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Title details for Betrayed by Lisa Scottoline - Available

Betrayed

#2 in series

by Lisa Scottoline
Maria Bello
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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.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Rosato & DiNunzio

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    November 25, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781427243768
      • File size: 285653 KB
      • Duration: 09:55:06

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 22, 2014
      When Iris Juarez, an undocumented immigrant, turns up dead in her car in bestseller Scottoline’s rewarding 13th Rosato & Associates novel (after 2013’s Accused), lawyer Judy Carrier winds up investigating, since Iris was the best friend of Judy’s cancer-stricken aunt, Barb. Meanwhile, both Judy’s personal and professional life explode: her boss orders her to take on a series of dubiously ethical asbestos cases, and her boyfriend, Frank Lucia, proposes just as Judy prepares to break up with him. 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. While Scottoline does a good job of balancing the various elements of Judy’s life, the novel feels like a small part of a much larger story, leaving the mystery with an unfinished quality. Author tour. Agent: Molly Friedrich, Friedrich Literary Agency.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Maria Bello narrates as if she's preparing for a fight. Her delivery is not at odds with a plot that focuses on hardworking women, but it takes some adjusting to. The second book in Scottoline's DiNunzio & Rosato series concentrates on Judy Carrier, a young, principled lawyer at the all-female law firm. When Judy is summoned to a family emergency, she meets Iris, an undocumented Mexican worker. Within hours, Iris is dead, seemingly of natural causes, but Judy has doubts. 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. C.A.T. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      April 1, 2015

      Rosato and DiNunzio associate Judy Carrier is embroiled in multiple dramas and feeling anxious in all aspects of her life--she's frustrated with her boyfriend, Frank; her aunt's breast cancer diagnosis brings Judy's estranged mother to town; and she's wrongfully accused of misconduct in her current case. As Judy works to solve the murder of her aunt's best friend Iris Suarez, an undocumented immigrant who may have been involved in a Mexican drug cartel, the plots move quickly, although not always in sync, and at times it feels as though too much is going on at once. Nonetheless, Scottoline writes familiar characters who are well developed, fun, and interesting. The audio performance by Maria Bello is average and not of the same caliber as long-time Scottoline readers Kate Burton and Barbara Rosenblat. Bello's performance is often stilted, and her pronunciation of certain words, especially Spanish words, can detract from the narrative. VERDICT Fans of Scottoline's and of like-minded authors such as Tess Gerritsen, J.A. Jance, and Iris Johansen will enjoy this work.--Nicole A. Cooke, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

      Copyright 2015 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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