Lisa Scottoline (born July 1, 1955) is an American author of legal thrillers. Her novels have been translated into 25 languages. Scottoline was born in Philadelphia and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a degree in English. In 1981, she received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School cum laude. She became a litigator at a prestigious law firm in Philadelphia but left the workforce after the birth of her daughter. Initially writing as a way to earn money at home, she has since written 13 bestselling novels, including Final Appeal, which received the 1995 Edgar Award for "Best Paperback Original Mystery," and Moment of Truth, which reached number five on the New York Times Best Seller List. Scottoline writes a column entitled "Chick Wit" for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A collection of her columns was compiled in a book entitled Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman and published on November 24, 2009. Her next thriller novel, Think Twice, was published in March 2010. Rosato & Associates series 01. Everywhere That Mary Went (1993) 02. Final Appeal (1994) 03. Running From the Law (1996) 04. Legal Tender (1996) 05. Rough Justice (1998) 06. Mistaken Identity (1999) 07. Moment of Truth (2000) 08. The Vendetta Defense (2001) 09. Courting Trouble (2003) 10. Dead Ringer (2003) 11. Killer Smile (2004) 12. Lady Killer (2008) 13. Think Twice (2010) Người post Vui lòng đăng nhập hoặc đăng ký để xem link Nguồn VTE
Everywhere That Mary Went (1993) Rosato & Associates Series - Book 1 The novel is the story of an associate in a prestigious Philadelphia law firm much like the one Lisa practiced in. In Everywhere That Mary Went was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award, the equivalent of an Academy Award in the suspense business. In Everywhere That Mary Went Mary DiNunzio has been slaving away for the past eight years trying to make partner in her cutthroat Philadelphia law firm. She's too busy to worry about the crank phone calls that she's been getting — until they fall into a sinister pattern. The phone rings as soon as she gets to work, then as soon as she gets home. Mary can't shake the sensation that someone is watching her, following her every move. The shadowboxing turns deadly when her worst fears are realized, and she has to fight for something a lot more important than partnership — her life.
Final Appeal (1994) Rosato & Associates Series - Book 2 Final Appeal is Lisa's second novel, and the recipient of the Edgar Award, the highest honor in suspense fiction. In it, Philadelphia lawyer Grace Rossi is starting over after a divorce. She takes a part-time job as a law clerk for a federal judge, but, Grace doesn't count on being assigned to an explosive death penalty appeal. Nor does she expect ardor in the court, in the form of an affair with her boss, the Chief Judge, after which the judge is found dead - an apparent suicide. As Grace searches for the truth about her lover's death, her investigation uncovers a trail of bribery and judicial misconduct and corruption that's even stumped the FBI.
Running From the Law (1996) Rosato & Associates Series - Book 3 Running From The Law was Lisa Scottoline's first hardcover book, and it received a glowing endorsement from Kirkus by earning a starred review. In it, wisecracking, poker-playing, Philadelphia lawyer, Rita Morrone takes on the defense of the Honorable Fiske Hamilton, a prominent federal judge accussed of sexual harassment, who happens to be the father of her live-in lover. But all bets are off when the case turns deadly, and Rita finds herself at the center of a murder.
Legal Tender (1996) Rosato & Associates Series - Book 4 In Legal Tender, maverick civil rights lawyer Benedetta "Bennie" Rosato is wrongly accused of murder - and goes on the run to prove her innocence and find the real killer. Publishers Weekly awarded it a "star" and raved that "Scottoline's rambunctious fourth legal thriller may change the way readers think about lawyers. Bennie, a delightful heroine, deserves an encore; and, again, Scottoline merits a big round of applause."
