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Lisa Scottoline Biography & Facts

Lisa Scottoline (; born July 1, 1955) is an American author of legal thrillers. Life Born in the Lower Moyamensing neighborhood of Philadelphia, Scottoline attended Lower Merion High School and then went on to earn a B.A. in English magna cum laude (in three years) from the University of Pennsylvania, then graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She clerked for judges at the state and federal appellate courts and later became a litigator at Dechert in Philadelphia. After the birth of her daughter, she left the law firm and started writing. Final Appeal received an Edgar Award, for excellence in crime fiction. She has since written 30 bestselling novels, including Look Again and Don't Go, both which reached number two on The New York Times Best Seller list. She has served as President of the Mystery Writers of America and won many other honors. Her novels have been translated into 30 languages and she has 30 million copies in print. Since March 2007, Scottoline and her daughter Francesca Serritella have been writing the "Chick Wit" column for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A collection of those humorous nonfiction columns has been published in a series of bestselling books co-written with her daughter Francesca Serritella, the first of which is entitled Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman and published on November 24, 2009. Books Rosato & Associates Everywhere That Mary Went (1993) Legal Tender (1996) Rough Justice (1997) Mistaken Identity (1998) Moment of Truth (2000) – #10 on The NYT Best Seller list and on the list for six weeks. The Vendetta Defense (2001) – #7 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for five weeks. Courting Trouble (2003) – #8 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for three weeks. Dead Ringer (2003) – #5 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for four weeks. Killer Smile (2004) – #14 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for two weeks. Lady Killer (2008) – #4 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for four weeks. Think Twice (2010) – #4 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for three weeks. Rosato & DiNunzio Novels Accused. St. Martin's Press. 29 October 2013. ISBN 978-1-250-02765-8. Betrayed. St. Martin's Press. 25 November 2014. ISBN 978-1-250-02768-9. Corrupted. St. Martin's Press. 10 October 2015. ISBN 978-1-250-02793-1. Damaged. St. Martin's Press. 16 August 2016. ISBN 978-1-250-09962-4. Exposed. St. Martin's Press. 15 August 2017. ISBN 978-1-250-09971-6. Feared. St. Martin's Press. 14 August 2018. ISBN 978-1-250-09959-4. Standalone fiction Final Appeal (1994) – Winner of the 1995 Edgar Award for "Best Paperback Original Mystery." Running From the Law (1995), winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award 1995. Devil's Corner (2005) – #9 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for two weeks. Dirty Blonde (2006) – #5 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for four weeks. Daddy's Girl (2007)- #3 on NYT Bestseller list for two consecutive weeks and on the list for three weeks.Appeared in the 2007 Reader's Digest Select Editions Volume 294 – #6. Look Again. St. Martin's Press. 1 April 2010. ISBN 978-1-4299-9161-2. – #2 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for three weeks. Save Me: A Novel. St. Martin's Press. 12 April 2011. ISBN 978-1-4299-5979-7. – #7 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for four weeks. Come Home (2012, St. Martin's Press) – #4 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for three weeks. Don't Go. St. Martin's Press. 9 April 2013. ISBN 978-1-250-02599-9. – #2 on NYT Bestseller list and on the list for three weeks. Keep Quiet (2014, St. Martin's Press) Every Fifteen Minutes (2015, St. Martin's Press) Most Wanted (2016, St. Martin's Press) One Perfect Lie (2017, St. Martin's Press) After Anna (2018, St. Martin's Press) Someone Knows (April 9, 2019, G. P. Putnam's Sons) Eternal (March 23, 2021, Penguin Publishing Group) What Happened to the Bennetts (2022, Penguin Random House) The Truth About the Devlins (2024, G.P. Putnam's Sons) Serial novels contributed to Naked Came the Phoenix (2001) Natural Suspect (2001) (ISBN 0-345-43769-1) The Chopin Manuscript (2008) – The first book of the "Harold Middleton" series. Initial release was as an audiobook. (ISBN 1-4233-7907-1) The Copper Bracelet (2010) – The second book of the "Harold Middleton" series. (ISBN 1-60285-731-8) Watchlist (2010) is an omnibus of The Chopin Manuscript (2008) and The Copper Bracelet (2010) (ISBN 1-59315-559-X) No Rest for the Dead (2011) (ISBN 1-4516-0737-7) Nonfiction Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman (2009, St. Martin's Press) My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space, with Francesca Serritella (2010, St. Martin's Press) Best Friends, Occasional Enemies: The Lighter Side of Life as a Mother and Daughter, with Francesca Serritella (2011, St. Martin's Press) Happy and Merry, with Francesca Serritella (2012, St. Martin's Press) [e-book] Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim, with Francesca Serritella (2012, St. Martin's Press) Have a Nice Guilt Trip, with Francesca Serritella (2014, St. Martin's Press) Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions, with Francesca Serritella (2015, St. Martin's Press) I've Got Sand In All the Wrong Places, with Francesca Serritella (2016, St. Martin's Press) I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere But the Pool, with Francesca Serritella (2017, St. Martin's Press) I See Life Through Rose-Colored Glasses, with Francesca Serritella (2018, St. Martin's Press) References External links Lisa Scottoline's Web site Reading Guides and title list for Lisa Scottoline's books (official publisher web page). 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  • Lover Unveiled synopsis, comments

