The Unraveling of Julia

De: Lisa Scottoline

Narrado por: Maria Marquis

A bestselling author crafts a sweeping gothic tale in which, after the shocking death of her husband, a troubled young widow inherits a Tuscan estate from a mysterious benefactor and finds herself thrust into the crosshairs of a dangerous conspiracy.

Lately, Julia Pritzker is beginning to think she’s cursed. She’s lost her adoptive parents, then her husband is murdered. When she realizes that her horoscope essentially foretold his death, she begins to spiral. She fears her fate is written in the stars, not held in her own hands.

Then a letter arrives out of the blue, informing her that she has inherited a Tuscan villa and vineyard —but her benefactor is a total stranger named Emilia Rossi. Julia has no information about her biological family, so she wonders if Rossi could be a blood relative. Bewildered, she heads to Tuscany for answers.

There, Julia is horrified to discover that Rossi was a paranoid recluse with delusions of grandeur, who believed herself to be a descendent of Duchess Caterina Sforza, a legendary Renaissance ruler. Julia is stunned by her uncanny resemblance to Rossi, and even to Caterina. Then she unearths eerie parallels between them, including an obsession with astrology.

Before long, Julia suspects she’s being followed, and strange things begin to happen. Not even a chance meeting with a handsome Florentine can ease her disturbed mind. When events turn deadly, she breaks with reality. Julia’s harrowing struggle becomes a search for her identity, a race to save her sanity, and ultimately, a question of her very survival.

©2025 Lisa Scottoline (P)2025 Grand Central Publishing

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A page-turning exploration into love, loss, forces larger than ourselves, and the way in which our own pasts and our ancestors' histories resonate into our present, The Unraveling of Julia has all the hallmarks of the very best Lisa Scottoline novels, and yet is also something spectacularly new. I literally could not put down this brilliant, Gothic tale that takes readers into sumptuous Tuscany and Renaissance Italy and has us questioning the past, as we sit on the edge of our seats. This might just be my favorite Lisa Scottoline book yet, and that's saying a lot!"—Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of The Queens of Crime

“The latest by Scottoline has it all: a shocking murder, a crumbling Tuscan villa, and a heroine forced to rise above her grief after a tragic loss. Scottoline deftly weaves a touch of astrology through this fast-paced thriller, and the result is a stunning novel that explores the lines between reality and dreams, sanity and madness, and will leave you breathless.”—Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Queen

Amazing

Could not stop listening to outstanding as always from Lisa. Thank you for your gift of story telling .

Lisa Scottoline

Does it again. This book is another example of the author’s ability to build a compelling story and interesting characters. Readers can always count on her cleverly and lawyerly brain.

Not Scottoline’s Best

I found the story far fetched and unrealistic.
I felt the characters had little depth, and dialog trivial at times, especially Courtney. I did not enjoy this book as I did all the other Lisa Scottoline’s historical fiction story lines.

Great as always

Loved the book. As always, it reads so fast. Definitely have to read it again.

I love a book that doesn’t let me put it down.

This was a different book from what Lisa Scottoline usually writes but the story was captivating and had many twists and turns.

Interesting story

This was different from Lisa's other books, but it was very attention holding for me. Was Julia's husband killed in a random mugging or something more? Was the mugger after Julia's husband or her? I liked this book. It kept me listening.

A perfect book

The writing was smooth, creative, unpredictable and I couldn’t stop listening until it was finished. I’ve read most of Scottoline books and throughly enjoyed each of them, BUT this story was BRILLIANT‼️

The location of story

Wonderful read from start to finish. Not sure about psychological thriller though. But good mystery and characters.

A Gripping Story

This is a great story with lots of twists and turns. An excellent read that keeps you listening!

Italy

Loved the narrator and story but seemed a bit far fetched and the ending had my head spinning!