Devil's Corner - Softcover

Scottoline, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060742895 ISBN 13: 9780060742898

Publisher: Harper Torch, 2006

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline delivers a knockout stand-alone thriller featuring a young federal prosecutor who risks her life to bring down the kingpin of a conspiracy responsible for murders in West Philly.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Vicki Allegretti goes to meet a confidential informant and finds herself facing a loaded 9 mm Glock semiautomatic weapon, wielded by a panicky teenager. Violence is the last thing this neophyte lawyer expects. The case is easy, the kind given to new ADAs to help them cut their teeth. Yet almost before she has time to react, her partner is dead, shot in the chest.

From that high-octane introduction to her job, Vicki vows to continue with the case, protect her informant, and find the shadowy figure behind the death of her partner. This decision will take her to the depths of the federal detention center's “bowl,” to a row house on the street where she grew up, and to the posh suburbs where her parents now live. Set against the gritty backdrop of a modern American city and imbued with Lisa Scottoline's trademark style and wit, Cater Street is the story of a determined young lawyer seeking justice.

About this title

Review:

"A well-plotted, briskly paced legal thriller."--Daily Press, Inc. Newport News, Va.

"Thrilling, but also fun, peppered with Scottoline's tart, cheeky wit."--Philadelphia Inquirer

"A fast-paced thriller featuring a female lawyer with an ample supply of attitude....The writing is brisk and sassy."--Time magazine

"Scottoline...has a gift for vivid character portrayal and for fast-paced writing."--New York Law Journal

"An entertaining page-turner with plenty of twists and turns and a sturdy surprise ending."--Boston Globe

"Compelling entertainment."--Publishers Weekly

" A welcome addition."--Philadelphia Inquirer

"Exciting"--Chicago Tribune

"Well-plotted, briskly paced."--Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

"Exciting, top-notch tale of death and deceit."--Lansing State Journal

Book Description:

When prosecutor Vicki Allegretti arrives at a rowhouse to meet a confidential informant, she finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time. She’s almost shot to death, and two others are gunned down before her disbelieving eyes. How did a routine investigation become a double homicide? She can identify the killers, now all she has to do is to find them. The deeper she probes, the more she realizes that she’s dealing with ruthless killers. Her suspicions take her to Devil’s Corner, a place on the brink of ruin – thick with broken souls, innocent youth and a scourge that plays on both. Sadly, her delectable colleague Dan Molloy is too married to give her the kind of support she really needs, but when she teams up with an unlikely ally, she buckles up for a wild ride down a dangerous street. And into the crossfire of a powerful and relentless conspiracy. Set against the pulsing backdrop of Philadelphia, with a storyline driven by strong female characters and the breakneck pace that has become her trademark, DEVIL’S CORNER is Lisa Scottoline’s most satisfying novel yet. ‘Lisa Scottoline has been added to my list of must-read authors. Her stories are filled with teeth-gnashing suspense, her characters are compelling, and her humor cuts to the heart of the issue with laserlike accuracy’ Janet Evanovich

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Torch
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060742895
• ISBN 13: 9780060742898
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 472