Lion Plays Rough (Leo Maxwell 2)

Leo Maxwell is a criminal defense attorney on the lookout for the big case that will make his reputation. When a mysterious woman hires him to defend her brother who is facing a murder charge, he thinks he may have found it. But things are not what they seem - he's been set up to become the number one enemy of both a vicious gangland boss and the police.

Hounded by threats from all sides, he finds himself with a price on his head and framed for murder.

Leo's a marked man unless he can somehow turn the tables. But as the bodies pile up and Leo closes in on the truth, he discovers that it is far more sinister than he imagined and forces him question everything that he holds dear...

“A riveting debut novel”

. - Linda Fairstein

Grabs the reader by the throat and doesn't let go. - Publishers Weekly

An exciting read. - New York Journal of Books

Lachlan Smith is a civil rights lawyer whose work has appeared in the Best New American Voices series. LION PLAYS ROUGH is his second novel.

Leo Maxwell is a criminal defense attorney on the lookout for the big case that will make his reputation. When a mysterious woman hires him to defend her brother who is facing a murder charge, he thinks he may have found it. But things are not what they seem - he's been set up to become the number one enemy of both a vicious gangland boss and the police.Hounded by threats from all sides, he finds himself with a price on his head and framed for murder.Leo's a marked man unless he can somehow turn the tables. But as the bodies pile up and Leo closes in on the truth, he discovers that it is far more sinister than he imagined and forces him question everything that he holds dear...

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