Running from the Law
- Book Review,
by Lisa Scottoline
From Publishers Weekly
A lawyer defending a judge against a sexual harassment suit gets more than she bargained for when the judge's accuser is murdered. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Against her better judgment, Rita Morrone, a smart-mouthed, poker-playing young lawyer, agrees to represent her lover's father, a respected judge, against a sexual harassment charge brought by his secretary. As she prepares to go to trial, little does she know that her lover, Paul, is also involved in the case and that the lady in question will end up murdered; furthermore, she doesn't suspect that her own life and that of her father will lie in the balance. Yet as she investigates, it becomes increasingly clear that the good judge is being framed. Despite her fury at Paul for his infidelity and her concern for her father, she does her homework and?with a little help from her octogenarian poker cronies?deftly nails the murderer. Readers of courtroom fiction will love this latest by Scottoline, who was nominated for an Edgar Award for Final Appeal (HarperCollins, 1994). Recommended for public libaries.?Susan Clifford, Hughes Aircraft Co. Lib., Los AngelesCopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
New York Times Book Review
"Rita Morrone has a smart way with words and a shifty code of ethics, attributes that give this Philadelphia trail lawyer a jump on the legal competition."
"Sharp, intelligent, funny, and hip. . . .[Scottoline]gives fans of legal thrillers a good, twisty plot."
From AudioFile
Trial lawyer Rita Morrone defends powerful Judge Fiske Hamilton against a sexual abuse charge, then a murder charge. The novel is more than a legal thriller. It's also a good story about trust and relationships. The best scenes are explosive exchanges between Rita and her live-in lover, the judge's son. Here Karen Allen's narration is superb as she delivers each verbal blow with passion and conviction. Allen also maintains a good pace as she goes from the tension in the courtroom to the human passions outside. This is a good audio presentation, which lifts a well-crafted story to a higher level. I.Z. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
From Booklist
Lawyer Rita Morrene has moxie: she can posture in front of a jury, play poker with the boys, bluff her way though tight situations, and even fend off a gun-waving killer. The springboard for putting her brass in motion is a sexual harassment suit in which the accuser suddenly dies of unnatural causes. Because Morrene's client, a blue-blooded judge, had ample incentive to see the scandalous suit disappear, he becomes the prime suspect in the case. But the intrepid Morrene, with trademark sarcastic asides at the ready, soon adds suspects of her own, for the victim, it turns out, was a brazen minx who bedded many men, any of whom could have wanted the girl dead. Morrene's strategem for sorting out the candidates (who include her own boyfriend, which stokes up women-scorned atmospherics) cleverly flushes out the real killer, whose motive wasn't resentment about sex but greed connected with the original lawsuit. Against a carnival-like cast of characters, the author has created a star heroine whose savvy is worth a sequel or two. Gilbert Taylor
"Mary Higgins Clark meets Susan Isaacs meets John Grisham."
"Rita Morrone has a smart way with words and a shifty code of ethics..."
"Quick, witty, flavorful and absorbing."
"Filled with fast-paced action, tantalizing plot twists and the unforgettable Rita... a completely satisfying novel of suspense..."
"Mary Higgins Clark meets Susan Isaacs meets John Grisham."
Philadelphia Inquirer
"Filled with fast-paced action, tantalizing plot twists and the unforgettable Rita, Running from the Law is a completely satisfying novel of suspense and human drama."
Richard North Patterson
"Quick, witty, flavorful and absorbing."
"Quick, witty, flavorful and absorbing."
Philadelphia Magazine
"Mary Higgins Clark meets Susan Isaacs meets John Grisham."
USA Today
"Sharp, intelligent, funny, and hip. . . .[Scottoline]gives fans of legal thrillers a good, twisty plot."
Book Description
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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"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. "Sharp, intelligent, funny, and hip. [Scottoline] gives fans of legal thrillers a good, twisty plot" (USA Today).
About the Author
Lisa Scottoline is a New York Times bestselling author and former trial lawyer. She has won the Edgar Award, the highest prize in suspense fiction, and the Distinguished Author Award from the Weinberg Library of the University of Scranton. She has served as the Leo Goodwin Senior Professor of Law and Popular Culture at Nova Southeastern Law School, and her novels are used by bar associations for the ethical issues they present. Her books are published in more than twenty languages. She lives with her family in the Philadelphia area.
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