Author: Lisa Scottoline
Published: August 26th 1997 by Harper
Format: Paperback, 460 pages
Genre: Legal Suspense
Series: Rosato and Associates #3
After delivering her closing argument, the last thing that Marta Richter wants to know is that everything her client, Elliot Steere, told her was a lie. It was not a carjacking that caused Heb Darton’s death, but a well-orchestrated murder to cover up the information that Heb had that would bring Steere and his mini empire down. With the jury out, Marta must find additional evidence of Steere’s guilt and get him back behind bars before the jury can deliver their acquittal and there is another death.
Characters are thrown around as often as the bullets are flying, but Scottoline keeps the action tight and the characters in just enough peril to keep the reader’s attention. The attorney’s from Rosato & Associates are in the mix, yet in my opinion, are not central to the book. I know that sounds odd considering that this is the third book in the series, yet, Marta, Steere, Bobby Bogosian, Steere’s girlfriend, the jurors, and the kids on the street that knew Darnton all come to mind before I even think to remember Bennie, or Mary DiNunzio or Judy Carrier.
I wish that people would stop comparing Scottoline to other attorney authors like Turow and Grisham. For me, there is no comparison. Scottoline is her own person, an author that has found the right balance between characters, the law, and most importantly -- humor.
Characters are thrown around as often as the bullets are flying, but Scottoline keeps the action tight and the characters in just enough peril to keep the reader’s attention. The attorney’s from Rosato & Associates are in the mix, yet in my opinion, are not central to the book. I know that sounds odd considering that this is the third book in the series, yet, Marta, Steere, Bobby Bogosian, Steere’s girlfriend, the jurors, and the kids on the street that knew Darnton all come to mind before I even think to remember Bennie, or Mary DiNunzio or Judy Carrier.
I wish that people would stop comparing Scottoline to other attorney authors like Turow and Grisham. For me, there is no comparison. Scottoline is her own person, an author that has found the right balance between characters, the law, and most importantly -- humor.
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