β Scribed by Claire Matturro
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Lilly Cleary is an attorney for a prestigious Sarasota law firm. But her killer cross-examination technique and take-no-prisoners courtroom attitude haven't stopped the senior partners from dumping one stink bomb after another on her desklike the kayak-whiplash case she's currently saddled with. And problems at home, specifically with her exboyfriend, aren't making her disposition any sunnier.
But it isn't until she's mugged outside her office that her troubles really begin. And when someone puts a bullet hole in her favorite suit, Lilly realizes things are getting a bit too personal. Perhaps it has something to do with a malpractice lawsuit she's inherited, and her recently and suspiciously deceased doctor client. Lilly's not going to take the insult lying downeven if tracking a killer leads her into dangerously deep water.
Lilly Rose Cleary, a sassy, headstrong junior partner at a Sarasota law firm, finds herself in a real pickle in this witty, intelligent novel of suspense. Lilly is in the midst of working her usual malpractice caseshere, defending a client involved in a kayak whiplash accidentwhen, on her way back to the office after a win at trial, someone puts her in a choke hold. The next day, a doctor facing a malpractice suit comes to her for adviceand is dead by nightfall. The "veggie baby case" a senior partner dumps in her lap starts to get some mysterious attention, and pretty soon Lilly's getting shot at. It's chick lit meets Perry Mason in this lively novel full of quirky characters and a dash of romance (Lilly's got a little crush on a detectiveand then there's that attorney, Newly, she used to go with...). Lilly's voice is irrepressible ("Newly was sitting on the hood of his big gold Lexus, a twin of my colleague Ashton's sedan. Must be an amendment I had missed to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar that now required attorneys to drive imported automobiles costing at a minimum twice the average annual income for the state"), but it's not just the smart narration and good dialogueMatturro, a former appellate attorney, has the legal stuff down pat.
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A frothy confection that moves at the speed of sound, much like the main character. (Detroit Free Press)
A striking voice, a sharp portrait of Sarasota, Florida, and its region, and a legal puzzler. (Poisoned Pen)
A fun legal thriller that stars a fabulous entry in the wacky Florida mystery world. (Midwest Book Review)
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ISBN : 9780062133588
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