Played!
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.19 (970 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1464208360 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This comedic screw-up is laced with legal legerdemain, clever dialogue, clandestine encounters, but above all, brotherly love Here’s the beach read that will provide a diversion from the cares of this troubled world. PLAYED! is all about legal shenanigans, sexy affairs, clandestine meets and baseball.Milton Bernstein, a successful middle-aged St. Louis corporate lawyer, won the DNA lottery for the brains and workaholic ethic from some ancestor. His younger brother, Hal, inherited the athleticism, good looks and charm from some other branch of the family tree. Each brother has made the most of his talents, put aside any differences, and remain good friends.M
Kahn is the award-winning author of several novels, praised by Publishers Weekly for their "intelligent, breezy dialogue and clever plotting." A graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School, Mr. Louis attorney wrote his first novel on a dare from his wife, who got sick of hearing him announce, each time he finished a paperbac
Louis who was on his way to the major leagues until he destroyed his prospects in a motorcycle accident. Every law firm has its backroom bench of brilliant workaholic nerds ferocious in their commitment to the law and to their clients. For now he's killing time as a lifeguard at an exclusive country club. And baseball.. Then Milton suddenly finds himself fielding Hal's arrest for kidnapping and murder.Played! is fast-moving, fun and, at its core, a story of brotherly love and loyalty. The players' roster widens to include a judge who's nursed a 30-year grudge against Pitt, the judge's astute clerk, and a crooked cop. They become lovers. Such a player is Milton Bernstein of Abbott & Windsor. Milton has learned to live with his lower star-power while Hal unabashedly admires Milton
Cohn St. (Library Journal) . (Wes Lukowsky Booklist)a clever engrossing legal thriller punctuated by sharp humor and many unexpected developments. Louis Jewish Light)The outcome is never in much doubt in this pleasant tale built on the love between two brothers. (Scott Turow on Michael Kahn's The Flinch Factor) the spectacle of these ornaments of the Missouri bar attacking, undermining, and double-crossing each other provides brisk, sprightly entertainment, and the hapless defendant's baseball background comes into play just when it's most needed. (Kirkus Reviews)In "Played," the author again demonstrates his skills at turning out engrossing page-turners that keep the reader guessing until the end.With "Played," Kahn again demonstrates hi