The Vendetta Defense, Lisa Scottoline
The Vendetta Defense, Lisa Scottoline
3 Rating(s)
List: $8.99 | Sale: $6.30
Club: $4.49

The Vendetta Defense

Author: Lisa Scottoline

Narrator: Kate Burton

Abridged: 5 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/05/2004

Synopsis

""Scottoline knows the simple yet magical secret at the heart of compelling suspense fiction."" — Philadelphia InquirerIn the sixth riveting thriller in #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline’s Rosato & Associates series, a lawyer is handed the case that could make her career—and jeopardize her life.Judy Carrier takes the case of her career to defend Anthony Lucia, fondly known as ""Pigeon Tony,"" who freely admits to killing his lifelong enemy in order to settle a personal vendetta. Her client's guilt, however, is only the beginning of Judy's problems. The victim's family wants revenge and is determined to finish off Pigeon Tony and Judy before the case goes to trial. Then there's Pigeon Tony's hunky grandson, who makes Judy think about everything but the law.In a case steeped in blood and memory, it will take brains and a lot of luck to save Pigeon Tony. But if anyone will see justice done, it's this gutsy girl who will risk everything to win—including her life.

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 Kate Burton

Kate Burton has made numerous stage, film, and television appearances, and was seen on Broadway most recently in Hedda Gabler and The Beauty Queen of Leenane. She played the title role in Alice in Wonderland with her father, Richard Burton, on PBS.

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

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List