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William Lashner, a former Philadelphia lawyer, is a graduate of New York University Law School and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. He has served as trial attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Justice Department. He lives with his family outside of Philadelphia. His latest novel is Fatal Flaw. His website is http://www.williamlashner.com.
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Fatal Flaw
Lust will make a fool of any man, but it is only love that can truly ruin him. So believes Victor Carl, the antithesis of the classic sharp-eyed, cool, dispassionate lawyer. Agreeing to defend an old college friend accused of murder --- who he believes is guilty --- Victor secretly vows to see justice done. Until he learns too late that nothing is as simple as it seems...
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William Lashner's Summer Reading List
Farewell, My Lovely
by Raymond Chandler
Periodically I dip back into the primal waters. Reading Chandler is like sitting at the feet of the greatest teacher I ever had; it reminds me why I so much wanted to do what I do and also how hard it is to do it right. There is a gem of the language on almost every page. Black Lizard puts out nice editions.
Notes of a Baseball Dreamer
by Robert Mayer
It's almost the end of another little league season and when I'm not catching my son's practice pitches or watching the Phillies play, I'll be reading this. Apparently the writer is a Mets fan, which almost kept me from buying it, but I was assured it doesn't ruin the book. Being a Mets fan is a little like being a terrible dancer, it's not really your fault, but still....
I Thought My Father Was God
edited by Paul Auster
I love stories, any kind of stories, and here is a book filled with hundreds of true stories, told by the people in the middle of them. So many stories, so many voices, how could I resist? I'm a big fan of Paul Auster and so I trust his selections will be quirky and slightly surreal, with just a ghost of meaning here or there.
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
by Brady Udall
I'm a great believer in the quality of picks by booksellers. When I asked Joe at The Chester County Book and Music Company what he would recommend, this is the book he gave me. I know Udall to be a fine short story writer and I have heard great things about this, his first novel.
The Light of Day
by Graham Swift
Graham Swift is simply one of the best writers in the world. His novel Waterland is an absolute masterpiece and one of the books that influenced me the most. Here he is writing about a private investigator in a story of sex, murder and obsession. Funny, that seems to be what I write about too. I'm curious to see how he goes about it. Martin Amis, another Brit and another of my favorite writers, tried his hand at the detective novel in Night Train and was only moderately successful. I'm betting that Swift pulls if off.
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