Dead Ringer

By: Lisa Scottoline

Narrated by: Kate Burton

Philadelphia lawyer Bennie Rosato has her eye focused firmly on the bottom line, especially since she has three dedicated young associates and a very pregnant secretary on her payroll, and she takes a professional risk, charging into a class action lawsuit that could make -- or break -- her career. Never mind that she's never handled anything like this before. Having won nearly every civil and criminal case she's ever tried, the brilliant and unconventional Bennie has the guts, and she'll do what it takes to succeed. Even if that means wearing pantyhose and putting herself on a curse diet.

Then her wallet goes missing. And Bennie's life goes crazy.

It's not just that one of her associates has dyed her hair pink. Or that another's old-world Italian mother gives Bennie the evil eye. But someone posing as the outspoken, blue-eyed, blond attorney is wreaking havoc around town, apparently determined to destroy everything Bennie loves. Only one person can pull off this double deception -- Bennie's identical twin sister, Alice Connelly. But as far as Bennie knows, Alice left Philly long ago and never looked back.

When events escalate into murder, the maverick lawyer realizes that the stakes are far greater than she feared. But Bennie Rosato refuses to be anyone's victim. To find the killer, she'll plunge head-first into a life-and-death investigation that will bring her face-to-face with evil darker yet more familiar than anything before.

A riveting legal thriller set against the backdrop of a richly emotional family story, Dead Ringer is this author's most intriguing novel yet. According to USA Today, ""Scottoline's writing style is sharp, intelligent, funny, and hip. She gives fans of legal thrillers a good, twisty plot, lively characters, and an all-around fun read."" With this book, Scottoline delivers a tour de force that is not to be missed.

©2003 Lisa Scottoline; (P)2003 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

An Okay "read"

As a huge fan of Janet Evanovich, I saw many similarities to Stephanie Plum's cast of characters. Unfortunately, this crew just lacked Stephanie's posse's charm. Good job on narration though.

Dead Ringer

Always love Lisa Scottoline books. Especially this series.. These books make me laugh and cry. They keep me on my toes and trying to be one step ahead. Which I never am. Need a pick me up? Give this book a listen.

Bad language, funny author

As usual, Scottoline keeps you guessing. The language factor kept me turning it down and worrying about the kids overhearing. Unfortunately, you never know which of her books will have awful language (Jesus Christ, the f-bomb...all mixed up together). I'm guessing she cleaned them up at some point, but this wasn't one of the clean ones.
The characters are fun, though, and the author has some really funny lines that made me giggle.

One of My Favorites in the Series!!

This book gave good action, suspense, fast paced excitement, great court room scenes, as well as humor. There were times my blood boiled and times I was so upset with events that I wanted to scream. There also were times I felt mushy, happy and rallying for my home girl team, their financial plight, and their well deserved success. This novel included everything I want in a legal thriller.
On a side note... I seem to enjoy the books with Benny as the protagonist more than when Benny is missing or a side character. I love the other girls, but they just don’t have the umph of Benny. For example the free standing books with Mary or Judy are nice, but better when they are together, and best when Benny is the lead or heavily involved in the storyline. At least so far. Highly recommend.

FANTASTIC! Lisa weaves another girl power tale!

Loved it! The main character, Bennie is smart, sharp, & witty! & her associates are just as interesting! The story glides along easily & is very believable. The murder piece is a surprise! And Bennie's love interest sounds yummy hunky!