Rough Justice
Lisa ScottolineSUMMARY:
Stunning legal thriller from Edgar-winning U.S. writer. Rough Justice launches a riveting new series and establishes Lisa Scottoline as an undisputed master of one of fictionās hottest genres.Criminal lawyer Marta Richter is about to win an acquital for her latest client, millionaire businessman Elliot Steere. Then Steere lets slip that heās sold Marta a false self-defence claim and that he murdered the homeless man who tried to carjack him. A furious Marta resolves to discover the evidence that will convict Steere ā before the jury returns with its verdict.In a race against time and the worst blizzard Philadelphia has seen in years, Marta drafts help from two able associates, Mary DiNunzio and Judy Carrier, from a local firm, Rosata & Associates.When Benedetta āBennieā Rosato, managing partner of Rosato & Associates, realizes Marta is determined to convict her own client and ruin the law firm in the process, Bennie acts to thwart Martaās plans and bring Steere to justice her own way. But Elliot Steere wonāt let anyone stand between him and freedom. Even from his jail cell, he has the cunning and connections to kill againā¦