Killer Smile
A Rosato & Assoicates Novel
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 27, 2020
With her trademark wit and style, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline delivers yet another blockbuster thriller With the halfhearted okay of her boss at the boutique Philly firm of Rosato & Associates, insecure young lawyer Mary DiNunzio takes on a pro bono case—which is Latin for not paying squat.
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- Who it’s for
- Legal intrigue, a half-century-old case, and Lisa Scottoline’s trademark wit make for an engaging thriller.
- Themes
- World War II internment, Legal investigation, A deadly pursuit
- Pacing
- Fast
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With her trademark wit and style, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline delivers yet another blockbuster thriller With the halfhearted okay of her boss at the boutique Philly firm of Rosato & Associates, insecure young lawyer Mary DiNunzio takes on a pro bono case—which is Latin for not paying squat. What’s more, the client is dead and the case is half a century old, involving an Italian fisherman interned at a camp in Montana during World War II.
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Mary wants to prove herself, but she ends up drowning in documents—and a lost cause. Add to that a colleague who keeps fixing her up with blind dates from hell. But things suddenly heat up when people Mary has interviewed start dropping dead. And Mary suspects she’s being followed. Soon she’s on the run for her life.
A Case Turns Dangerous
Legal intrigue, a half-century-old case, and Lisa Scottoline’s trademark wit make for an engaging thriller.
Come here for
- A pro bono case tangled in old documents and wartime history
- A young lawyer whose investigations draw perilously close
Expect
- Legal suspense with a wry, personal edge
- A sustained thriller that shifts from frustrating casework to immediate danger
Where it sits
| Legal Thrillers | 96% |
|---|---|
| Suspense | 33% |
| Legal Fiction | 22% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Police Procedurals
- British Mystery
- Women Detectives
- International Crime Fiction
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- Amateur Sleuths
- Psychological Fiction
- Suspense
- Crime Fiction
- Authors
- Lisa Scottoline
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 27, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- World War II internment · Legal investigation · A deadly pursuit
- Reading lane
- Police Procedurals