Legal Tender | Lisa Scottoline

Legal Tender | Lisa Scottoline | Female attorney turned author

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Legal Tender

	Legal Tender Lisa Scottoline HarperTorch, 1997 - 464 pages average customer review:based on 39 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Bennie Rosato is a maverick lawyer, and business at her law firm has never been better. Then, without warning, a savage murder tears the firm apart. All evidence points to Bennie, who has motive aplenty and an unconfirmable alibi. Her world turns upside-down as the lawyer becomes the client, and the law is now after her. When another killing takes place, Bennie runs for her life, a fugitive armed only with her wits and courage. She is determined to find the real killer -- or die trying.

Leagal Tender

I started reading Ms. Scottoline books in the middle of this series and decided to go back to the beginning of the series, I am so glad I did.

Great Series!

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Female attorney turned author

Lisa Scottoline has an incredible background both personal and profressional. She uses them to write her stories. They are always
interesting, in-depth, and intriguing. I am a new fan of hers and have
read many of her books. None have disappointed me. This one is no
exception. Give this a author a shot at becoming one of yours!

Fun legal thriller

Bennie Rosato is a partner in a law firm with her recent ex, Mark. She is still trying to adjust to the fact that he has broken up with her to date their associate, Eve, when she finds out that he also has plans to dissolve the partnership and start his own firm. But any shock that she feels is overwhelmed when his body is found, dead, at his desk and Bennie is the number one suspect. Bennie must try to solve this murder if she is to save her firm, reputation, and most importantly, her life. But the bodies keep piling up and the police aren't looking in any direction but hers. Will she be able to stay out of jail long enough to catch the real killer?

Legal Tender is one of the earlier Scottoline novels that features Bennie Rosato. Like the more recent books, it is fun and fast. The story is somewhat contrived and unbelievable, but it is grounded enough in reality to let the fun carry the day. A very quick read, it will leave you reaching for the next in the series.

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Exciting -- if not completely plausible

This book mixes murder, action, family/career issues and even a little romance together to make a heady concoction. The pace is furious, the dialog is funny, the heroine is unique ... but it all happens sooo fast and it all comes together a bit too neatly at the end. Still, I'm not at all sorry I spent time with Bennie and the gang, and I'd recommend this book as a light and fun read.

Not Crazy About This One...

Here's my review system--I score on four categories and average them together for the number of stars. The four categories are: character development (are the characters deep and complex, plot (is it interesting), voice (is the narration smooth and engaging) and cliche level (is it predictable.)

Character development: 4 stars-- Her protoganist was solid

Plot: 3 stars-- I don't know--some of it seemed unlikely, some of it seemed predictable

Voice: 4 stars-- It was okay--but I tired of the narrator asking the reader questions and dropping plot summaries

Cliche level: 3 stars-- The angry jealous woman lawyer who was jilted by the evil guy...not for me.

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