{"product_id":"the-last-billable-hour-paperback","title":"The Last Billable Hour - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Wolfe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Silicon Valley law firm of Tweedmore \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eT\u0026amp;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\u0026amp;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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan Wolfe is a lawyer with a B.A. from the University of Chicago and a law degree from Stanford University. After four years of practicing law full time, she bailed out and wrote the best-selling novel, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Last Billable Hour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. She returned to law for another sixteen years, first as a criminal defense attorney and then as an in-house lawyer for Silicon Valley high-tech companies. Born and raised in San Bernardino, California, she now lives in Palo Alto, California, with her husband, Ralph DeVoe. Her new novel, \u003cem\u003eEscape Velocity\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in October of 2016. Visit Susan at www.authorsusanwolfe.com or www.Facebook.com\/SusanWolfeAuthor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737955438655,"sku":"9780997211740","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2c68abcef2de4026b0b8ea67e5a21538.webp?v=1765151658","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-last-billable-hour-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}