No I am not talking about Tina Cross who sings as part of the fantastic Kiwi group the Lady killers (well worth catching up with these ladies if you ever get the chance). Great dancing for a good cause by the way Tina (although I am still being parochial and supporting Temepara in Dancing with the Stars).
No - today I am talking about the book Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline. Here is a sneak preview of the review that Wellsford Library have written for the April edition of the Northern Matters.
Lisa Scottoline has once again returned, to the office of Rosato & Associates after a five-year break,
to write an unputdownable thriller.
Mary Di Nunzio is once more the reluctant heroine of the story. She has a surprise visit from an old high school rival – Trish Gambone.
Trish was head of the Mean Girl gang, who excelled at smoking and general disruption of the class, in contrast with Mary who was a straight-A student and the most likely to achieve sainthood. (Mary had a secret nick name for her – Trash!)
Trish is terrified of her live-in boyfriend and fears for her life. His drug running and mob connections has changed his personality into an abusive controlling individual. She begs for Mary’s help to find a way to escape his clutches. Mary has some legal suggestions that Trish refuses and storms out off her office.
She goes missing, and a body turns up in an alley. Mary goes on a ‘one woman crusade’ and tries to right the wrong she feels she did to Trish. As the story’s plot twists and turns and the reader tries to second-guess the outcome, Mary careers around the country in a shocking storm looking for Trish.
All the old characters have a place in the story, Mrs DiNunzio is still cooking the best spaghetti and meatballs, Mr DiNunzio is still the devoted husband and father. Judy is as usual trying to keep Mary from making a fatal mistake. Mary’s boss Rosato reveals a soft underbelly and helps in the most unexpected way. Plus Mary may have found romance again!
Lisa Scottoline has once again returned, to the office of Rosato & Associates after a five-year break,
to write an unputdownable thriller.Mary Di Nunzio is once more the reluctant heroine of the story. She has a surprise visit from an old high school rival – Trish Gambone.
Trish was head of the Mean Girl gang, who excelled at smoking and general disruption of the class, in contrast with Mary who was a straight-A student and the most likely to achieve sainthood. (Mary had a secret nick name for her – Trash!)
Trish is terrified of her live-in boyfriend and fears for her life. His drug running and mob connections has changed his personality into an abusive controlling individual. She begs for Mary’s help to find a way to escape his clutches. Mary has some legal suggestions that Trish refuses and storms out off her office.
She goes missing, and a body turns up in an alley. Mary goes on a ‘one woman crusade’ and tries to right the wrong she feels she did to Trish. As the story’s plot twists and turns and the reader tries to second-guess the outcome, Mary careers around the country in a shocking storm looking for Trish.
All the old characters have a place in the story, Mrs DiNunzio is still cooking the best spaghetti and meatballs, Mr DiNunzio is still the devoted husband and father. Judy is as usual trying to keep Mary from making a fatal mistake. Mary’s boss Rosato reveals a soft underbelly and helps in the most unexpected way. Plus Mary may have found romance again!
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