    Lover Unveiled

    J.R. Ward

    The #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series returns featuring a powerful MMA fighter with a buried secret that can change the world of Caldwell forever. Sahva...

  • The Last Good Girl synopsis, comments

    The Last Good Girl

    Allison Leotta

    From Allison Leotta, the “highly entertaining storyteller” (George Pelecanos) who writes “in a style that’s as real as it gets” (USA TODAY), a rippedfromtheheadlines novel featurin...

  • Lover Arisen synopsis, comments

    Lover Arisen

    J.R. Ward

    True love brings a deadly threat to the Black Dagger Brotherhood in this sizzling new novel in J.R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling series.Possessed by the demon Devina, Balth...

  • Enigma synopsis, comments

    Enigma

    Catherine Coulter

    From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter comes the heartstopping twentyfirst installment in the electrifying FBI Thriller series.After Agent Dillon Savich stops a c...

  • Deadlock synopsis, comments

    Deadlock

    Catherine Coulter

    This “intricate…extravagant thriller with a paranormal tinge” (Publishers Weekly)” by #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter finds Savich and Sherlock confronting t...

  • The Beloved synopsis, comments

    The Beloved

    J.R. Ward

    The thrilling and highly anticipated next installment in the bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series!When Zsadist’s daughter, Nalla, falls in love, the Black Dagger Brotherhood...

  • The Wedding from Hell Bind-Up synopsis, comments

    The Wedding from Hell Bind-Up

    J.R. Ward

    #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward’s The Wedding From Hell is an exclusive threepart prequel to her standalone suspense novel Consumed. Taking us back to where it all s...

  • The Viper synopsis, comments

    The Viper

    J.R. Ward

    A heartwrenching tale of love and betrayal in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward.Framed for the grisly murder of his shellan, K...

  • What Happened to the Bennetts synopsis, comments

    What Happened to the Bennetts

    Lisa Scottoline

    From #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline comes a pulsepounding new novel.Your family has been attacked, never again to be the same. Now you have to choose between law…and justice...

  • Consumed synopsis, comments

    Consumed

    J.R. Ward

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and “master of contemporary romance, with heroes so hot they set the pages on fire” (Gena Showalter, New York Times bestselling author...

  • The Girl Who Survived synopsis, comments

    The Girl Who Survived

    Lisa Jackson

    In this deviously volatile, deliciously creepy thriller from the #1 New York Times bestseller, the lone survivor of a brutal family massacre must uncover the awful truth about the ...

  • Full Disclosure synopsis, comments

    Full Disclosure

    Beverley McLachlin

    #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR ELLIS AWARDSFrom the former Chief Justice of Canada comes a riveting thriller starring Jilly Truitt, a rising, young defense attor...

