The Vendetta Defense, Lisa Scottoline
The Vendetta Defense, Lisa Scottoline
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The Vendetta Defense

Author: Lisa Scottoline

Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat

Unabridged: 14 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/12/2004

Synopsis

In a case steeped in blood and memory, It will take a stroke of brilliance to save Pigeon Tony. But if anyone can see justice done, it may be this gutsy young attorney. She'll risk everything for her client...including her life.In The Vendetta Defense, Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author of Moment of Truth and Mistaken Identity, tells a wonderfully rich story of past sins, love and justice.Lawyer Judy Carrier takes the case of an elderly pigeon racer, Tony Lucia, who has been arrested for the murder of his lifelong enemy Angelo Coluzzi. ""Pigeon Tony,"" as he's known, confesses to Judy that he killed Coluzzi because of a vendetta begun more than fifty years ago.Her client's guilt, however, is only the beginning of Judy's problems. The Coluzzi family wants revenge, and they are determined to finish off Pigeon Tony and Judybefore the case can go to trial.

About Lisa Scottoline

Lisa Scottoline is a #1 bestselling and award-winning author of more than thirty-two novels. She also co-authors a bestselling non-fiction humor series with her daughter, Francesca Serritella. There are more than thirty million copies of Lisa's books in print in more than thirty-five countries. She lives in Pennsylvania with an array of disobedient but adorable pets.

About Barbara Rosenblat

Barbara Rosenblat is a multi-award-winning voice actor for audiobooks. On Broadway, she created the role of 'Mrs. Medlock' in 'The Secret Garden'.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shawn on August 19, 2007

A very interesting premise. What makes a person guilty of murder? Does the act of killing someone automatically make one a murder? Does the motive and reasoning behind the act make a difference? And should it? Ms Scottoline poses these questions in a very entertaining story.......more

Goodreads review by J on June 16, 2011

BEWARE. I DON'T FLAG SPOILERS. BUT I DON'T PUT MY REVIEWS OUT ON ANY FEED, EITHER. Disclaimer - my "reviews" are not truly that. Rather than a critical analysis, each "review" is mostly my quick summary of the plot -- so I can refresh my unreliable memory. Also, I find that once I journal a book, it'......more

Goodreads review by Carol on March 04, 2020

I have to give it credit for being a very interesting story but parts of it were just boring and unrealistic and I sometimes found myself getting lost in the sheer number of characters. The thing that I disliked the most was that it went quickly from being a mystery to being mainly a romance. I had......more

Goodreads review by Amy on March 22, 2025

Another excellent Scottoline book!! I really love the way she writes, with the right amount of mystery, the right amount of obviously in-depth research (i.e. pigeon racing, Italy under fascist rule & the South Philly neighborhood of Italians.) Plus, I appreciate her character's thoughtful sarcasm wh......more

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