Writer James Patterson's newest e book has been revealed by Little, Brown, and is about superlawyer Barry Slotnik.
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Crime lawyer will get booked
James Patterson’s given 3 million books to children, $70 million to training, endowed 5,000 scholarships, and — though Matthew, Mark, Luke and John may quibble — he’s supposedly Earth’s best-selling creator.
Little, Brown simply revealed his latest e book, “The Protection Lawyer.” It’s about superlawyer Barry Slotnick. Neglect landlord/tenant kerfuffles. We’re speaking headline circumstances. Like repping “Dapper Don” John Gotti. Like defending Subway Shooter Bernie Goetz. Like Colombo crime household’s Joe Colombo. Just like the Gambino crime household’s tiny unkind habits. Just like the Genovese crime household’s Vincent “The Chin” Gigante dressing in a bathrobe pretending to be nuts. Like negotiating Melania Trump’s prenup. Like mediating Bette Midler’s bathhouse contract, being Basic Noriega’s choose, dealing with film star Anthony Quinn’s divorce.
Sharp fits, sharp thoughts, sharp courtroom shticks, Slotnick, born NYC, practiced NYC, lives NYC, by no means misplaced a significant case. Threatened, shot at, he dodged some hits. A secret code instructed his spouse Donna the place to cover when these weapons got here out. Within the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, early 2000s Slotnick was often known as the most effective felony lawyer within the US.
As soon as Bullets, Gigante’s adored German shepherd, was practically euthanized for supposedly biting a 3rd sufferer. Gigante threatened to destroy the constructing holding him and its keepers if Bullets wasn’t launched. Slotnick, who might seemingly remedy something, mentioned, “Chill out. I’ll get him out.” He crammed the courtroom with breeders’ look-alike German shepherds then requested the complainant, “OK, so which one did it?” Bullets received sprung that day.
Stuart Slotnick, Donna and Barry’s super-successful lawyer son, supervised this e book. Like reprising P. Diddy Combs’ baby help case, a Ron Perelman lawsuit, a Cantor Fitzgerald litigation, Lloyds of London after Vegas’ Steve Wynn by accident caught his thumb by means of a $100 million Picasso portray. Patterson’s acknowledgments additionally thank my shut pal reminiscences. Like visiting Subway Shooter Bernie Goetz whose reside live-in chinchilla pet greeted me.
“The Protection Lawyer” is a good learn.
Scene & heard
BILLY Joel strolling — supposedly incognito — along with his household on the UES . . . FOLKS who hold B’method working are anxious in regards to the winter . . . NOBODY is aware of nothing. One specialist: You possibly can come for checkup, however outcomes can nonetheless emerge as optimistic though typically not transmissible three to 5 days after signs resolve %%$#@?!
LISA Carroll simply wrote the e book “The Massive Unhealthy Coronavirus: And How We Can Beat It!” How she is aware of and the know-it-alls don’t know, who is aware of.
A journey drawback that’s very airplane to see
An int’l traveler professional: One delay is planes getting cleaned can’t flip round in a half-hour anymore. So neglect your 150 gallons of sanitizer, 100 packs of wipes, $7 trillion in goggles, fearing STD from a rest room or layering prefer it’s Chernobyl. Worldwide’s A-OK. However flying native? Like Miami or Milwaukee? Oy. Higher do Madagascar.
Accommodations set rooms at 36.3. (37 Celsius is 98.6 Fahrenheit.) Buffet like Bavaria’s Schloss Elmau is behind glass. Level and a masked waiter plops no matter into your bowl. Plastic gloves spear fish. Jerusalem’s King David makes use of particular person plastic pots. Good in your well being not the planet.
Berlin bars you with out vax proof. Brits assume asking that's rude so keep away from London theater. Within the Maldives’ Soneva Fushi a nurse involves your villa to manage a PCR take a look at. Lisbon made vacationers fill out a large kind which on arrival at JFK or Newark no person ever requested to see.
Overheard on the Suppose espresso store at Hudson Yards: “Can I get a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?”
Reply: “I’m sorry our chef simply left.”
Solely in New York, children, solely in New York.
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