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PROBLEMATIC AND POIGNANT, Mars 24 2006
Thirteen may be an unlucky number for some, but certainly not for Lisa Scottoline. Already entrenched as one of the most popular authors of legal thrillers, this Edgar winning author scores again with her thirteenth release following on the heels of Devil's Corner (2005). We open with a scene of celebration. Attractive thirty-something Cate Fante has just been appointed a Federal Judge. Clad in a Chanel suit "donned like overpriced armor," she accepts accolades from her peers at Philadelphia's Four Seasons. Coming from a very modest background, a small ming town, she seems to be on top of the world - until we read the last page of the Prologue. Hailing a cab she starts home only to spy a dingy looking tavern. She tells the driver to let her out there. Once perched on a bar stool sipping a glass of Miller, she wonders how long it will take - not long at all. Soon there is someone beside her with his hand on her knee. ".....he had bloodshot blue eyes, heavy stubble, and hair that shone in greasy strands." Nonetheless, Cate moves that hand onto her thigh and tells him her name is Karen. Obviously, our heroine has a really serious problem, one that she cannot keep hidden for long after a famous TV producer, Art Simone, is brought before her. Prosecutor Richard Marz accuses him of stealing his idea for what has become a popular television show. Cate rules in favor of Simone who is soon murdered. Naturally, Marz becomes the prime suspect until he, too, is found dead. Enter the prosecutor's partner, a reprehensible police officer who digs deeply enough into Cate's life to discover her seamy secrets. Once they become headline news everything important to her is in jeopardy, as well as her life. Scottoline is a master of fast paced dialogue and plot twists that keep the pages turning. - Gail Cooke
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