  • The Wolf synopsis, comments

    The Wolf

    J.R. Ward

    Return to the sizzling glymera’s prison camp in this dark and sexy second novel in the new Black Dagger Brotherhood Prison Camp spinoff series from the #1 New York Times bestsellin...

  • The Savior synopsis, comments

    The Savior

    J.R. Ward

    A vampire and a scientist’s fates are passionately entwined in a race against time in this thrilling romance in the #1 New York Times bestselling “utterly absorbing and deliciously...

  • Blood Truth synopsis, comments

    Blood Truth

    J.R. Ward

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the “utterly absorbing” (Angela Knight, New York Times bestselling author) Black Dagger Brotherhood series and The Savior brings you the...

  • The Fall synopsis, comments

    The Fall

    John Lescroart

    A “courtroom thriller extraordinaire” (Providence Journal) from “master craftsman” (Associated Press) John Lescroart puts Dismas Hardy and his daughter in the middle of an uncertai...

  • Allegiance synopsis, comments

    Allegiance

    Kermit Roosevelt

    A sophisticated legal thriller that plunges readers into the debate within the US government surrounding the imprisonment of thousands of JapaneseAmericans during World War II.When...

  • Someone Knows synopsis, comments

    Someone Knows

    Lisa Scottoline

    Bestselling and awardwinning author Lisa Scottoline reaches new heights with this riveting novel about how a single decision can undo a family, how our past can derail our present,...

  • Paradox synopsis, comments

    Paradox

    Catherine Coulter

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter delves into the mind of an escaped mental patient obsessed with revenge in this “eerie, unsettling, and breathlessly terrifyi...

  • The Jackal synopsis, comments

    The Jackal

    J.R. Ward

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sinner brings another hot adventure of true love and ultimate sacrifice in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world.The location of the gl...

  • Prisoner of Night synopsis, comments

    Prisoner of Night

    J.R. Ward

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward comes an unforgettable story of passion and vengeance in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world.When Ahmare’s brother is abducted, t...

  • Getaway synopsis, comments

    Getaway

    Nelson DeMille & Lisa Scottoline

    In this short story from the International Thriller Writers’ anthology MatchUp, bestselling authors Nelson DeMille and Lisa Scottolinealong with their popular series characters Joh...

  • Unforgiven synopsis, comments

    Unforgiven

    Rebecca Zanetti

    Readers of Lisa Jackson and Lucinda Berry will be thrilled by this stunning tale of suspense from a New York Times bestselling author. Even the most exclusive universities can’t ou...

  • The Ophelia Cut synopsis, comments

    The Ophelia Cut

    John Lescroart

    In this riveting New York Times bestselling novel from the “master of the legal thriller” (Chicago SunTimes) John Lescroart, defense attorney Dismas Hardy tackles his most personal...

  • Poison synopsis, comments

    Poison

    John Lescroart

    From the bestselling author whose prose “matches the best of John Grisham and Scott Turow” (Providence Journal) comes a gripping thriller featuring attorney Dismas Hardy as he inve...

  • Discretion synopsis, comments

    Discretion

    Allison Leotta

    For fans of Lisa Scottoline and Law and Order: SVU, former federal sexcrimes prosecutor Allison Leotta’s novel explores the intersection of sex and power as Anna Curtis investigate...

  • Eternal synopsis, comments

    Eternal

    Lisa Scottoline

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline offers a sweeping and shattering epic of historical fiction fueled by shocking true events, the tale of a love ...

  • Trust But Verify synopsis, comments

    Trust But Verify

    Karna Small Bodman

    "Bodman's hardwon information and sheer storytelling talent make this a book to remember.” LEE CHILD, #1 worldwide bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series  "Karna B...

  • A Warm Heart in Winter synopsis, comments

    A Warm Heart in Winter

    J.R. Ward

    #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward is heating things up this winter with a holiday novel featuring some of her most iconic Black Dagger Brothers.Featuring one of the Bl...

