled masterfully. Carl’s client (who, like his lawyer, doesn’t pay his bills) is found with his throat slit on one of Philadelphia’s piers not long after meeting with Carl. Philadelphia’s elite, its criminal element, and just plain folks are presented with humor, depth and compassion as Carl puts himself, and unknowingly his clients and his partner, at risk to track down the murderer for a crime that began 20 years before on that same pier. I’m stocking up on Lashner’s other books!
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