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‘Lisa Scottoline has been added to my short list for must-read-authors. Her stories are filled with teeth-gnashing suspense, her characters are compelling, and her humor cuts to the heart of the issue with laser-like accuracy.’
Janet Evanovich
‘Quick, witty, flavorful, and absorbing. Ms. Scottoline’s distinctive voice makes this book [Running from the Law] a pleasure to read, and I did so at warp speed.’
Richard North Patterson
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Heart-stopping legal thriller from the woman who leaves John Grisham and Scott Turow in the shade with her fast-paced storytelling and witty dialogue.
When Jack Newlin comes home to find his wife dead on the floor of their elegant dining room, he’s convinced he knows who killed her – and determined that the murderer should escape detection. Making a split-second decision, he sets about doctoring the evidence in order to frame himself for the crime. And to hammer the final nail in his coffin, he hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find: Mary DiNunzio of Philadelphia law firm Rosato and Associates.
Unfortunately for Jack, hiring Mary could turn out to be a big mistake. Inexperienced she may be, but Mary soon discovers that instead of defending the usual guilty client who claims to be innocent, she has an innocent client falsely proclaiming his guilt.
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Scottoline's books are well-paced, funny without being facetious, and this is no exception. The law firm setting allows scope to develop and ensemble of characters, to avoid falling into the frequent series trap of the protagonist being under threat more often than any human or lawyer could stand.
She deserves better than being labelled 'the female John Grisham'.
Jack Newlin calls a well established (but not the most distinguished) law firm to represent him. He hires a nearly newly minted lawyer, Mary DiNunzio, who jumps at the chance of representing this high profile case. He consoles himself that, as she is inexperienced, she is less likely to discover his lies. However, not long after interviewing him, Mary leaves with the gut feeling something does not sit right with what he said and how he responded. She is certain he is covering up for someone. Eventually Mary learns Jack Newlin's daughter, Paige Newlin is a model, 16 years old, who is "emancipated", living on her own. She discovers the victim, Honor Newlin, managed the daughter's modeling career and was emotionally abusive. This finding creates a rift between the lawyer and her client ... The Detectives examine the crime scene and one of them finds the back of a pierced earring ... which was *not* picked up by the crime scene investigators. This one clue gnaws at Detective Brinkley whose instincts are seldom wrong. He realizes everything presented so far was too clean-cut. He begins a solitary journey to examine tangential and peripheral possibilities which are being ignored by headquarters, especially Captain Walsh. There is overwhelming compelling evidence which points to Jack Newlin: he had called "9-1-1", made a statement of his guilt, his fingerprints are on the weapon. Since the the District Attorney for this case is Dwight Davis who most often wins for the state, the Captain does not want a media circus to unravel the well knit evidence which all implicates the accused.
This book is a gem worth discovering! Clues are provided throughout the book which point to the "real truth". There are hair-pin twists and turns helping the the reader to conclude "not everything is what it seems." Lisa Scottoline possesses a realistic writing style balanced with a good sense of humor. Conversations and descriptions of neighborhoods and the different classes of people are presented so realistically the mind's eye can picture it all perfectly. This book is a *must* *read* for every murder mystery fan.
Erika Borsos (bakonyvilla)
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