Dirty Blonde (Abridged) Audiobook

" The story is boring, but the narrative of the reader is monotone and not enjoyable to listen to at all "

" Good read. Illuminates double standards all the way up to highest court. "

" Eh. This one started out well, but then went off track when Cate explored her childhood; that whole storyline just didn't fit in well with the rest of the story. Then we jump back to the main storyline - actually, the two main storylines - and things wrap up in a sort of strange way. Unexpected, but not in a "Wow, didn't see that coming, that was great!" way, more of a "... huh?" way. Not one of her best. "

" pretty lame. it was an okay story, but sloppy writing. "

" Was not impressed with this book. The main character had erratic behavior for no real reason. There were also unneeded plot lines that were just fluff. "

" First book by this author. Won't go out of my way to read more. Since when does a mother refer to a 3 yr old as "the baby"? "

" A friend whose opinion I value recommended this author to me. Huh? I thought is was nothing but a typical male fantasy - female judge bedding working class pick-ups. A waste of time - really stupid, poor plotting, 1-dimensional characters. "

" I love Lisa Scottoline's books! I listen to the audio books during my commute. The narrator of Lisa Scottoline's books, Barbara Rosenblat, is excellent. I think she is a big reason I love Scottline's stories so much. "

" What is wrong with this woman. You just want to slap her. It sometimes amazes me how smart people can do stupid things. This is a story about one such person. "

" Just an OK mystery...nothing too deep, although at times very implausible. I think I will move on to a different style for a while. "

" I love Lisa Scottoline's work! She has a great sense of humor - her one-liners reach out and grab you when you least expect it. She just writes like she would be someone I would love to be friends with! (Sorry, with whom I'd love to be friends) ;) "

" Ok, can I say Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!! I really enjoyed this book, I didn't know what was going to happen next right down to the last chapter. Judge Cate Fante is something else, and I would love to see the Lisa write her in another book. I give this book 5 stars!!! "

" Read my thoughts at: Thoughts of Joy... "

" Each chapter ends with a cliffhanger for the next. Ending was a surprise but there weren't any clues to take the reader "there" which was a bit frustrating. I'd read Scottoline again. "

" A page-turner interesting enough to pass a few lunch-hours. Nice use of toxic seepage from underground fire as symbolic landscape for main character, though it wasn't developed much. The ending was grossly unrealistic, but hey - it's genre fiction. "

" For some reason I had a hard time getting into this book...another one that goes in to the "read at a later date" pile... "

" I really enjoyed this a relaxing read. Another one of those fiction books I just couldn't pit down. The plot is interesting as we try and figure out why the judge acts as she does in her personal life. The story is a little different and keeps things interesting. "

" Great crime novel, read it. "

" Struggle to begin with as set in a court, dont usually like that sort of thing, find it a bit boring, but once got away from that is was ok, did'nt know judges had such exciting lives "

" Good yarn with a twist. Heroine was a judge but on her off hours slept around with pickups from bars. Redeemed herself at end. Detective theme was based around another judge who was killed. "

" This was a good book to travel with. It really did keep me guessing. I cringed many times at what the main character would do. Some things just did not seem logical, but then, it is fiction. "

" Dark beginning but good story! "

" I usually like something a bit deeper with better charcterizations, but do enjoy all the Philly references. "

" it built up to nothing....just went flat in the end like the author got tired and wanted to wrap it up quickly....or just ran out of ideas. "

" A young female Federal Court judge acting like a teenager for 50 chapters. You decide. "

" This is the first of Lisa's fiction books that I have read. I enjoyed it a lot and especially enjoyed all the Philly and Pa. references she made. Will read more of her books. "

" I've liked all the books written by Lisa Scottoline -- all have realistic characters, but sometimes the situations border on the not-quite-possible. That's ok with me since I read to be entertained. This one did the trick for me. "

" it built up to nothing....just went flat in the end like the author got tired and wanted to wrap it up quickly....or just ran out of ideas. "

" One of the first books I've read of hers. Really good female writer. Fairly clean, some language, but really kept my interest. Her characters are quite believable. "

" I was presently surprised by this book. There was much more depth to the story line and while some of the legal bits weren't the most accurate, most of it was very good. Worth reading! "

" This is one of Lisa Scottline's better works. I really like the storyline "

" Rather a horrible premise, but a fun read as expected. "

" I had a hard time getting into this one. This Federal Judge's behavior was so crazy, I found it irritating. But then I started caring more for the story line and wanted to find out what was going to happen. "

" audio book... read while walking, maybe 2.5 stars... Barbara Rosenblat does a good job narrating. Started off pretty good, but by the end, I just wanted it over.. Great information on Centralia, Pa. and the coal mine fire that has burned since 1962.. "

" The main character in this book is a judge. She has a secret night life that gets out. A murder and suicide happens with no investigation. As always in Lisa Scottoline books, the main character does all of the police work. It was ok, but not great. "

" Good, like all of her books. "

" Started creepy- thought I might not finish it but it got a lot better and once more I could barely put a book down. "

" For IQ's 90 and under. Crudely-written, patronizing, and uninteresting, all on the same page. This is kind of impressive, actually. "