Paul wrote four novels featuring squabbling Miami lawyers Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord. SOLOMON vs. LORD was nominated for the Macavity Award and the James Thurber Humor Prize. Publishers Weekly wrote that “fans of Carl Hiaasen and Dave Barry will enjoy this humorous Florida crime romp.”
THE DEEP BLUE ALIBI was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe award, and KILL ALL THE LAWYERS was a finalist for the International Thriller Writers award. TRIAL & ERROR was called a “quick and tightly crafted caper” by Publishers Weekly, which also praised the book for its “endearing wit and memorable characters.” (The magazine also called the novel a “fine rainy day read,” but Paul insists it can be read in any weather, short of a category 4 hurricane).
Though steeped in the crime fiction genre, the stories often revolve around the personal conflicts between Victoria Lord, a by-the-book lawyer, and her ethically challenged partner, who lives by his own code, “Solomon’s Laws:”
1. “When the law doesn’t work, work the law.”
2. “Lie to your priest, your spouse, and the IRS, but always tell your lawyer the truth.”
3. “I will never break the law, breach legal ethics, or risk jail time...unless it’s for someone I love.”
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