Trilogy on South Beach

About the Book

Story 1: So Be, South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida

Here in South beach the protagonist Duke Jacobs  moves in and out of situation created by extraordinary con-artists who employ every means available to accomplish their desired results. Blended with colorful local characters that live in the “back streets” of the beach. Here Duke must side step danger, use his ingenuity in solving the problems assigned to him. The beautiful women he encounters only adds more difficulty to his quest for a solution for his client. Duke barely survives each situation.  Story 2: Full Moon Over So Be

Duke finds it impossible to take a peaceful rest on the beach. The temptations are great the bodies are beautiful and nude.  The social life blends in with the legal profession in the area, which only adds more problems, more disappointments, and more intrigue.  Strangers blend in with his friends, added with promoters from  out of state who attempt to take every thing they can carry away with out paying for it.  While Duke is attempting to help solve the problems of his clients he is in a quandary attempting to separate friendship and business.  Ethics seems to be foreign word, with a godless state of being. The ending is quit unnatural and unusual, but the reading is entertaining and easy.  Story 3: And Away We Go

This short story is about sharp shooters who are everywhere, blending in with the nightclubs, entertainers, and meeting places for the wealthy.  Duke encounters beautiful women and jealous men.  Everyone is trying to out do the other financially and trying to stay alive in the process. Duke seems to love the action and the dangers. This is a long way from being a College Professor on a quiet campus coping with student problems. Somehow and some way the easy going Duke seems to relish these activities. With dangers encountered at every step of the way, his body receives some terrible punishment. Hopefully, his clients may be appreciative of his ability to solve their problems and Duke suffer the least amount of pain.

About the Author

James R. Sabatino is a semi retired attorney living in Miami Beach, Florida. His past practice has included all areas of business law in the states as well as in the international field. He has been active in state and local government throughout his years and has been a prior State Judge, lecturer, writer, and businessman. He has been a University of Miami adjunct Professor in the Department of Business Administration from 1985 to 1998. His over 30 years of active representation and participation of businesses and the entertainment industry in Florida has given him a wealth of knowledge in the business and entertainment field. His travels have taken him to most Caribbean Countries, Central America, South America, Europe and Africa. He is presently writing a novel evolved around his main protagonist Duke Jacobs.