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Hal Griffin,
entrepreneur and once a business partner of Victoria Lord’s father,
stands accused, charged of murder. He re-enters Victoria’s life after
years of silence and hires Solomon and Lord as her attorney’s. Victoria
is happy to see her Uncle Griff again, but she’s unhappy at his hiring
both her and Steve. Victoria feels that it’s time that she and Steve go
their separate ways. She needs space and time to herself, she can’t
handle his being around twenty-four/seven anymore. As she tries to
explain it all to Steve however, they land the case against her Uncle
and she’s helpless to find the distance she seeks. But along with her
Uncle Griff back in her life, so too is his son, Junior, her old flame
who her family believed she’d marry one day. They were a perfect match
for one another and their families were friends. But with the
reappearance of Junior in her life, it makes things with Steve all the
worst as her friendship once again grows with Junior and Steve doesn’t
like it.
How can Victoria
handle the case against her Uncle, her mother suddenly arriving to be
there for Griff --- which brings up more questions into her father’s
suicide years ago --- and Steve Solomon, too?
Steve Solomon loves
Victoria Lord. She’s everything that he could ever want in life, more
than he could ever dream of, yet she needs distance. How is he supposed
to handle that? There really isn’t one of Solomon’s Laws that can help
Steve this time around and he’ll have to figure it out before he loses
Victoria for good.
Questions and
speculation into what happened between Hal Griffin and Ben Stubbs, the
dead victim, lead Steve and Victoria into more than they bargained for.
If that isn’t enough, both of them investigate the past, trying to
uncover what really happened to their fathers years ago – Steve’s father
stepping down from the judge’s bench and Victoria’s father who committed
suicide. Their cases don’t leave a lot of time for the personal side of
things, but they need to find the answers once and for all to move
forward. Can Solomon and Lord find the answers they seek without losing
one another? What does the future hold for these law partners?
Paul Levine
rekindles the adrenaline in readers once again with the second
installment into the lives of Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord with
The Deep Blue Alibi. After the first book, Solomon vs.
Lord, I expected great things for the sequel. While Mr. Levine
delivered in nearly all counts, there was one aspect of frustration and
angst for me this time around. Victoria. While I couldn’t be more
pleased with her in book one, in book two, she was a character I quickly
grew tired of. Indecisive and quick to accuse, she
didn’t seem as strong in The Deep Blue Alibi as I had come
to expect her to be. That being said, I did enjoy The Deep Blue
Alibi for the case against Hal Griffin and Steve was at his best
with wise-cracks, sensitivity and humor. I rooted for him and Victoria
to stay together, I still think that they are a dynamic duo together,
and hoped that they could work things out. The wide variety of
characters once again make a Levine title all the better. Recurring
characters such as Steve’s father and Bobby were wonderful to see and
kept me entertained. New characters like the Griffins and Victoria’s
mother were humorous and great additions to the story. Junior Griffin’s
mere appearance was something to relish as Steve dealt with his jealousy
and made him want to fight for Victoria all the more.
I love a good
mystery/suspense and Mr. Levine delivers it ten-fold. The characters go
head-to-head with the mystery aspect as reasons why I will continue to
read stories from this author. This series is unforgettable and
powerfully entertaining. It’s very refreshing to know that the law and
humor can co-exist and that it’s not all paperwork, court appearances
and other boring attributes. Mr. Levine gets into the heart of the law
and the characters that only he can produce. I can’t wait for the next
installment of this series, Kill All The Lawyers. My
misgivings with Victoria this time aside, nothing will keep me from
watching for the third story. The Deep Blue Alibi is
action-packed, riveting and all out fun. Highly recommended!
Reviewed by Tracey
West for The Road to Romance
June 6,
2006 |
