Lisa scottoline bio
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By Leslie Lindsay
She’s back…Lisa Scottoline is here with her 26th—count ‘em—book and it’s a fabulous tail-spin into the juvenile justice system.
One boy. One lawyer. One day. And one shot at justice.
That&#;s DAMAGED (which released yesterday from St. Martin&#;s Press), Lisa Scottoline&#;s 4th in the Rosato & DiNunzio series featuring go-getter lawyer Mary DuNunzio as the tough-but-fair protagonist.
One a deeper level, DAMAGED is about year old Patrick O&#;Brien, orphaned by his mother and father and being raised by his elderly (and diabetic) grandfather. Patrick is small for his age, shy, dyslexic, and as a result, suffers from anxiety. When Patrick is accused of attacking a school aide with a pair of scissors, his grandfather approaches Rosato & DiNunzio for legal assistance.
In Scottoline&#;s trademark fast-fasted and emotional riveting manner, she draws readers right into the eye of the storm, working in legalese and child advocacy issues at a break-neck speed, something I am certain legal thriller readers will love.
Meanwhile, Mary is just weeks away from her wedding to a college professor and this provides a nice backstory/subplot to Patrick&#;s story, tying in a bit of love and romance, though not enough to take away from the primary
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Lisa Scottoline
American writer
Lisa Scottoline (; born July 1, ) is an American author of legal thrillers.
Life
[edit]Born in the Lower Moyamensing neighborhood of Philadelphia, Scottoline attended Lower Merion High School and then went on to earn a B.A. in English magna cum laude (in three years) from the University of Pennsylvania, then graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[1] She clerked for judges at the state and federal appellate courts and later became a litigator at Dechert in Philadelphia.[2][3] After the birth of her daughter, she left the law firm and started writing.[2]Final Appeal received an Edgar Award, for excellence in crime fiction. She has since written 30 bestselling novels, including Look Again and Don't Go, both which reached number two on The New York Times Best Seller list.[4][5] She has served as President of the Mystery Writers of America and won many other honors. Her novels have been translated into 30 languages and she has 30 million copies in print.[citation needed]
Since March , Scottoline and her daughter Francesca Serritella have been writing the "Chick Wit" column for The Philadelphia Inquirer.[6][7]