Synopsis
Benedetta "Bennie" Rosato is the prime suspect in the murder of her former law partner who dumped her professionally and personally for a new partner and a new squeeze. Forced to go underground in her own city, Bennie must use all of her resources to find the killer before the cops find her.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1996-10-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 291 pages | | Height: | 10.0 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 19.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
Edgar Award-winning author of Running from the Law, Final Appeal, and Everywhere That Mary Went, Lisa Scottoline returns to the courtroom with a taut and intriguing legal thriller where the line between lawyer and client vanishes, and the search for justice turns into a fight to the death.
Benedetta "Bennie" Rosato may be tall, blond and built to last, but she's no sucker for a man in uniform. She's a maverick lawyer who prosecutes police misconduct and excessive-force cases, and business at her firm, Rosato & Biscardi, has never been better. Bennie's latest client is Bill Kleeb, an activist roughed up by police during a demonstration at a pharmaceutical company, Furstmann Dunn. It's an open-and-shut case of police brutality until Kleeb confesses to Bennie that the protests are only part of the story. Angered at Furstman Dunn, Kleeb's group plans a far more violent punishment for the company's president. Then without warning, a savage murder tears Rosato & Biscardi apart. All the evidence points to Bennie, who has motive aplenty and an uncomfortable alibi. Her world turns upside down as the lawyer becomes the client, and the cops she once prosecuted are now after her -- with a vengeance. To prove her innocence, Bennie probes deep into the murder. Her only ally is her lawyer, Grady Wells -- until she discovers secret meetings that make her suspect even him. Just as she closes in on the killer, another murder takes place, and Bennie finds herself indicted for a double homicide -- a crime that is punishable by death. Bennie runs for her life, a fugitive armed only with her wits and her courage. She'll find the real killer or die trying.
"[A] fast-paced and witty crime thriller [that] features a smart-mouthed, poker playing attorney.... Scottoline has produced a royal flush."--San Francisco Examiner
"Lisa Scottoline's greatest skill, and it is a remarkable one indeed, is to make the domestic incident, the small characters, and moments come to life and ring absolutely true.... [she] has a terrific ear for dialogue.... Scottoline is a better author in the exploded lawyer-novelist group than the majority of those who are getting more attention."--Stuart Kaminsky, Philadelphia Inquirer
"A sharp exercise in pursuit and deceit by a practicing attorney who actually gets the facts right and doesn't let them interfere with a good story.... Just the right mix of suspense and humor." -Drood Review of Mystery
Lisa Scottoline is the author of four novels, and Running From the Law marked her critically acclaimed hardcover debut. For her second novel, Final Appeal, she received an Edgar, the premier award in suspense.
Industry Reviews
"Lisa Scottoline brings something new to the lawyer-mystery--a brilliant sense of humor."
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"Forget who killed crumbum Mark Biscardi, and those others. Philadelphia lawyer Scottoline provides nonstop action, smart narration, and dozens of helpful tips on going underground in your own hometown."
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