Review by KT Sullivan
Judy Carrier is a
lawyer with Rosato and Associates. A big corporate case is obtained by the
firm, but all Judy can think about is her Aunt Barb. She’s been diagnosed with
breast cancer and faces major surgery. During a visit with her aunt, Judy meets
her good friend and housekeeper, Iris. Iris leaves to go to work and is found
dead in her car by the police. A heart attack is the official cause of death,
but Barb and Judy don’t believe it. Judy decides to ask some questions when she
notices defensive wounds on Iris’ hands. She finds out more than she bargained
for when a stash of cash is found in Iris’ belongings. Now people close to Iris
have disappeared, are robbed, or die. Judy becomes a target and isn’t sure whom
to trust when an old friend reenters her life. Does Judy have time to break up
with her boyfriend, de-flea her dog, and solve the case before the bad guys
find her?
Many women can
relate to Judy’s failing love life. She breaks up with Frank as he’s proposing
marriage. They love each other, but are never on the same page. As the title
suggests, trust looms large in the story. Believing in the wrong people hurts
the vulnerable. In Judy’s case, by the end of the story, is she ready to trust
again? That is a question for the next book. This is one in a series of books,
but it can be read as a stand alone. A few twists in the plot of the story and
a major twist in the series keep this book interesting.
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About the Author:
Lisa
Scottoline is the New
York Times bestselling author and Edgar award-winning author of 22 novels,
including her latest, Betrayed.
She also writes a weekly column with her daughter Francesca Serritella for
the Philadelphia Inquirer titled "Chick Wit" which is a
witty and fun take on life from a woman's perspective. These stories, along
with many other never-before-published stories, have been collected in four
books including their most recent, Have a Nice Guilt Trip, and the
earlier, Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim, Best Friends, Occasional
Enemies, Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog, which has been optioned for TV,
and My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space. Lisa reviews
popular fiction and non-fiction, and her reviews have appeared in New York
Times, The Washington Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lisa
has served as President of Mystery Writers of America and has taught a course
she developed, "Justice and Fiction" at The University of
Pennsylvania Law School, her alma mater. Lisa is a regular and much sought
after speaker at library and corporate events. Lisa has over 30 million copies
of her books in print and is published in over 35 countries. She lives in the
Philadelphia area with an array of disobedient pets, and she wouldn't have it
any other way.
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