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Title: Mistaken Identity by Lisa Scottoline ISBN: 0-06-109611-3 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.62 (53 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Lisa has done it again --- Another Blockbuster!!
Comment: "Mistaken Identity" is Lisa Scottoline's sixth and best book yet. This former Edgar Award winner gets better with every novel. "Mistaken Identity" and "Rough Justice", her previous novel, bring back previous heroines -- Bennie Rosato, Mary DiNunzio, and Judy Carrier. It is most enjoyable to see the character of each of these three lawyers continue to develop.
In "Mistaken Identity", Lisa makes excellent use of her legal background to depict courtroom scenes as only a lawyer could. The plot itself is unique in that Bennie finds herself defending a prisoner, Alice Connolly, who claims to be Bennie's twin. Although the book is almost 500 pages, it is an extremely fast read. As in all of her novels, the suspense is non-stop, from beginning to end.
In her "Acknowledgements", Lisa reveals that she did not discover until she was in her thirties that she had a half-sister. So, the book has a special meaning for her. She has meticulously researched the subject of twins and provides the reader with five references for additional information.
Lisa has a marvelous website . Months ago, readers were given an opportunity to edit the first chapter of "Mistaken Identity". This additional dimension to Lisa's creativity further bonds the reader to an outstanding author.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book - kept me up all night!
Comment: Don't miss this book if you enjoy a good, fast-paced read with a legal bent to it. The review from Kirkus Associates does a much better job of describing the book than I can, so I'll leave that to them. Had never read any of Lisa Scottoline's novels before, but after finishing MISTAKEN IDENTITY, I immediately ordered her previous novel, ROUGH JUSTICE.
Ms. Scottoline's characters are real, and it doesn't take long to realize that she writes from personal experience and observation. She has been described as the " female John Grisham," but that description doesn't do her justice. Like Grisham, her past legal experience has paid off with her ability to create some very believable characters.
Lisa also has an interesting Web site at http://www.scottoline.com. and it's worth the visit to learn a bit more about the author. You'l' find a message board and online reviews there as well. That's where I found out that MISTAKEN IDENTY has evidently been optioned for development into a television series.
Looking forward to reading all of her previous novels.
Rating: 4
Summary: A fun, fast read
Comment: While this book was a little long, I sped through it in a matter of days. Bennie Rosato returns in this story of family relationships and moral ambiguities. Bennie is asked to give legal aid to a woman who resembles her and claims to be her twin. Alice Connoly also claims to be inncocent of her boyfriend's murder and the victim of a police conspiracy. Alice's case was originally taken by a law firm that did nothing to help prepare her for trial, even though she was arrested nearly a year ago. It is now one week to trial and the judge refuses to grant Bennie any more time to prepare. All of this points to a conspiracy, but Bennie begins to think Alice may just be a good storyteller. Bennie has no idea if this woman is her twin and the more she learns of her look-alike's life, the more unsavory her character becomes. Like Scottline's Legal Tender, this is suspenseful and fast-paced with rich secondary characters.
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Title: Legal Tender by Lisa Scottoline ISBN: 0061094129 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Everywhere That Mary Went by Lisa Scottoline ISBN: 0061042935 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 November, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Moment of Truth by Lisa Scottoline ISBN: 0061030597 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Running from the Law by Lisa Scottoline ISBN: 0061094110 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Rough Justice by Lisa Scottoline ISBN: 0061096105 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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