Where to Start with Paul Levine
- Best entry point → To Speak for the Dead
- Start the Akashic noir Series series → Miami Noir (Akashic Noir)
- What fans keep coming back to → Bum Rap
- Best narrator for Paul Levine → Fool Me Twice
- Highest rated by listeners → State vs. Lassiter (Jake Lassiter #9)
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State vs. Lassiter
Jake Lassiter • Book 9
by Paul Levine
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.16 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.52 Audible (185)4h 49m listening time • Released 2017 - 2
Bum Deal
Jake Lassiter • Book 12
by Paul Levine
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.14 ABR Score (2.8K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (2.7K) ★ 4.55 Audible (96)7h 57m listening time • Released 2020Luke Daniels brings razor-sharp wit to Levine's impossible murder case, making Jake Lassiter's courtroom genius sound as effortless as it is brutal—even as the lawyer's own brain betrays him.
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Flesh & Bones
Jake Lassiter Legal Thrillers • Book 7
by Paul Levine
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.14 ABR Score (344 ratings)★ 4.55 Audible (344)10h 8m listening time • Released 2017 - 4
Fool Me Twice
Jake Lassiter • Book 6
by Paul Levine
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.06 ABR Score (3.9K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (3.6K) ★ 4.53 Audible (292)10h 11m listening time • Released 2017 - 5
Mortal Sin
Jake Lassiter • Book 4
by Paul Levine
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 4.05 ABR Score (2.4K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.42 Audible (322)10h 58m listening time • Released 2017Luke Daniels brings the sleazy Miami noir to life with a performance that nails every corrupt power player and desperate whisper—Levine's legal thriller crackles when you can hear the danger in every scene.
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Night Vision
Jake Lassiter • Book 2
by Paul Levine
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 3.99 ABR Score (2.8K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (2.5K) ★ 4.24 Audible (308)11h 5m listening time • Released 2017Luke Daniels' crisp, propulsive narration makes this Miami legal thriller a page-turner that actually grabs you—Jake Lassiter hunted across continents while framed for murder is the kind of setup that demands to be heard in one sitting.
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Riptide
Jake Lassiter • Book 5
by Paul Levine
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 3.98 ABR Score (2.0K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 4.33 Audible (189)10h 26m listening time • Released 2017 - 8
Last Chance Lassiter
Solomon vs. Lord • Book 4
by Paul Levine
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 3.97 ABR Score (2.4K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (2.3K) ★ 4.49 Audible (141)2h 34m listening time • Released 2017 - 9
False Dawn
Jake Lassiter • Book 3
by Paul Levine
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 3.89 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (2.3K) ★ 4.16 Audible (255)11h 57m listening time • Released 2017Luke Daniels transforms Levine's gritty legal thriller into pure momentum, nailing every swagger and moral ambiguity as Lassiter navigates Havana's treacherous underworld. If you want a legal thriller that actually feels dangerous, this is it.
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Bum Rap
Jake Lassiter • Book 10
by Paul Levine
Narrated by Peter Berkrot
★ 3.83 ABR Score (8.6K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (8.3K) ★ 4.17 Audible (327)8h 41m listening time • Released 2011 - 11
To Speak for the Dead
Jake Lassiter • Book 1
by Paul Levine
Narrated by Luke Daniels
★ 3.80 ABR Score (6.1K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (5.5K) ★ 4.2 Audible (645)10h 7m listening time • Released 2017 - 12
Miami Noir (Akashic Noir)
Akashic noir Series
by Les Standiford, Kevin Allen, Preston L. Allen, Lynne Barrett, David Beaty, John Bond, Tom Corcoran, John Dufresne, Anthony Dale Gagliano, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, James W. Hall, Vicki Hendricks, Christine Kling, Paul Levine, Barbara Parker, George Tucker, Jeffrey Wehr
Narrated by Scott Brick, William Dufris, Joe Barrett, Jonathan Davis, Ray Porter, R.C. Bray, Elizabeth Evans
★ 3.63 ABR Score (194 ratings)★ 3.7 Goodreads (179) ★ 4.07 Audible (15)10h 39m listening time • Released 2014Multiple narrators bring Miami's criminal underworld to life with distinct voices for each story, making this anthology feel like a guided tour through the city's darkest corners rather than a collection of disconnected tales.
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