Damaged (Rosato & DiNunzio 4)
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Publisher Description
From the bestselling author of BETRAYED and CORRUPTED, DAMAGED is the fourth legal thriller in Lisa Scottoline's electrifying Rosato & Di Nunzio series. Perfect for fans of Lynda La Plante and Michael Connelly.
One boy. One lawyer. One chance for justice.
Shy, dyslexic and small for his age, ten-year-old Patrick O'Brien is a natural target at school. But when Patrick is accused of attacking a school aide, the tables are turned, and the aide promptly sues the boy, his family, and the school district.
Patrick's grandfather turns to the lawyers of Rosato & DiNunzio for help and Mary DiNunzio is soon on the case. But there is more to the story than meets the eye and Patrick may be more troubled than he seems.
With twists at every turn and secrets about the family coming to light, Mary DiNunzio might have found the case that can make her a true protector, or break her heart...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Edgar-winner Scottoline's 15th Rosato & DiNunzio novel, the Philadelphia law firm's Mary DiNunzio takes over the novel, getting ensnared and emotionally involved in the defense of Patrick O'Brien, a 10-year-old accused of attacking a teacher with scissors. When Edward, the boy's grandfather and sole caregiver, dies, Mary's battle against a damages suit from the teacher and his sleazy lawyer, Nick Machiavelli, escalates into her attempt to gain custody of the boy and, ultimately, defend him from charges that he murdered his grandfather all this while Mary is planning for her wedding in two weeks. Actor Lowman handles the novel's highly charged and sensitive sections without deviating from her precisely enunciated delivery. Her interpretation of the bullied, introverted Patrick, given to bursts of anger, is both compassionate and credible. She is equally successful in helping define the opposing forces in what is cynically described as "a fight between good and evil with billable hours." But her main effort is Mary, assisting Scottoline in creating a caring, very human protagonist who faces tough cases and even tougher opposing forces with determination and intelligence. A St. Martin's hardcover.
