Moment of Truth - Softcover

Scottoline, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061030597 ISBN 13: 9780061030598

Publisher: Harper Torch, 2001

Synopsis

Legal Thriller - When Jack Newlin comes home to find his wife dead on the floor of their elegant dining room, he's convinced he knows who killed her - and determined that the murderer should escape detection. Making a split-second decision, he sets about doctoring the evidence in order to frame himself for the crime. And to hammer the final nail in his coffin, he hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find: Mary DiNunzio of Philadelphia law firm Rosato and Associates. Unfortunately for Jack, hiring Mary could turn out to be a big mistake. Inexperienced she may be, but Mary soon discovers that instead of defending a guilty client who claims to be innocent, she has an innocent client falsely proclaiming his guilt.

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Review:

"FIRST-DEGREE FUN".

Philadelphia Inquirer

"Will keep reader's riveted."-- "Publisher's Weekly (*Starred Review*)"A carefully crafted tale of immorality, dark serets, and familily values gone awry...Scottoline [keeps] the page-turner moving to a chilling end."-- "New York Post""An edgy tale, full of surprises."-- "USA Today""A thriller that delivers."-- "Detroit News""Smart and sassy, top-notch...Scottoline could give Grisham a few tips."-- "The Gazette"

From the Back Cover:

Moment of Truth is the story of a man who frames himself for murder. When attorney Jack Newlin discovers his wife dead in their elegant home, he's convinced he knows who killed her -- and is equally determined to hide the truth. He decides to take the rap, and to seal his fate he hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find, a reluctant rookie by the name of Mary DiNunzio from the hot Philadelphia firm of Rosato & Associates. But hiring Mary may turn out to be his biggest mistake. Mary doubts Jack's confession, and her ethics and instincts tell her she can't defend a man who wants to convict himself. Smarter, gutsier, and more persistent than she has any right to be, Mary sets out to prove what really happened -- because as any lawyer knows, a case is never as simple as it seems. And nothing is ever certain until the final moment of truth.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Torch
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0061030597
• ISBN 13: 9780061030598
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 448