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Summary: Excellent !!!!
Review: This book really offered good reading. It contained all the elements of a successful mystery: suspense, thrill, and action. Ms. Scottoline worked wonders at keeping the readers attention by drawing them into the story. The whole time, I felt the emotions of worrying about Mary; wondering what was around the corner. Or just what was going to jump out at her next. Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Eminently readable legal thriller
Review: This is a debut novel and an accomplished one it is too.What I particularly warmed to about it is that , while not a comedy ,there is a welcome vein of mordaunt ,sardonic humour in the book and this is a pleasant touch in what tends to be on the whole a rather humourless genre ,
Its protagonist is Mary Nunzio ,a lawyer who has been with her employers ,a Phuiladelphia law firm ,for 8 years and is well in line to make partner .There are however some problems in her life -both professional and personal -which are casting dark shadows over her future .
She is a newly created widow ,having lost her husband in what the police have dismissed as a car accident ; Mary is unpersuaded and feels it may well have been murder .She is also receiving death threats in the form of notes and phone calls while her apartment is broken into .Add to these problems a major attack of conscience about her work , which is mainly to defend large corporations against often justified compensation claims ,together with some jealousy from work colleagues about her impending elevation to partner ,and you get a woman with a lot on her plate .
She confides in a coleague Judy and her gay secretary Brent ;events then take a darker turn when Brent is killed bny a hit and run driver ,Mary being the real target .She then falls in love with a prime suspect in the campaign against her ,a fellow lawyer .
This a well written and enjoyable bok and Mary is a character many readers will like .For my money ,the author gives her a few too many "issues " especially guilt over turning her back on religion (her sister is a nun ) and an abortion .This is a minor blot however and this is a very good start to what has since become an ongoing series
Recommended to lovers of the legal thriller and those seeking books with a strong female character in the pivotal role
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Summary: Everywhere That Mary Went
Review: This is a good book but not an exceptional book. It is easy to read and the storyline and characters are well developed although I do think the ending could have been developed a little better. This is the kind of book you buy for a long flight and finish before landing, which is not a negative criticism. Overall I enjoyed the read.
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Summary: Entertainning, perfect summer reading.
Review: This is a light, fast paced and quirky novel. Her observations and insight into people are blended well with a quick story with a twisty plot. You can't help but love the characters. I laughed out loud at some parts and was scared through others.
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Summary: I would follow Mary anywhere!
Review: This is a terrific book and, amazingly enough, Lisa Scottoline's first novel. Ms. Scottoline has the amazing ability to write books that move at the speed of lighting and yet are filled with interesting, complicated characters. Mary is so real that you will feel that you know her. The same is true of all the supporting characters. I've read the book twice and enjoyed it both times. The solution to the mystery is genuinely surprising. (And I'm a seasoned mystery reader and am not often surprised.) Be sure to read all of Ms. Scottoline's other books as well. You don't have to love mysteries to enjoy them!
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Summary: Fast read
Review: This is the first Lisa Scottoline book I read. Its' a very fast read. A book that I could not put down. It held my interest and I would buy more of her books. I like lead character being female, a lawyer in a big law firm, winning cases. I could not figure out how was stalking her and that kept my interest.
I found it enjoyable.
I would highly recommend.
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Summary: IS THIS A LAWYER OR A DRUNKEN SAILOR?
Review: While I found the book and characters well formed and entertaining, I was extremely put off by the four letter word used throughout. Most career women I have met do not talk this way. I have never used this word. I do not like to hear it much less read it. I have a very good imagination and the picture I had in my mind of this lawyer is not flattering at all. As a matter of fact, the final picture in my mind was a female with a mustache wearing a hat covering one eye, with the other eye nearly closed while smoking a cigar. There was nothing feminine about her because of her lanquage.
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