Devil's Corner

Lisa Scottoline is the New York Times bestselling author of 10 novels and a former trial lawyer. She has won the highest prize in crime fiction, the Edgar Award, and has lectured at law schools and bar associations on issues of legal ethics. She is an honors graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and its law school, where she was an editor of the Law Review and won the Loughlin Prize for legal ethics. Her books are published in more than 20 languages, and she remains a life-long resident of the Philadelphia area.

When prosecutor Vicki Allegretti arrives at a rowhouse to meet a confidential informant, she finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time -- and is almost shot to death. She barely escapes with her life, but cannot save the two others gunned down before her disbelieving eyes. Stunned and heartbroken, Vicki tries to figure out how a routine meeting on a minor case became a double homicide.
Vicki's suspicions take her to Devil's Corner, a city neighborhood teetering on the brink of ruin -- thick with broken souls, innocent youth, and a scourge that preys on both. But the deeper Vicki probes, the more she becomes convinced that the murders weren't random and the killers were more ruthless than she thought.
When another murder thrusts Vicki together with an unlikely ally, she buckles up for a wild ride down a dangerous street -- and into the cross-hairs of a conspiracy as powerful as it is relentless.

“Compelling entertainment.” — Publishers Weekly
“Entertaining and exciting.” — Booklist
“[Scottoline’s] storytelling is as brisk and breezy as ever, and her voice remains a funny delight.” — Philadelphia Magazine
“A fast-paced thriller featuring a female lawyer with an ample supply of attitude....The writing is brisk and sassy.” — Time magazine
” A welcome addition.” — Philadelphia Inquirer
“Exciting” — Chicago Tribune
“Vivid...brisk pacing.” — Pittsburg Tribune
“Well-plotted, briskly paced.” — Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“Fast pacing and [a] sense of play...And the author delivers a serving of humor, too.” — Sacramento Bee
“A Grisham-like legal thriller of conspiracy and murder in West Philadelphia....[Scottoline] captures the feel of the place brilliantly: the cadence of language, the rhythm of the street that is uniquely Philly.” — BookPage
“In her expertly crafted 12th novel, the former lawyer creates feisty new heroines.” — People
“Sharp and funny.” — Justice magazine
“Thrilling, but also fun, peppered with Scottoline’s tart, cheeky wit.” — Philadelphia Inquirer
“An entertaining page-turner with plenty of twists and turns and a sturdy surprise ending.” — Boston Globe
“A well-plotted, briskly paced legal thriller.” — Daily Press, Inc. Newport News, Va.
“Exciting, top-notch tale of death and deceit.” — Lansing State Journal
“Scottoline...has a gift for vivid character portrayal and for fast-paced writing.” — New York Law Journal