* Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery "Susan Wolfe is at her best depicting--and spoofing--the glitzy law firm scene. A lawyer herself, she serves her damages with skill and obvious glee." --The New York Times Book Review "A world of captivating corruption...with a delicate blend of malice, suspense and sharp psychology, Wolfe winds up her story with a scene that explodes a number of myths." --San Francisco Chronicle Welcome to the Silicon Valley law firm of Tweedmore &amp; Slyde, where multimillion-dollar deals are the order of the day, ambition runs high, and stabbing a colleague in the back could be taken all too literally. T&amp;S is a hot firm making a bid to be a major national player when Leo Slyde--the company's chief rainmaker, its king of the "billable hour"--is found stabbed to death in his corner office. It falls to T&amp;S's brightest, most unjustifiably insecure young associate Howard Rickover to conduct a risky "inside job" for homicide detective Sarah Nelson. But can Howard flush out a wily murderer among lawyers who do not make it their practice to be caught unprepared--and still keep up with an associate's impossible workload?

The Last Billable Hour: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Wolfe, Susan

United States

St Martins Pr

DO NOT USE AUTHOR BIO ON BACK COVERTEXT FOR BOOK DESCRIPTION: A turn-of-the-century love triangle, a tale as old as time: Can passion overpower religious commitment? In an anquishing struggle of covenantal community versus carnal desire, Isaac Grossman must choose whether to honor the marriage his parents arranged for him, or whether to listen to his heart. Told by his ladylove and hs wife, The Promised Hand, based on a true story, presents a dilemma of duty versus desire.

The Promised Hand

Short Stories & Anthologies

iUniverse

The Last Billable Hour

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Ivy Books

Architect Goodwin Steinberg presents an insider’s view of the development of Silicon Valley―what went right, what went wrong, and how conditions conspired to create the high technology capital of the world. Enlivened by anecdotal brushes with Silicon Valley’s influential and famous, this is the richly illustrated (including 69 color illustrations) personal story of a man whose fifty-year career―and thousands of architectural projects―helped transform an area of farms and ranches known as The Valley of Heart’s Delight to the economic engine named Silicon Valley. The range of Steinberg’s buildings is remarkable: public buildings, business parks, churches, hotels, community centers, libraries, museums, courthouses, homes for Silicon Valley titans, senior housing, and high-density housing developments. Enchanted by the San Francisco Bay Area’s physical beauty, Steinberg early made a conscious choice to build community, and his creativity and talent, combined with good timing, put him at the heart of a regional metamorphosis. But his story is more than buildings and money and their interplay. As a citizen he has been deeply involved in regional planning, measures to minimize urban sprawl, and ordinances to limit development in the hills above the Valley. As impressive as his work on buildings, one of his proudest achievements was serving as citizen advisor to the creation of Guadalupe River Park, a long ribbon of watery green, with walks and public spaces, in the heart of San Jose, a project as challenging as it is spectacular. With Steinberg as your guide, this behind-the-scenes look at the politics and personalities of the development of a region is as entertaining as it is informative. His contributions are inseparable from the community, from the mango-colored Tech Museum of Innovation and the Santa Clara County Courthouse, restored to its 1890 historic grandeur, to the hard-won Children’s Shelter and many parts of the campus of Stanford University. All Steinberg’s work testifies to his interest in and talent for beautiful lines and public spaces, allowing people to explore and enjoy their surroundings.

From the Ground Up: Building Silicon Valley

History

Steinberg, Goodwin

Americas

Stanford General Books

Escape Velocity

Georgia Griffin has just arrived in Silicon Valley from Piney, Arkansas, on very bald tires, having firmly rejected her beloved father's life as a con artist. Her father is in jail and a certain minister is hugging her mother for Jesus while eyeing Georgia's little sister, Katie-Ann. Georgia desperately needs to keep her new job as a paralegal for Lumina Software so she can provide a California haven for her sister before it's too late. While she's still living in her car, Georgia realizes that incompetence and self-dealing have a death grip on her new company. She decides to adapt her extensive con artist training--just once--to clean up the company. But success is seductive. Soon Georgia is an avid paralegal by day and a masterful con artist by night, using increasingly bold gambits designed to salvage Lumina Software. Then she steps into the shadow of a real crime and must decide: Will she risk her job, the roof over her sister's head, and perhaps her very soul?

Humor & Satire

Steelkilt Press

Welcome to the Silicon Valley law firm of Tweedmore &amp; Slyde, where multimillion-dollar deals are the order of the day, ambition runs high, and stabbing a colleague in the back could be taken all too literally.T&amp;S is a hot firm making a bid to be a major national player when Leo Slyde—the company’s chief rainmaker, its king of the “billable hour”—is found stabbed to death in his corner office. It falls to T&amp;S’s brightest, most unjustifiably insecure young associate Howard Rickover to conduct a risky “inside job” for homicide detective Sarah Nelson. But can Howard flush out a wily murderer among lawyers who do not make it their practice to be caught unprepared—and still keep up with an associate’s impossible workload?Edgar Award Winner Susan Wolfe is at her best depicting—and spoofing—the glitzy law firm scene. A lawyer herself, she serves her damages with skill and obvious glee."—The New York Times Book Review"A world of captivating corruption...With a delicate blend of malice, suspense and sharp psychology, Wolfe winds up her story with a scene that explodes a number of myths."—San Francisco Chronicle"A funny, chilling view of big-time law."—The New York Times Book Review“Fast-paced . . . humorous. These twists of plot and details of practice are drawn with accuracy and wit. The Last Billable Hour is also a moral tale, a thoughtful and colorful commentary on the legal profession.”—California Lawyer

*Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery"Susan Wolfe is at her best depicting--and spoofing--the glitzy law firm scene. A lawyer herself, she serves her damages with skill and obvious glee." -- The New York Times Book Review"A World of captivating corruption. ... With a delicate blend of malice, suspense and sharp psychology, Wolfewinds up her story with a scene that explodes a number of myths." -- San Francisco ChronicleTweedmore & Slyde is a hot firm making a bid to be a major national player when Leo Slyde--the company's chief rainmaker, its king of the "billable hour"--is found stabbed to death in his corner office. It falls to T&S's brightest, most unjustifiably insecure young associate Howard Rickover to conduct a risky "inside job" for homicide detective Sarah Nelson. But can Howard flush out a wily murderer among lawyers who do not make it their practice to be caught unprepared--and still keep up with an associate's impossible workload?

Felony & Mayhem

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The Last Billable Hour: A Novel

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