Lisa Scottoline
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Lisa Scottoline was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 1, 1955. She received a B.A. in English with a concentration in the contemporary American novel from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976 and graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1981. Before becoming visa mer an author, she worked as a trial lawyer. Her first novel, Everywhere That Mary Went, was published in 1994. Her other books include Come Home, Keep Quiet, Every Fifteen Minutes, and Most Wanted. She also writes the Rosato and Associates series and the Rosato and Dinunzio Novel series. Lisa's title, Daddy's Girl, is a April 2016 New York Times bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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Serier
Verk av Lisa Scottoline
Best Friends, Occasional Enemies: The Lighter Side of Life as a Mother and Daughter (2011) 125 exemplar
Pigeon Tony's Last Stand (We Could Be Heroes) 12 exemplar
Don't Go / Keep Quiet 1 exemplar
Livros Condensados: Sedução fatal | À primeira vista | Diamantes e ossos | Trilha do perdão (2010) 1 exemplar
Daddy's Girl/Devil's Corner/Rough Justice 1 exemplar
Hide 1 exemplar
The Lovely Bones 1 exemplar
Seleçoes de livros 1 exemplar
Mary DiNunzio Mystery-14 Books:Everwhere that Mary Went/Final Appeal/Running from the Law/Legal Tender/Mistaken… (1994) 1 exemplar
Turning Your Life into Fiction, or, You Used to Do What? — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar
Getaway 1 exemplar
No Rest for the Dead: A Novel 1 exemplar
Associerade verk
The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them (2006) — Bidragsgivare — 387 exemplar
Murder Is My Racquet: Fourteen Original Tales of Love, Death, and Tennis by Today's Great Writers (2005) — Bidragsgivare — 27 exemplar
Livros Condensados: Sorriso Assassino | Comam Bolos! | O Códice | A Morte e a Vida de Charlie St. Cloud (2005) 6 exemplar
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Nine Dragons | Lady Killer | Present Danger | Water, Stone, Heart (2010) — Författare — 6 exemplar
Murder by the Book [2006, season 1] 2 exemplar
*4* Thrillers: Clive Cusler ("Fire Ice"); Dale Brown ("Sky Masters"); Lisa Scottoline ("Running from the Law"); and… — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar
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Allmänna fakta
- Födelsedag
- 1955-07-01
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Utbildning
- University of Pennsylvania (BA, JD)
Lower Merion High School - Yrken
- lawyer
columnist
thriller writer - Relationer
- Serritella, Francesca (daughter)
- Organisationer
- Mystery Writers of America
National Italian American Foundation
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Priser och utmärkelser
- Romantic Times Career Achievement Award (Female Sleuth, 2005)
Laughlin Prize for Legal Ethics
Medlemmar
Diskussioner
Save Me by Lisa Scottoline (April 2011 batch) i Reviews of Early Reviewers Books (juli 2011)
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Statistik
- Verk
- 74
- Även av
- 19
- Medlemmar
- 31,203
- Popularitet
- #632
- Betyg
- 3.5
- Recensioner
- 1,258
- ISBN
- 1,130
- Språk
- 17
- Favoritmärkt
- 54
TJ Devlin is the youngest son and the greatest disappointment in his family of lawyers. Both his parents, Paul and Marie, and two older siblings, John and Gabrielle, are lawyers in the successful family firm of Devlin and Devlin. TJ, on the other hand, is an ex-con and, after rehab, has maintain his current sobriety for two years. The only employment he has been able to find is with the family law firm in a make-work job with the title of investigator.
When his older brother John is frantic because he thinks he murdered Neil Lemaire, an accountant he confronted with proof of embezzlement, he privately turns to TJ for his help. TJ agrees to help him and this act of brotherly fidelity sets into motion a complicated entanglement of schemes and deception, especially after John falsely tells his family that TJ is drinking again. At the same time, he is helping Gabby on a heart-breaking pro bono case.
TJ is a likable, genuine character who is honest about his many flaws and failings. He is determined, intelligent, tenacious, but also self-effacing and realistic. This is truly a family drama and the interpersonal dynamics in the Devlin family play an important role. TJ remains loyal to his family, even when it is to his own detriment. His father is a disagreeable, unlikable character and John is an arrogant, pompous jerk. His mother, Marie, and sister Gabby are both likable, agreeable characters.
As expected, the writing is exceptional and descriptive. The pace is fast and compelling for most of the novel, although there is a more even pace in the middle. The narrative is full of action and suspense, containing a good dose of family drama and hysterics, as well as several twists along the way. The Truth about the Devlins is truly an un-put-downable, just one-more-chapter book that had me staying up way-too-late to finish it. The pages flew by. There are several shocking surprises and twists along the way. You will be cheering TJ on as it seems more and more mud is slung in his direction while he is trying to do his best.
The Truth about the Devlins is another winner from Scottoline! Thanks to G.P, Putnam's Sons for providing me with an advance reader's copy via NetGalley. My review is voluntary and expresses my honest opinion.
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