Rough Justice (1998) Rosato & Associates Series - Book 5 Stunning legal thriller from Edgar-winning U.S. writer. Rough Justice launches a riveting new series and establishes Lisa Scottoline as an undisputed master of one of fiction's hottest genres. Criminal lawyer Marta Richter is about to win an acquital for her latest client, millionaire businessman Elliot Steere. Then Steere lets slip that he's sold Marta a false self-defence claim and that he murdered the homeless man who tried to carjack him. A furious Marta resolves to discover the evidence that will convict Steere -- before the jury returns with its verdict. In a race against time and the worst blizzard Philadelphia has seen in years, Marta drafts help from two able associates, Mary DiNunzio and Judy Carrier, from a local firm, Rosata & Associates. When Benedetta 'Bennie' Rosato, managing partner of Rosato & Associates, realizes Marta is determined to convict her own client and ruin the law firm in the process, Bennie acts to thwart Marta's plans and bring Steere to justice her own way. But Elliot Steere won't let anyone stand between him and freedom. Even from his jail cell, he has the cunning and connections to kill again...
Mistaken Identity (1999) Rosato & Associates Series - Book 6 Accused of murder, Alice Connolly wants crack trial lawyer Bennie Rosato to represent her. Bennie refuses the case, until the incarcerated woman claims to be her long-lost twin sister. Disbelieving but somehow convinced, Bennie agrees, only to discover corruption and cover-up.
Moment of Truth (2000) Rosato & Associates Series - Book 7 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 a guilty client who claims to be innocent, she has an innocent client falsely proclaiming his guilt.
The Vendetta Defense (2001) Rosato & Associates Series - Book 8 The Vendetta Defense was voted "one of the top ten best mysteries of the year" by the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and People magazine gave it its two-word blessing: — "Strong Defense." The heart of the tale is a simple idea with complex implications: Anthony Lucia, an old Italian pigeon keeper known to his South Philly neighbors as "Pigeon Tony," doesn't try to hide the fact that he killed lifelong enemy Angelo Coluzzi, nor is he sorry that he's dead. He justifies the killing because he was merely carrying out a vendetta begun more than 50 years ago in Italy, a blood feud that brought great tragedy to Pigeon Tony's life. But is murder ever justified? That is what ace lawyer, Judy Carrier, an associate of the Philly law firm Rosato & Associates, must decide for herself, before she can launch a defense in what becomes the most challenging case of her career. Challenging, not only because of its legal complexities, but because she must outsmart and outrun the victims sons, dangerous men who are determined to avenge their father's death, and finish off Pigeon Tony and Judy before the case goes to trial.
Courting Trouble (2003) Rosato & Associates Series - Book 9 An instant New York Times bestseller in both hardcover and paperback, Courting Trouble was dubbed a "Sexy Summer Read" by Cosmopolitan Magazine. Kirkus referred to its "trademark razzle-dazzle" and Booklist raved, "The bestselling Scottoline has a knack for writing catchy whodunits with wit, charm, and mischief, and she doesn't disappoint here." Chosen as a selection for the Literary Guild, Book-of-the-Month Club, Doubleday Book Club, and a Main Selection for Mystery Guild, Courting Trouble stars the newest addition to Rosato & Associates, Anne Murphy, a rookie redheaded lawyer, who was first introduced in The Vendetta Defense. She is very spontaneous, very sexy, and up to her high heels in trouble. When Anne leaves town on Fourth of July weekend to prepare for a big case, she awakes to newspaper headlines claiming she has been murdered. She decides to play dead in order to stay alive, and must solicit the help of her not-so-chummy colleagues at Rosato & Associates in order to catch her "killer."
