Look Again - by Lisa Scottoline (Paperback)

About the Book

Reporter Ellen Gleeson is on a quest to determine whether her adopted son and the boy in a "Have You Seen This Child?" flyer are one and the same.

Book Synopsis

The New York Times bestseller, Look Again by beloved author Lisa Scottoline

When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a "Have You Seen This Child?" flyer in the mail, she almost throws it away. But something about it makes her look again...

The child in the photo looks exactly like Ellen's adopted son, Will. But how could it be if the adoption was lawful? Everything inside her tells her to deny what she sees. But Ellen won't rest until she finds out the truth. And she can't shake the question: If Will rightfully belongs to someone else, should she keep him or give him up?

Ellen makes the wrenching decision to investigate, following a trail of clues no one was meant to uncover. And when she digs too deep, she risks losing her life--and that of the son she loves.

From the Back Cover

A Washington Post Book of the Year

A pulse-pounding, emotionally charged thriller about love, family, and the pursuit of justice from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline

A MOTHER'S WORST NIGHTMARE

When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a "Have You Seen This Child?" flyer in the mail, she almost throws it away. But something about it makes her look again...

A MORAL DILEMMA

The child in the photo looks exactly like Ellen's adopted son, Will. But how could it be if the adoption was lawful? Everything inside her tells her to deny what she sees. But Ellen won't rest until she finds out the truth. And she can't shake the question: If Will rightfully belongs to someone else, should she keep him or give him up?

A DEADLY GAME

Ellen makes the wrenching decision to investigate, following a trail of clues no one was meant to uncover. And when she digs too deep, she risks losing her life--and that of the son she loves.

"A pulse-racing novel." --USA Today

Review Quotes

"...barn-burning crossover novel about every adoptive mother's worst nightmare. . . . her best book yet." --Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

"Bestseller Scottoline ... scores another bull's-eye with this terrifying thriller about an adoptive parent's worst fear. . . . Scottoline expertly ratchets up the tension." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"Scottoline's edgy and emotional thriller proves once again why she's such an accomplished author. Any story dealing with the kidnapping of a child is heart-wrenching, but in Scottoline's capable hands readers experience a myriad of feelings -- shock, anger, sadness and relief. A great read!" --RT Book Reviews

"Scottoline's best novel to date will have faithful fans and new readers singing her praises. Highly recommended." --Library Journal

"Her plots are as lean and swift as a scull on the Schuylkill River in her native Philadelphia." --The Washington Post

"Look Again, if I may be so bold, is probably Lisa Scottoline's best novel. It's honest and hugely emotional, with very real characters who you care about, and will remember long after you finish this terrific book." --James Patterson

"There was something about this book that just sucked me in, especially on an emotional level...this is some of Lisa's finest work." --Billie Bloebaum, Powell's Books

"A timely and topical thriller...that tugs at the heart at the same moments that it ratchets up the tension." --Joe Drabyak, Chester County Book & Music Company

"A page-turner that challenges every aspect of motherhood. Lisa Scottoline's Look Again should appeal to fans of thrillers, romantic suspense, and provocative/issue novelists like Anita Shreve and Jodi Picoult." --Geoffrey B. Jennings, Rainy Day Books

"[The book is] laced with tears and laughter as we witness the anguish, joy, terror, and resolve of a mother, under siege." --Barbara Peters, The Poisoned Pen

"The pace never lets up and Look Again is full of surprises. . . . Look Again is a guaranteed great time, not only for all longtime Scottoline readers but for newcomers who will definitely become fans." --The Mystery Reader

About the Author

Lisa Scottoline is the New York Times bestselling author of over thirty novels including Look Again, Lady Killer, Think Twice, Save Me and Everywhere That Mary Went. She also writes a weekly column, "Chick Wit," with her daughter Francesca Serritella, for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The columns have been collected in several volumes, including Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog and My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space. Scottoline has won an Edgar(R) Award and Cosmopolitan magazine's "Fun Fearless Fiction" Award, and she served as the president of Mystery Writers of America. She teaches a course on justice and fiction at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, her alma mater. She lives in the Philadelphia area.