Review: Trouble in Paradise?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2013
Joey Costa spent ten years defending mobsters. After that dust cloud settled, now, he sells real estate in Montecito. The Capo nicknamed Costa, Joey Brick, for breaking a thug' s skull with a brick after he tried to steal Joey' s Porsche Carrera.  Joey is roughly realistic and the risks he takes is reflected in his fees.Dan Quick operates a private security firm and employs hoods who moonlight selling crystal meth. Quick had worked as Costa' s reckless bodyguard. He hires Costa to defend him in an assault and battery with a deadly weapon charge. The judge knew Costa, and many of his contacts. Joey couldn't avoid bad influence, after all, he owned forty-nine percent of Quick' s business. Judges have long memories.Lance Elfin is a chemist. He rented a cabin in Painted Cave. He set-up his lab, worked weekends, and Sid called it, the Cold Springs Special. Jeff was a man of action. The Glock fit his hand perfectly, and always did a good job. Ken Pell is an art forger. He needs help to collect his commission. One can't take a crook to court when as a partner he tries to blackmail you, and, he's connected to a Columbian drug cartel.Sandy Lawler, a Las Vegas police detective, is assigned to solve the crime of the murdered organic chemist. Many thought she had tact and discretion. Mostly, she was organized, very observant, and an ex-croupier who knew not to gamble.Joey and Sandy are not lightweights. They've both suffered loss and allowed the scars to heal with pachydermatous scabs. They know the theory of games, the initial suppositions involved, and the skill needed to fully execute the abstract for their respective jobs.  Henry Simpson tells an excellent story.