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A defense attorney who lives his life in shades of gray, Victor Carl fights all the right fights for all the wrong reasons. With a failing legal practice, a dead-end love life, and a pile of unpaid traffic tickets, Victor skates on the razor's edge of legal ethics in search of the easy buck. But the one absolute in Victor's life is loyalty, especially to a client -- even if he happens to be dead. Like Joey Cheaps, a no-account who takes a knife to the throat down on the waterfront, but not before he shares with his lawyer his part in a terrible crime.
With his client murdered, Victor must search for a killer. But solving the crime means investigating the darkest spot in Joey Cheap's misspent youth, sending Victor on a twisting journey that leads to a missing suitcase stuffed with money, photographs of a mysterious naked woman, and a Supreme Court justice with a secret to hide. And most dangerous of all, Victor steps into the crosshairs of a vengeful enemy with a past full of pain and a taste for blood.
As thrilling as it is darkly evocative, Past Due is a superb tale of crime and justice that takes the intrepid Victor Carl into brilliant new territory and confirms William Lashner's place among the top suspense writers of our time.
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"Fourth in the Victor Carl series. Investigating the murder of client Joey Cheaps leads Victor through a web of crime and deception involving drugs, infidelity, masked identity, and a state supreme court justice. Side story about Victor's dying father and his first (and only) love. "
— Beverly (4 out of 5 stars)
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“William Lashner proves that John Grisham isn't the only lawyer/author who can win over a jury of readers.”
— Entertainment Weekly -
“Lashner's writing (or is it Victor's character?) gains depth and richness with every installment.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“Dazzling”
— Los Angeles Times -
“If you like your mysteries tough, fast-moving and packed with colorful and off-color characters, you’ll like Past Due.”
— San Antonio Express-News
Past Due Listener Reviews
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" Fourth in the Victor Carl series. Investigating the murder of client Joey Cheaps leads Victor through a web of crime and deception involving drugs, infidelity, masked identity, and a state supreme court justice. Side story about Victor's dying father and his first (and only) love. "
— Beverly, 8/5/2012 -
" This book was tortuous, slow going reading. I kept going just to find out how it would end but overall was very disappointed. "
— Sheila, 7/12/2012 -
" Never had read any thing from this author; but I enjoyed reading this one. "
— Philip, 8/8/2011 -
" William Lashner is a great author. This book had wonderful wit and so many twists and turns it kept me guessing, but he wrapped it all up nicely in the end. "
— John, 5/11/2011 -
" This book was tortuous, slow going reading. I kept going just to find out how it would end but overall was very disappointed. "
— Sheila, 4/11/2011 -
" William Lashner is a great author. This book had wonderful wit and so many twists and turns it kept me guessing, but he wrapped it all up nicely in the end. "
— John, 6/6/2009
About William Lashner
William Lashner is the New York Times bestselling author of A Killer’s Kiss, Marked Man, Falls the Shadow, Past Due, Fatal Flaw, Bitter Truth, and Hostile Witness. His thrillers have been translated into more than a dozen languages and have been sold all across the globe. He also published a small existential novel called Kockroach under the pseudonym Tyler Knox. Before becoming a novelist, he was a prosecutor with the Department of Justice in Washington, DC. A graduate of the New York University School of Law, as well as the Iowa Writers Workshop, he lives with his wife, his three children, and his dog, Chase Muttley, in Philadelphia.
About Peter Francis James
Peter Francis James is an accomplished actor on both the stage and the screen. His theater credits include roles in On Golden Pond, Much Ado about Nothing, and August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean. His many film and television credits include Jahfree Neema in Oz, Raymond Parks in The Rosa Parks Story, Joe Gould’s Secret, The Guiding Light, Law & Order: SVU, and Third Watch. James’ audiobook narration has won him nine AudioFile Earphones Awards.