  • The Last Second synopsis, comments

    The Last Second

    Catherine Coulter

    The New York Times bestselling Brit in the FBI series continues with this thrilling “popcorn movie in print form” (Associated Press) pitting special agents Nicholas Drummond and Mi...

  • Insidious synopsis, comments

    Insidious

    Catherine Coulter

    In this thrilling entry in #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter’s FBI series, FBI agents Savich and Sherlock must discover who is trying to murder Venus Rasmussen...

  • Claimed synopsis, comments

    Claimed

    J.R. Ward

    A heartpounding new series set in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world, about a scientist fighting to save the gray wolvesand getting caught in a deadly trap herself...Lydia Susi is ...

  • The Keeper synopsis, comments

    The Keeper

    John Lescroart

    From New York Times bestselling author John Lescroart, “the master of the legal thriller” (Chicago SunTimes), comes this riveting suspense novel featuring fanfavorite Dismas Hardy ...

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    Mine

    J.R. Ward

    The hotly anticipated thrilling conclusion of the Lair of the Wolven series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward.In this finale, Lydia and Daniel are bracing the...

  • A Good Killing synopsis, comments

    A Good Killing

    Allison Leotta

    Former federal prosecutor and critically acclaimed author Allison Leotta’s spellbinding thriller follows prosecutor Anna Curtis as she heads home to Michigan to defend her sister i...

  • The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook synopsis, comments

    The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook

    Kate White, Harlan Coben, Gillian Flynn, Mary Higgins Clark & Brad Meltzer

    Enjoy over 100 recipes and murderously fun facts from legendary mystery authors like Sue Grafton, Louise Penny, Harlan Coben, and James Patterson! With art deco embellishments and...

  • The Rule of Law synopsis, comments

    The Rule of Law

    John Lescroart

    Attorney Dismas Hardy is called to defend the least likely suspect of his career: his longtime, trusted assistant who is suddenly being charged as an accessory to murder in this in...

  • Where Winter Finds You synopsis, comments

    Where Winter Finds You

    J.R. Ward

    #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward is heating things up this winter with a holiday novel featuring some of her most iconic Black Dagger Brothers.When Trez lost his belo...

  • MatchUp synopsis, comments

    MatchUp

    Lee Child

    This “highly recommended” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) collection edited by New York Times bestselling author Lee Child pairs the beloved characters of twentytwo internation...

  • Dead Ringer synopsis, comments

    Dead Ringer

    Sarah Fox

    Orchestra practice hits the wrong chord when a fellow musician is found dead, and violinist (and now amateur sleuth) Midori Bishop finds herself investigating more than just a new ...

  • Malice synopsis, comments

    Malice

    Lisa Jackson

    In this twisted thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, featuring New Orleans detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya, the past comes back to haunt Bentz, and it’s...

  • The Sixth Day synopsis, comments

    The Sixth Day

    Catherine Coulter

    Special agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine take on a criminal mastermind in the next captivating thriller in the New York Times bestselling A Brit in the FBI series. “Coul...

  • Law of Attraction synopsis, comments

    Law of Attraction

    Allison Leotta

    As a newly minted Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., Anna Curtis has already developed thick skin to deal with the brutality she encounters with her daily stack of domest...

  • Fatal synopsis, comments

    Fatal

    John Lescroart

    John Lescroart’s latest spectacular New York Times bestseller explores the unexpected and shattering consequences of a onenight stand on a seemingly happily married couplea “dark, ...

  • What I Know Now synopsis, comments

    What I Know Now

    Ellyn Spragins

    If you could send a letter back through time to your younger self, what would the letter say? In this moving collection, fortyone famous women write letters to the women they once ...

  • The Sinner synopsis, comments

    The Sinner

    J.R. Ward

    A sinner’s only hope is true love in this passionate new novel in J.R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series.Syn has kept his side hustle as a mercen...

  • Labyrinth synopsis, comments

    Labyrinth

    Catherine Coulter

    From “one of the bonafide rock stars of the thriller genre” (The Real Book Spy) comes another tour de force in the #1 New York Times bestselling FBI Thriller series following agent...