The Truth About the Devlins

De: Lisa Scottoline

Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini, Lisa Scottoline

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

USA Today Bestseller

Lisa Scottoline, the #1 bestselling author of What Happened to the Bennetts, presents another pulse-pounding domestic thriller about family, justice, and the lies that tear us apart.

TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm—except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can’t get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator.

But one night, TJ’s world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he murdered one of their clients, an accountant he’d confronted with proof of embezzlement. It seems impossible coming from John, the firstborn son and Most Valuable Devlin.

TJ plunges into the investigation, seizing the chance to prove his worth and save his brother. But in no time, TJ and John find themselves entangled in a lethal web of deception and murder. TJ will fight to save his family, but what he learns might break them first.

©2024 Lisa Scottoline (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A solid legal thriller and an intense family drama . . . The novel precisely examines family dynamics, showing how hierarchies can shift through the years. Scottoline has a talent for shaping realistic characters that keeps the Devlins' saga intriguing." —Shelf Awareness

"Family dysfunction and life-threatening circumstances are the least of the variety of twists and turns with which Scottoline peppers this labyrinthine plot. . . . The Truth About the Devlins is a romp with exacting amounts of soul and sabotage, surprise and success, that even the most jaded mystery reader will find it to be a jolt to his or her system.” —Bookreporter

"A ripping blend of legal and family drama.” —Publishers Weekly

Entertaining!

Very enjoyable and entertaining read while also shedding light on some happenings in Philly that I didn’t remember. Well researched and although some storylines are based on real life events, the story was well told, drew you in from the beginning and kept you guessing. Lisa is a great storyteller and I love her use of humor even in serious plots. The reader was fantastic as well. Overall, a very entertaining listen!

Another winner

4.5 STARS

Lisa Scottoline has done it again.

The Devlins are a prominent family of lawyers in the Philadelphia suburbs, with the exception of youngest son TJ who’s fresh out of prison and two years sober. Older brother John, the golden child and his father’s favorite, enlists TJ’s help after a work-related incident. John isn’t telling everything he knows and he may not be as golden as everyone thinks.

Narrated by TJ, as THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVLINS unfolds, it’s quite clear that most of the Devlins are hiding secrets from each other.

The audiobook is narrated by three pitch-perfect Edoardo Ballerini.

Family drama

Love the narration by my favorite Eduardo Ballerini he makes a good book come to life - story was interesting and fast moving - good characters and plot -

Great characters

I listened to this book on audible. I enjoyed it so much I finished it in a day and a half! I couldn’t wait to see what happened next! The narrator was excellent. Extremely entertaining

Justice

The principal of justice is exemplified here. The story moves quickly and is easy to listen to. Thanks.

Great narration easy to follow storyline

Will read more from this author and narrator. Loved this book real history and injustice and loved the references to AA/NA.

Just fun!

Very enjoyable listen. Good story and characters that ring true. Nothing that gets in the way of just enjoying the story, thanks to the author’s rigorous research and attention to getting it right. And her great wit shines through, with lines that had me laughing out loud — exactly what her characters WOULD say, delivered with perfection by the excellent narrator.

another winner from Scottoline

Scottoline writes from the heart and draws you in to know and care for her characters. I tend to prefer female narrators but enjoyed Mr. Eduardo's cadence and inflection.

Meh

It was a mediocre read. Not great. Not bad. Just in the middle. It won’t be on my recommendation list but I won’t tell people not to read - like I said, mediocre.

An Alcoholic Man Reforms And Solves A Crime And Falls In Love.

The Truth About The Devlins by Lisa Scottoline is excellent. Comes close to her best which is Endeavor. The Devlins are rich and have two sons. At first the older son seems much better than the younger son. But by the end of this audiobook, we learn that the younger son is far better than his brother who is put in prison. Prison because he steal money from the company and hires bad people to do his dirty work.