Solomon & Lord Drop Anchor by Paul Levine Solomon & Lord Drop Anchor Paul Levine Solomon & Lord Drop Anchor by Paul Levine Solomon & Lord Drop Anchor Copyright © 1998 by Paul J. Levine To Speak for the Dead Copyright © 1990 by Paul J. Levine Night Vision Copyright © 1991 by Paul J. Levine Reversal Copyright © 2010 by Paul J. Levine (Originally published as 9 Scorpions Copyright © 1998 by Paul J. Levine) This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either products of the author‘s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from Nittany Valley Productions, Inc. Edition: August 2010 Cover design by Aaron Cowan Ebook design by Rob Siders Solomon & Lord Drop Anchor by Paul Levine Contents AUTHOR‘S NOTE BOOKS BY PAUL LEVINE SOLOMON & LORD DROP ANCHOR (A SHORT STORY) PREVIEW: TO SPEAK FOR THE DEAD PREVIEW: NIGHT VISION PREVIEW: REVERSAL ABOUT THE AUTHOR Available now at Amazon for $2.99 each: Buy ―To Speak For The Dead‖ Buy ―Night Vision‖ Buy ―Reversal‖ (formerly ―9 Scorpions‖) Solomon & Lord Drop Anchor by Paul Levine Author’s Note “Remarkably fresh and original with characters you can’t help loving and sparkling dialogue that echoes the Hepburn-Tracy screwball comedies. A hilarious, touching, and entertaining twist on the legal thriller.” — Chicago Tribune, review of “Solomon vs. Lord” Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord, those squabbling Miami lawyers, have been compared to Nick and Nora of ―The Thin Man‖ stories, to David and Maddie of TV‘s ―Moonlighting,‖ and of course, to Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn in ―Adam‘s Rib. There are four novels in the series. ―Solomon vs. Lord‖ (nominated for the Macavity award and the James Thurber prize), ―The Deep Blue Alibi‖ (nominated for an Edgar Award), ―Kill All the Lawyers‖ (a finalist for the International Thriller Writers award), and ―Trial & Error,‖ (not nominated for a darn thing). All four books are currently available as paperbacks and e-books. There is only one ―Solomon & Lord‖ short story, and here it is. ―Solomon & Lord Drop Anchor‖ originally appeared in the anthology, ―Miami Noir‖ (Akashic 2006). Edited by Les Standiford, it‘s a great collection of South Florida crime fiction, with stories by James W. Hall, John Dufresne, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, Vicki Hendricks, the late (and greatly missed) Barbara Parker, and several other outstanding writers. It‘s my pleasure to give you — for FREE — the story of Solomon & Lord on a mysterious boat trip with a nefarious passenger. I think you‘ll like it. Inside, you‘ll also find free excerpts of the first two Jake Lassiter novels, ―To Speak for the Dead‖ and ―Night Vision,‖ and my stand-alone Supreme Court thriller, ―Reversal‖ (originally published as ―9 Scorpions‖). They‘re available as e- books for $2.99. All proceeds of ―To Speak for the Dead‖ go to the Four Diamonds Fund for cancer treatment at Hershey (PA) Children‘s Hospital. I hope you enjoy all my stories and books! More info at http://www.paul- levine.com. Solomon & Lord Drop Anchor by Paul Levine Books By Paul Levine To Speak for the Dead Night Vision False Dawn Mortal Sin Slashback Fool Me Twice Flesh & Bones Reversal (formerly 9 Scorpions) Solomon vs. Lord The Deep Blue Alibi Kill All the Lawyers Trial & Error Illegal Lassiter (Fall 2011)