Dead Ringer (2003) Rosato & Associates Series - Book 10 A #5 New York Times hardcover bestseller and a #3 Los Angeles Times bestseller, Dead Ringer is fast, fun, and utterly compelling. There was lots of early buzz for Dead Ringer, and in fact, it went on to be chosen as a Costco book club pick, a Cosmopolitan Magazine "Hot Summer Pick," a Literary Guild and Mystery Guild main selection, a Doubleday Book Club, Book of the Month Club and Quality Paperback Book Club alternate selection and an Audio Book Club featured selection. In Dead Ringer, the tough-as-nails head of Rosato & Associates, Bennie Rosato, has had her eye focused firmly on the bottom line, and takes a professional risk, charging into a class action lawsuit that could make-or-break her career. Just when she is at her most vulnerable, strange things begin to happen. It begins with a missing wallet, but events quickly escalate. Someone is posing as the outspoken, attorney and is wreaking havoc around town, apparently determined to destroy everything Bennie loves. And Bennie knows only one person can pull off this double deception, her identical sister, Alice Connelly. It's been two years since Bennie has seen or heard from her troublesome twin, but she seems to be back with a vengeance. Bennie refuses to be anyone's victim-least of all her own blood. When a brutal murder occurs, however, Bennie realizes that the stakes have turned deadlier than she feared. And the face of evil is identical to her own.
Killer Smile (2004) Rosato & Associates Series - Book 11 Lisa's critically acclaimed eleventh novel, Killer Smile, not only received rave reviews from industry insiders, but was chosen as a BookSense "Summer Pick." Killer Smile became an instant New York Times hardcover bestseller and stars the young associate Mary DiNunzio whose terror over a late-night threatening phone call is only escalated by a suspicious car that seems to be tracking her every move. And, when a lawyer close to Mary turns up dead, she begins to suspect that the case she's been working on — involving the suicide of an Italian-American in an internment camp during World War II — may not be history after all. Add to that the fact that everybody around Mary has decided that she's not allowed to be a Young Widow anymore, and is fixing her up with blind dates from hell. Then a killer comes after her, and it's more than any girl can handle — but not any woman. Reads of Killer Smile, Lisa's eleventh novel, are earning Lisa enthusiastic, two thumbs-up reactions across the board. In fact, in addition to rave reviews from industry insiders, Killer Smile has been chosen as Main Selections by both Literary Guild and Mystery Guild. It has also been featured in Doubleday Book Club, Quality Paperback and Book of the Month Club.
Lady Killer (2008) Rosato & Associates Series - Book 12 Mary DiNunzio is a trademark Lisa Scottoline heroine—she's strong, she's smart, and she's got plenty of attitude. In recent years, she's become a big-time business-getter at Rosato & Associates, but the last person she expects to walk into her office one morning—in mile-high stilettos—is super sexy Trish Gambone, her high school rival. Back then, while Mary was becoming the straight-A president of the Latin Club and Most Likely to Achieve Sainthood, Trish was the head Mean Girl, who flunked religion and excelled at smoking in the bathroom. As it turns out, however, Trish's life has taken a horrifying turn. She's terrified of her live-in boyfriend, who's an abusive, gun-toting drug dealer for the South Philly mob. There's only one problem—Mary remembers the guy from high school too. Unbeknownst to Trish, Mary had a major crush on him. Then Trish vanishes, a dead body turns up in an alley, and Mary is plunged into a nightmare, one that threatens her job, her family, and even her life. She goes on a one-woman crusade to unmask the killer, and on the way, finds new love in a very unexpected place. But before the novel's shocking surprise ending, Mary is forced to confront some very uncomfortable truths about her own past, and the profound effects of lifelong love—and hate.
Think Twice (2010) Rosato & Associates Series - Book 13 Is evil born or bred? This is the question Bennie Rosato must answer after her twin sister, Alice Connolly, drugs her and leaves for dead, buried underground in a remote field. As Alice slips easily into Bennie's life, doing her job, interacting with her friends, seducing her boyfriend, she never counts on the fact that Bennie is tougher than she seems. And that, against all odds, Bennie will escape. But escaping is only the first challenge. Alice's sociopathic lies are so believable that she has everyone convinced that she is Bennie, and Bennie is her deranged twin sister Alice. As Bennie descends further into Alice's life, she starts to feel the pull of evil herself. As the clock ticks and Alice gets closer to her ultimate goal, Bennie must face the shocking truth that she is perhaps more like Alice than she ever realized.
