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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780061094118
ISBN number: 0061094110
Label: HarperTorch
Manufacturer: HarperTorch
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 464
Printing Date: November 01, 1996
Publishing house: HarperTorch
Release Date: September 01, 1996
Sale Popularity Level: 80070
Studio: HarperTorch
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Whether it's poker or trial law, wisecracking Rita Morrone plays to win, especially when she takes on the defense of the Honorable Fiske Hamilton, a prominent federal judge accused of sexual harassment. And it's no coincidence that the judge is her live-in lover's father. Then the action turns deadly, and Rita finds herself at the center of a murder case. She probes deep into the murder, uncovering a secret life and suspects in shocking places. When the killer viciously ups the ante, Rita decides to end this lethal game. She lays it all on the line for the highest stakes ever--her life.
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As mentioned in my previous review, this is an author that I have
read several of her books. Her stories never disappoint a reader.
"Running from the Law" is a fine example of her talent as a writer; and you always seem to learn something about the judicial system as a layman.
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have read all of ms scottoline's books and have enjoyed every one of them. have recommended her books over and over again.
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I like Lisa Scottoline's style of writing. I enjoyed the book, as I have enjoyed all of hers.
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I agree with the reviewer about the "double dialogue" - Rita's sarcastic comments in her head, and their contrast to what she actually says. The problem is that these comments are the best part of the book. The poker-playing buddies, as well as Rita's dad, are all stock ethnic stereotypes and unfunny, to say nothing of unbelievable. The Main Line "WASP" types are also a stereotype and never come alive as characters.
I will admit that I didn't guess the murderer so must give Lisa some kudos. However, the surprise romantic ending had no basis in the book; I even went back to the relevant section to see what was said and it was just a few sentences. Huh?
Unlike some other reviewers, I don't know that this one could keep my attention over the course of a plane ride.
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Rita Morrone is a trial lawyer in Philadelphia who not only defends her clients, but upstages the entire local police force by single-handedly solving the crimes for which her clients are charged. Believable? Well, hardly, but it does make for an intriguing plot.
Rita's live-in boyfriend Paul is a forensic architect (a WHAT? do I hear you gasp?) and his father a respected and well-off federal judge. When Daddy is accused of sexually harassing his young secretary, Patricia, Rita naturally takes on his defence. Then the secretary is found murdered, and the judge and son Paul, who had also been carrying on an affair with Patricia, both come under suspicion. The judge is charged with the murder, and Rita not only takes on his case, but determines to prove him innocent, at tremendous risk to herself, by attempting to uncover the true identity of the killer.
Lisa Scottoline has written a fast-moving tale, with plenty of plot twists and more than a couple of blue herrings. The dialogue is feisty, witty, and very bitchy in places. The characterisations are sharp, particularly those of Rita's butcher father and his poker-playing cronies, who come across as full of spirit and humour, and the book makes for an entertaining read -- if you can suspend disbelief long enough to accept the basic plot.
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