The Deep Blue Alibi

A Solomon vs. Lord Novel

By: Paul Levine

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

They are Florida's most mismatched legal duo: one a glamorous Miami blue blood, the other a Coconut Grove beach bum. And when they get together, you can throw every law right out the window.

What do you get when you mix beautiful people, family secrets, and a yacht washed up on Sunset Key with a hundred grand in cash and a dying man? Steve Solomon sees a case that can get Solomon & Lord off the ground. But Victoria Lord spies a golden opportunity to go out on her own. With her uncle as a murder suspect and her hunky ex-boyfriend back in the picture, Victoria is pushing to take control as Solomon struggles to keep from losing it. And as an explosive trial looms, they're fighting against time, the law, and each other to expose a killer who came to paradise and hasn't left.

©2006 Nittany Valley Productions, Inc (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Critic reviews

"Plenty of quirky characters and witty banter between Steve and Victoria." ( Publishers Weekly)

Try the original

When I read "Solomon vs Lord", Paul Levine's first audio book, I laughed out loud at the clever, witty banter between the 2 main characters. I was really looking forward this novel, but frankly I was somewhat disappointed. I know why - the narrator is different. While this book is good, Christopher Lane (who narrated the first novel) did a much better job with the sharp, back and forth banter than this narrator. Good book, but it could have been alot better.

Intricate, interesting plot, but....

The plot has lots of twists and mostly holds together. The dialogue is snappy and amusing, though not as good as in the original Solomon and Lord. The setting is rich with vivid descriptions, especially of the nudist colony. The tropical reef truly comes to life in glorious technicolor. BUT, I cannot rate it higher because of the totally false depiction of the coral snake. Levine described a small, highly venomous snake with no fangs as an enormous cross between a colorful python and a lethargic rattlesnake. The absurdity of that makes one question all his other details. I understand the willing suspension of disbelief, but out and out fabrication about the natural world is a step too far for me.

Not crazy this one

I enjoyed listing to the 1st book, took me a minute to get used to the narrator in the 1st book, but after a bit I did. But the 2nd book has a different narrator, which just turned my mind off from really enjoying this story. Not that the narrator was bad, actually,just the opposite, he was good but he wasn't "Solomon" so many books/stories are ruined because the narrator has been cchanged.

OK book.

Narrator doesn't seem to know Australian accent from a British one. Otherwise OK mildly entertaining

Leave the "H" off conch

Leave the "H" off conch and learn how to pronounce Tavernier Key. The reading was a distraction especially when you hear the all of the mispronunciations.

Auto correct, ruined my first review.

Since I can’t seem to go back and edit, I’ll add this addendum.
I said that Steve turns out to be low browed and tacky. The listener will also be very confused as to why a lovely woman with any dignity at all, would be manipulated into the nudist club. Those scenes are simply gratuitous, foolish, and impossible to believe. In the first book, Steve’s relationship to Bobby was his one redeeming quality. In this book, we find that he is hardly more to Bobby than an adolescent buddy. He provides absolutely no structure for the boys life. He is certainly no moral guide, and while Bobby does love Victoria, he is certainly being coached well in misogyny by his uncle.
I cannot recommend these characters. Therefore, I find the book to be a disappointment. I wanted to become more invested in these characters as the books went along. I wanted to find more and more to like about them. In this second book I found there is nothing to like about them at all.

Wrong Narrative

I have only listened to this series on audible. The humor and cadence of the narrator of the first book was fabulous. He had the perfect sarcasm . This one, no so much.
And he pronounces "conch" wrong. Dude, if you're reading a book set in the Conch Republic, somebody should have told you how to say it.
Conch is pronounced "Konk". The author knows this; the bad guy has (or would have had) an alliterative name.
Not to mention how he makes Lord sound like an idiot, with the pansy ass girl voice.
I'm still going to listen because I like the stories, and I'm invested at this point.

Love wind in the end

Pretty good court drama, and trying to kill Steve and Victoria aka Vic. Love Bobby and his vast knowledge of everything. The love between Steve and Bobby is sweet. Everyone that meets Bobby loves him, I wanted to kill the social worker and attorney for wanting to make a guinea pig out of him. Good read!

Not as good as the first one

I did not like how the characters evolved in this book. In book 1 they were likable, this time around mostly annoying. Victoria is a petulant child and Steve an abrasive jerk. Would have loved to see Bobby a lot more, also Victoria’s bff from book 1 and the old timers from the court house, the bodybuilding receptionist. Just wasn’t the same without them.

Always good plots but

The narrator sounded like he was reading a children’s book. None of the characters sounded like real people. Steve sounds in tone and emotionally about 12. Impossible to get involved with the characters I Find My skipped ahead to the end.