Corrupted (Rosato & DiNunzio 3)
-
- 22,00 kr
Publisher Description
Hot on the heels of ACCUSED and BETRAYED, CORRUPTED is the third legal thriller in New York Times bestseller Lisa Scottoline's electrifying Rosato & Di Nunzio series.
For Bennie Rosato, founder of the Rosato & DiNunzio law firm, failure has never been an option. Thirteen years ago, she took on Jason Leftavick, a twelve-year-old boy who was sent to a juvenile detention center after fighting a class bully. Bennie couldn't free Jason, and his remains the one case that haunts her.
Now out of prison, Jason's adulthood hasn't been much easier. And when he is indicted for killing the same bully he fought with as a child, Bennie sees no choice but to represent him. She doesn't know whether to believe his innocence, but she knows she knows this time she cannot let him down.
Now, as she is forced to relive the darkest period of her life, Bennie will do everything in her power to get the truth, and justice...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Edgar-winner Scottoline's lackluster 14th Rosato and DiNunzio novel (after 2014's Betrayed) focuses on law firm founder Bennie Rosato. In 2002, a panic-stricken father from Mountaintop, Pa., hires the Philadelphia lawyer to appeal his 12-year-old son's juvenile conviction. Jason Lefkavick shoved bully Richie Grusini, and both boys have been incarcerated. In the Poconos town, Bennie discovers rights violations and judicial corruption and becomes involved with Declan Mitchell, Richie's uncle. When Jason's father learns of the relationship, he fires Bennie and drops the appeal; then Declan ends the affair. Thirteen years later, Bennie receives a desperate call from Jason, who's being charged with Richie's murder but insists he's been framed. Guilt-stricken, she agrees to represent him, even though she doesn't believe his story. Bennie's uncharacteristically unprofessional affair with Declan strains credibility, especially when she's utterly blindsided by the repercussions. The surprise courtroom twist lacks punch, and a predictable ending may satisfy series fans but is unlikely to win new readers. Author tour.
