Blockbuster author Lisa Scottoline returns to the Rosato & Associates law firm with Betrayed, and maverick lawyer Judy Carrier takes the lead in a case that's more personal than ever. Judy has always championed the underdog, so when Iris, the housekeeper and best friend of Judy's beloved Aunt Barb, is found dead of an apparent heart attack, Judy begins to suspect foul play. The circumstances of the death leave Judy with more questions than answers, and never before has murder struck so close to home. In the meantime, Judy's own life roils with emotional and professional upheaval. She doesn't play well with her boss, Bennie Rosato, which jeopardizes her making partner at the firm. Not only that, her best friend Mary DiNunzio is planning a wedding, leaving Judy feeling left behind, as well as newly unhappy in her relationship with her live-in boyfriend Frank. Judy sets her own drama aside and begins an investigation of Iris's murder, then discovers a shocking truth that confounds her expectations and leads her in a completely different direction. She finds herself plunged into a shadowy world of people who are so desperate that they cannot go to the police, and where others are so ruthless that they prey on vulnerability. Judy finds strength within herself to try to get justice for Iris and her aunt -- but it comes at a terrible price.
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“Bello is excellent in her portrayal of the numerous Mexicans Judy interviews in her quest for answers, at the same time dealing with the illness of a beloved aunt. At times, Betrayed seems more family drama than thriller, but Bello battles onward to a satisfying conclusion.”
— AudioFile
“The latest installment of Lisa Scottiline’s crowd-pleasing series about an all-woman legal firm.”
— Barnes&Noble.com, editorial review“Judy is a sympathetic protagonist—passionate about her job, loyal to her family, and dogged in her pursuit of justice—which makes her struggle to reconcile her ideals of justice with the realities of working at a big Philadelphia law firm particularly compelling.”
— Publishers Weekly“It’s associate Judy Carrier’s turn to feel the heat at Rosato & DiNunzio, Philadelphia’s premier all-female law firm. And girl, does she ever…[making] this the most successful melding to date of Rosato & DiNunzio’s cases and Scottoline’s family-centered stand-alones.”
— Kirkus Reviews“TERRIFIC!
— Booklist on AccusedAccused is a scorcher of a story...you'll be riveted till the very last page.
— Linda Fairstein on AccusedAccused is Scottoline in top form.
— Time.com on AccusedThis is a long-awaited, solid entry into a terrific series that should appeal to fans of Sheldon Siegel, Rose Connors, and Steve Martini.
— Booklist on AccusedScottoline is at her best writing the 'Rosato and Associates' stories and this latest is one of her best. Keep 'em coming, Lisa.
— Huffington Post on AccusedCaptivating.
— Deseret News on AccusedIntriguing.
— Publishers Weekly on AccusedOne can almost hear the cheering from Scottoline's fans, including this reviewer, upon learning that the charming and often amusing ladies of Rosato & Associates have returned. Their personalities and antics burst from the pages, leaving readers wanting more.
— Portland Book Review on AccusedScottoline once again pushes a book beyond any arbitrary genre restrictions.
— CTNEWS.com on AccusedAfter some rockin' stand-alones, Scottoline returns to her popular series about feisty all-female law firm Rosato and Assoc. Nice to have them back.
— People magazine on AccusedLisa Scottoline is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author of thirty-six novels. A former President of Mystery Writers of America, she has thirty million copies of her books in print and has been published in thirty-five countries. Her books have been optioned for film and televison, and she has also co-authored a series of humorous memoirs with her daughter, novelist Francesca Serritella. A former lawyer, she taught a course she developed, “Justice & Fiction,” at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, her alma mater.