Courting Trouble - (Rosato & Associates) by Lisa Scottoline (Paperback)

About the Book

Anne Murphy is the redheaded rookie at the Philadelphia law firm of Rosato & Associates, and one morning she wakes up to front-page headlines proclaiming lawyer murdered -- above her own picture. If she wants to stay alive, she's got to play dead. She'll have to trust people she barely knows -- colleagues who hate her, homicide cops who want her out of the crime-fighting business, and a new love who inconveniently happens to be opposing counsel. But her knack for courting trouble makes it almost impossible for Anne to play well with others, and an unexpected event places her in lethal jeopardy and leaves her with everything to lose.

Book Synopsis

New York Times Bestseller

"A fast-moving and suspenseful thriller, cheerful, charming...funny and a good read."--Los Angeles Times

In the seventh blockbuster legal thriller in #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline's Rosato & Associates series, a beautiful young lawyer is believed to have been murdered, but she's very much alive and is now on the run for her life as she searches for the killer.

Anne Murphy is the redheaded rookie at the Philadelphia law firm of Rosato & Associates, and one morning she wakes up to front-page headlines proclaiming LAWYER MURDERED--above her own picture.

To find the killer, Anne's got to play dead--if she wants to stay alive. Though she tries to go it alone, she quickly realizes she'll have to trust people she barely knows--colleagues who hate her, a homicide squad that wants her out of the crime-fighting business, and a new love who inconveniently happens to be opposing counsel.

But her knack for courting trouble, makes it almost impossible for Anne to play well with others, and an unexpected event places her in legal jeopardy and leaves her with everything to lose--including her life.

Review Quotes

"Scottoline has a knack for writing catchy whodunits with wit, charm, and mischief, and she doesn't disappoint here." - Booklist
"This is a gavel-to-gavel romp.... Fun in the first degree." - People
"If you forget to slather on sunscreen before you start to read Lisa Scottoline's latest at the beach, you're going to get a very bad sunburn....A witty, charming and earthy whodunit....Fast-paced and appealing." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Courting Trouble rolls with surprises, suspense and style. Scottoline rocks!" - Nora Roberts
"Absolutely terrific legal thriller....a delight to read." - Newsday